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
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
Art World Bob Dylan’s Sprawling Scottish Highlands Mansion, Which Houses a Music Room, Has Come on the Market for $3.9 Million The singer-songwriter bought the historic property in 2006. By Min Chen, Aug 11, 2023
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
Art & Exhibitions It’s a Spike Lee Joint: A Major Show at Brooklyn Museum Will Exhibit the Acclaimed Filmmaker’s Collection of Art and Objects 'Spike Lee: Creative Sources' gathers more than 300 objects that capture the director's creative inspirations. By Min Chen, Jul 10, 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 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
Auctions Props From the Hit Oscar Nominee ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’—Including a $90,000 Raccoon Puppet—Are Up for Auction The auction will benefit charities including the Asian Mental Health Project and Laundry Workers Center. By Min Chen, Feb 27, 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
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
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
