On View See Inside the First Museum Retrospective Dedicated to John Waters’s Unparalleled Contributions to Cinema—and Bad Taste "Pope of Trash" at the Academy Museum documents the director's films, obsessions, and creative processes. By Min Chen, Oct 14, 2023
On View See Highlights From a New Show of Spike Lee’s Vast Personal Archive—From Prince’s Love Symbol Guitar to a Stunning Kehinde Wiley Portrait "Spike Lee: Creative Sources" features more than 450 objects from the filmmaker's collection. By Min Chen, Oct 9, 2023
On View See the Provocative A.I. Works in a New Show at the Ford Foundation Gallery That Turn a Critical Eye on the Tool’s Promise—and Its Limits "What Models Make Worlds" surfaces A.I.'s encoded biases through the works of some 15 artists. By Min Chen, Oct 9, 2023
Pop Culture How Artist and Filmmaker Sebastián Silva Wrote Himself—and His Art—Into His New Meta-Comedy ‘Rotting in the Sun’ The Chilean director and artist discusses the art and "accidents" that went into his latest film. By Min Chen, Oct 5, 2023
Art & Tech A New Video Game Explores Monet’s Masterful Use of Color by Placing Players Inside the French Painter’s Eyeball The Master's Pupil is inspired by Monet's life and breathtaking colorwork. By Min Chen, Oct 4, 2023
Pop Culture ‘We Didn’t Look Homogenized’: The Cure’s Go-To Cover Artist on the Creative Spark Behind the Band’s Most Enduring Album Sleeves Andy Vella walked us through five of his most iconic designs for the band. By Min Chen, Sep 20, 2023
Books A Belgian Photographer Spent Years Documenting Her Worldly Possessions—All 12,795 Objects. What Gives? Barbara Iweins has photographed every last item in her Brussels home. By Min Chen, Sep 20, 2023
NFTs Keith Haring’s Never-Before-Seen Computer Drawings Are Hitting the Block as NFTs at a New Christie’s Online Auction Haring created the drawings on an Amiga in the 1980s. By Min Chen, Sep 5, 2023
Art World Supreme’s Creative Director, Tremaine Emory, Has Resigned, Citing the ‘Distress’ Caused by a Nixed Collaboration With Artist Arthur Jafa The designer also alleged "systemic racism" within the company fueled his departure. By Min Chen, Aug 31, 2023
Art & Tech Peek Inside Agnieszka Pilat’s Artist Residency at SpaceX, Where She Is Painting Religious Portraits of a Rocket Hatch The artist has begun her second residency at Elon Musk's spacecraft manufacturer. By Min Chen, Aug 31, 2023
NFTs How Digital Artist William Mapan Adapted an Early Paul Klee Abstract Drawing Into a Generative Series of Vivid Aerial Landscapes The collection drops September 12 as part of LACMA's blockchain initiative. By Min Chen, Aug 30, 2023
Analysis 6 Questions With Fanny Lakoubay, Founder of LAL ART Advisory, About the Future of the Digital Art Market The nascent field offers collectors an opportunity to get into the market before prices go sky-high. By Min Chen, Aug 28, 2023
Galleries For One Heartwarming Day, Dealer Richard Beavers Turned His Brooklyn Gallery Into a Portrait Studio Offering Photos to Families in the Community The event marked the inaugural Bedstuy Family Photo Day. By Min Chen, Aug 22, 2023
NFTs ‘People in My World Thought It a Little Crazy’: Artist Yue Minjun on Launching His Million-Dollar NFT Collection in a Flagging Crypto Market The Chinese artist's first NFT series, "Boundless," sold out in two hours. By Min Chen, Aug 21, 2023
NFTs The NFT Market Has Tanked. So Why Is This Major Hollywood Talent Agency Still Betting Big on Web3 Artists? William Morris Endeavor boasts a roster of some 50 Web3 creatives, including Claire Silver and Krista Kim. By Min Chen, Aug 15, 2023