People Remembering Renegade Artist Jamie Reid, Whose Subversive Designs for the Sex Pistols Defined the Look of Punk Reid has died at age 76. By Min Chen, Aug 9, 2023
On View A Tribute to Hip-Hop Mogul Jay-Z, Featuring Works by Henry Taylor, Daniel Arsham, and More, Lands at the Brooklyn Public Library "The Book of Hov" features art and objects from the rapper's archives. By Min Chen, Aug 8, 2023
Pop Culture The Design Studio Behind Iconic Album Covers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Wings Is the Subject of a New Documentary 'Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)' goes behind-the-scenes of Hipgnosis's most innovative sleeves. By Min Chen, Jun 9, 2023
Art & Exhibitions The Late Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Concert Will Air at the Shed—in a World-First Mixed Reality Installation The work was masterminded by Tin Drum, the studio behind Marina Abramović's 2019 mixed-reality show. By Min Chen, Jun 1, 2023
On View An Exhibition of Taylor Swift’s Stuff Has Just Opened at the Museum of Arts and Design. Here Are 5 Must-See Displays, Swifties 'Taylor Swift: Storyteller' is on view at MAD through September 4. By Min Chen, May 25, 2023
Books The First-Ever Bob Dylan Monograph Surveys 60 Years of the Songwriter’s ‘Exploratory’ Paintings and Sculptures 'Retrospectrum' brings together more than 100 artworks that Dylan has created over the past six decades. By Min Chen, Apr 7, 2023
Pop Culture The Victoria & Albert Museum Says ‘Let’s Dance’ to David Bowie, Agreeing to Acquire the Iconic Musician’s Complete Archives Some 80,000 items from the musician's career will be available at the new David Bowie Center for the Study of Performing Arts. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 23, 2023
NFTs Ariel Pink Used an Artist’s Image on an Album Cover Without Her Consent. She Responded With a Series of Blistering NFTs Jill Miller has released 50 digital works intended to replace—and parody—the original cover. By Min Chen, Jan 30, 2023
Auctions Eminem’s Sneakers, a Portrait of Joni Mitchell, and Other Music Memorabilia Is Hitting the Auction Block to Benefit Workers in the Industry The auction, held in support of MusiCares, will take place on February 5. By Min Chen, Jan 22, 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 A Rare, Exceptional Piece of Beatles Memorabilia—John Lennon’s Floral-Patterned Toilet—Goes on View at a Liverpool Museum John's john will be exhibited at the museum for the foreseeable future. By Min Chen, Dec 9, 2022
Art & Exhibitions The Beastie Boys’s Impact on Music, Style, and Art Will Be Explored in Major Survey on the Legendary Rap Trio The most in-depth exhibition on the group to date opens at Beyond the Streets’s flagship gallery in Los Angeles on December 10. By Min Chen, Nov 25, 2022
People ‘More Is More’: How the Artist Known as Machine Dazzle Layers Theater, Design, and Dance for a New ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Cabaret’ The multi-hyphenate has just released his first album, 'Treasure,' based on a 2019 musical theater work. By Min Chen, Oct 27, 2022