Pop Culture How Artists Matthew Barney and Michaël Borremans Found Themselves Swept Up in Controversy Over a Balenciaga Ad Campaign Books by Matthew Barney and Michaël Borremans appear in the back of ad image that some say promotes child exploitation. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 30, 2022
Pop Culture Dolly Parton, Who Already Has a Museum to Her Name, Wants to Open a Second One at a Planned ‘Dolly Center’ Complex in Nashville The country star currently runs Chasing Rainbows Museum, located in her Dollywood theme park. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 30, 2022
Pop Culture The Brit Awards, the U.K.’s Answer to the Grammys, Tapped Emerging Artist Slawn to Design its Next Trophy Incorporating His Nigerian Heritage The honor has formerly gone to Vivienne Westwood, Zaha Hadid, Tracey Emin, and Es Devlin. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 28, 2022
Pop Culture Prime Video Is Staging a Show of African Artists During Miami Art Week to Promote Its New Series ‘Riches’ Amazon is presenting the show “The Crown We Never Take Off.” By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 28, 2022
Pop Culture How Pompeii and Medieval Art Helped Inspire the Very Racy Backdrops for ‘House of the Dragon,’ the Scandalous ‘Game of Thrones’ Spin-Off The creators made some NSFW choices when it came to home decor. By Min Chen, Nov 28, 2022
Pop Culture Crypto Entrepreneurs Just Spent $600,000 to Deliver a Giant Statue of Elon Musk as a Goat to Tesla’s Headquarters The marketing stunt appears to have been inspired by Musk's successful promotion of Dogecoin. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 28, 2022
Pop Culture An Artist Has Vowed to Take Legal Action Against Cardi B for Appropriating His Art For Her Halloween Costume The imagery paid homage to a racy dress by fashion designer Thierry Mugler. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 25, 2022
Pop Culture First-Time Collaborators Takashi Murakami and Post Malone Unveil a Capsule Collection of Apparel and Beer Merch Pieces in TKMM x Post Malone are emblazoned with elements from the artist and the rapper's work. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 24, 2022
Pop Culture See 7 Artist-Designed Balloons That Took to the Street (and Sky) at the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Since 2005, Macy's Blue Sky Gallery has tapped some of the leading names in contemporary art to create balloons. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 24, 2022
Pop Culture The ‘Jeopardy’ Tournament of Champions Was Filled With Clues About Art. See How You Would Have Fared With Our Quiz Test yourself on all the art clues you may have missed from the this year's tournament! By Sarah Cascone, Nov 23, 2022
Pop Culture Meet Sunday Nobody, the Meme Artist Who Entombed a Bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in a 3,000-Pound Sarcophagus Time Capsule The sarcophagus is to be opened in 10,000 years. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 22, 2022
Pop Culture ‘I Realized the Power of Art to Infuriate People’: John Waters on How He Built His Art Collection—and Then Gave It Away "Coming Attractions" runs through April 16, 2023. By Min Chen, Nov 21, 2022
Pop Culture Drake Is the Surprise Angel Investor Behind the Resurgence of Luna Luna, a 1987 Art Carnival With Rides by Haring, Basquiat, and Dalí DreamCrew, the entertainment firm co-founded by rapper, plans to restage the fair next year. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 17, 2022
Pop Culture Shantell Martin Is One of 12 Contemporary Artists Set to ‘Reskin’ Classic Arcade Games for Atari’s 50th Anniversary Project The redesigns will also be minted as NFTs, launching on November 19. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 17, 2022
Pop Culture 10 Can’t-Miss Art Films to See at the DOC NYC Film Festival, From a Portrait of Nan Goldin’s Activism, to a Family Story of Radical Architecture There are also films on artists David Bowie, Kobra, Robert Irwin, Jonas Mekas, and more. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 11, 2022
