Pop Culture Hip-Hop Chronicler Sacha Jenkins on Curating a New Show to Celebrate the Movement’s Visual Language on Its 50th Anniversary Jenkins co-curated Fotografiska's "Hip-Hop: Conscious, Unconscious" exhibition, on view through May 21. By Min Chen, Feb 16, 2023
Pop Culture Brooklyn-Based Art Collective MSCHF Is at It Again, This Time With Cartoonishly Oversized Red Boots On February 16, MSCHF is dropping its latest provocation. It's already stomped all over social media. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 14, 2023
Pop Culture Owen Wilson Plays a Soothing TV Art Instructor in His Upcoming Film ‘Paint.’ But, No, He’s Not Bob Ross. (Well… Maybe a Little) The fictional painter is named Carl Nargle. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 10, 2023
Pop Culture ‘The Bachelor’ Sent a Couple on a Romantic Sleepover at a Natural History Museum, Where They Had a Candlelit Dinner Under Dinosaur Bones Afterwards, they ran through the galleries in matching pajamas. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 8, 2023
Pop Culture Why A.I. Artist Refik Anadol Was the Real Breakout Star of the 65th Grammy Awards Selections from the artist's "Machine Hallucinations" series backdropped the awards ceremony. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 6, 2023
Pop Culture Explained: What Is Corecore, the Dada-esque ‘Artistic Movement’ Now Trending on TikTok? Creators are capturing the post-2020 condition in chaotic video edits—might Duchamp have approved? By Min Chen, Feb 6, 2023
Pop Culture After the Sensational Auction of Her Estate, Joan Didion’s Home of More Than 30 Years Has Quietly Entered the Market for $7.5 Million The beloved author wrote several critically acclaimed works inside the Upper East Side apartment. By Artnet News, Feb 2, 2023
Pop Culture How the Fine-Dining Satire ‘The Menu’ Transformed the Film’s Kitchen Into a Place of Worship and Food Into Works of Art The filmmakers dish on the religious and organic inspirations behind the movie's plate-worthy fare. By Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, Jan 19, 2023
Pop Culture Sun Ra’s Legendary Album Art—Sometimes Handcrafted, Always Otherworldly—Has Been Compiled Into a Book for the First Time "Sun Ra: Art on Saturn" features a vast quantity of album covers that were handcrafted by Ra and his bandmates. By Min Chen, Jan 17, 2023
Pop Culture Instagram Has Removed an Illustration From Cardi B’s Account After the Artist Threatened to Sue for Copyright Infringement The rapper shared the image with a photo of herself dressed like Marge Simpson in a Thierry Mugler dress—an homage to Italian artist aleXsandro Palombo's work. By Artnet News, Jan 12, 2023
Pop Culture Can the Third Season of ‘Emily in Paris’ Make the Balloon Museum as Famous as It Made Immersive Van Gogh? The Netflix series previously gave a boost to the "Van Gogh, Starry Night" immersive experience. By Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, Jan 11, 2023
Pop Culture OxyContin Heiress Madeleine Sackler’s Forthcoming Film, About Healing From Pain and Grief, Sparked Objections From Some of Its Crew Sackler has denied that the film parallels her own life. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 10, 2023
Pop Culture 8 Art Memes That Defined 2022, From ‘I Will Avenge U Mr Van Gogh’ to ‘I Like It, Picasso’ Here's what the 2022 art world looked like, in meme form. By Artnet News, Dec 30, 2022
Pop Culture In Pictures: See Original Animations and New Works Inspired by the Fantasy Film ‘The Last Unicorn’ in a Show Marking Its 40th Anniversary The exhibition is at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 27, 2022
Pop Culture Artist Eric Orr Tagged New York’s Subways With Keith Haring. Now, His Hip-Hop Illustrations Are Getting the Museum Treatment Eric Orr's signature Rappin' Max Robot brings together comic books, hip hop, and street art. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 21, 2022