For Decades, ‘The Simpsons’ Has Made Surprisingly Incisive Observations About Art. Here Are 4 That Still Resonate Today

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For Decades, ‘The Simpsons’ Has Made Surprisingly Incisive Observations About Art. Here Are 4 That Still Resonate Today

The long-running sitcom has such wise lessons on the art world, it ought to be on art school curricula.

By Brian Boucher, May 15, 2023

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Do Actors Make Good Painters? Here Are 9 Hollywood Celebs Who Have Turned Their Hand to Art, Ranked

Here are nine film stars who also paint.

By Richard Whiddington, May 15, 2023

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Johnny Depp Has Cast Al Pacino as an Art Collector in an Upcoming Film on Amedeo Modigliani

It's a 'Donnie Brasco' reunion.

By Vittoria Benzine, May 12, 2023

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Nike Appears to Have Dropped Collaborator Tom Sachs and Scrapped the Artist’s Future Sneaker Releases

Many expected new Sachs drops this year.

By Sarah Cascone, May 8, 2023

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The Netflix Series ‘Transatlantic’ Dramatizes the Effort to Evacuate Artists From France During World War II. Here’s What Actually Happened in Real Life

Artists including Marc Chagall, Max Ernst, and André Breton fled France with help from the Emergency Rescue Committee.

By Min Chen, May 6, 2023

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Artist Baseera Khan’s Sculpture That Won Them the Top Prize on Reality Show ‘The Exhibit’ Will Go on View at the Hirshhorn

Khan beat out six other contestants to win a solo showcase at the museum and $100,000.

By Min Chen, May 1, 2023

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Artist Hodges Soileau Painted Nearly Every Cover of ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ Book Series. Meet the Real-Life Models Behind the One-of-a-Kind Works

"I remember thinking, 'am I holding this flashlight right?'" said one of the models who posed for Soileau.

By Jennifer Chen, Apr 25, 2023

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Skateboarding Legend Ed Templeton Offers an Inside Look at the Subculture With a New Book and Show of His ‘Cantankerous’ Photography

'Wires Crossed' pulls from the photographer's archive of skateboarding images from 1995 to 2012.

By Min Chen, Apr 24, 2023

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Backlash Mounts Against David Choe, the Muralist Who Painted Facebook’s Headquarters, After a Clip of Him Describing a Rape Resurfaced Online

Choe, an actor in the Netflix series 'Beef,' is famous in the art world for painting the first offices of Facebook, which made him a multimillionaire.

By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 19, 2023

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How a Tongue-in-Cheek ‘Warning’ Sticker Made for an Art Installation in London Became a Viral Sensation

A new book documents how the sticker by the British artist Bafic has become a real-life meme, traveling across the world and social media.

By Min Chen, Apr 19, 2023

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‘The Exhibit’ Finale Recap: Behold, the Reality Show Has Crowned the Next Great American Artist

This week, one artist gets to exhibit their work at the Hirshhorn Museum.

By Min Chen, Apr 10, 2023

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‘The Exhibit’ Recap: The Contestants Answer a Futuristic Commission With Artworks Attempting ‘A View Toward Tomorrow’

This week, the artists were asked to revisit and evolve one of their previous works.

By Min Chen, Apr 3, 2023

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This Anime Game From the Art Collective MSCHF Wants to Make Filing Your Taxes Sexy (and Free)

The tax preparation sim game will be available for free from April 4.

By Min Chen, Mar 30, 2023

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Artist Cynthia Lahti Opens Up About Her Very ‘Particular’ Sculptures That Anchor the New Michelle Williams Film ‘Showing Up’

The Portland-based artist's work stood in for the objects created by Williams's onscreen sculptor.

By Min Chen, Mar 29, 2023

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‘The Exhibit’ Recap: In the Reality Show’s Fourth Episode Judges Clash Over Beauty and Justice

This week, the hunt for the next great artist leads with a justice-themed commission.

By Min Chen, Mar 27, 2023