“Sophistafunk, aristocrats Distinguished stars, clean up your acts Pull up your pants, ladies and gents Please, act like you got some sense” -Outkast, Behold A Lady (2003)  Rare is the moment when a musician (specifically within the realms of Pop, Rap, R&B, and Rock) effectively crosses over into the wilds of Contemporary art without either […]

  There’s a nagging feeling that Art Basel Miami (formerly called Art Basel Miami Beach) is a big commercial circus, where a slice of the world’s wealthiest collectors, curators, and financiers fly southward to partake in the largest art fair in the U.S., paired with the most outrageous parties the art world can dish out. […]

A studio visit with Rob Tarbell exploring his latest work with Matthew McLendon, curator of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Ringling Museum of Art. Failure to Appear 1 – 7 were created by encouraging and discouraging the flow of smoke and, ultimately, capturing it on the surface of paper. By exploiting aspects of silkscreen […]

Growing up in Los Angeles, I have absorbed my personal history from family lore.  Most of us have come to this country as immigrants with nothing.  My grandparents and great-grandparents began anew, they came to the United States from Eastern Europe.  Cast-off or used objects already imbued with the history of others, aided in the […]

Joe O’Connell founder of Creative Machines, a collective of artists, engineers and craftsman based in Tucson, Arizona discusses his latest installation in Canada. Featured video: Visitors can control the sculpture’s 48 lights through a custom-designed optical sensor.  The sensor allows people to change light sequences effectively turning the entire sculpture into a low-resolution screen that reproduces […]

With a pop- up solo exhibition Tales from Hood, a collection of paintings inspired by their childhood in Chattanooga the duo are now a driving force in the art world.  Brothers Sidney and Thurman Sewell (aka The ATL Twins), are consummate collaborators and are celebrating their second project with fashion house Rochambeau.  Founded in 2007 […]