In honor of Lisa Yuskavage's 51st birthday, we are revisiting a post originally published last year honoring the artist. Lisa Yuskavage's signature...
"Getting old is wonderful," my neighbor Robert Akeley told me with a smile, his blue eyes lighting up, when I asked him for the single most important message he'd like to pass on to Huffington Post readers.
Ever get stuck in a rut or find yourself in funk that lasts too long in work or at home or in a relationship? Twenty-nine artists all too familiar with overcoming a creative block share their secrets for breaking free.
To be on set with this highly-regarded actor was an opportunity I relished. His steely gaze and focus were intense -- his gestures and phrases carried power and precision that naturally commanded respect.
As a member of the National Council on the Arts, the advisory board to the National Endowment for the Arts, I was pleased to read about the recent unveiling of the Rosa Parks statue in the U.S. Capitol Building's National Statuary Hall.
We are what we own, as the saying goes. With the creation of his infamous Soundsuits, visual and fashion artist Nick Cave takes this one step further. If we are what we own, when we cover ourselves into obscurity with what we own, who then do we become?
Public Enemy hip hop sensation Chuck D stops by the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus at SXSW 2013 to talk about being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, his Evil vs Heroes instrumental album, and the new digital label for independent artists, SpitDigital.
When The Stranger's Jen Graves printed a piece outlining Seattle-based artist Charles Krafft's ideas about white nationalism, exposing that the swasti...
"I always attribute it to luck," Armisen says of the Portlandia success with co-creator and co-star Carrie Brownstein. "It's a lucky time for us. We were just very fortunate that it all worked out."
The first time I met acclaimed artisan Barney Bellinger, he was walking in my sister's house with a school kid's grin and a big basket of mushrooms.
The Art Show is not only the Art Dealers Association of America's 25th annual fair but also the nation's longest running fine art fair. And The Armory Show celebrates its 15th year, as well as the 100th anniversary of the legendary 1913 Amory Show International Exhibition of Modern Art.
To get a closer look into the artist, Craig E. Collins, and his work I recently visited him at his Lower East Side studio. In our conversation he shared some of the themes, people and subject matter that drive and inspire his creative endeavors.
A friend of a Redditor has taken fan art to the cheesiest (and most awesome) level possible with this portrait of Louis C.K. made entirely out of Chee...
Based on a powerful spoken word problem, Shane Koyczan's To This Day Project explores the profound and lasting impact that bullying can have on an individual.
I am surprised that I like art made by a president I hated. And I am extremely annoyed with myself for being surprised.
Do not be tempted to fall into another "winter of discontent." What you seed with your thoughts will show itself in your life this coming year. Take care to plant well, to allow what you plant in your mind to germinate creatively, beautifully.
We are a city with an international reputation for award winning restaurants and chefs, consistently taking culinary creativity to the next level. With this in mind, I asked 19 artists to weigh in on their favorite restaurants and chefs.
While The Game was in the studio to tease his upcoming album, Jesus Piece, we took the chance to get his raw reaction to friend and collaborator DMX's take on "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer!"
While he's considered making a similar poster for the 2012 election, the artist says that it would be naive to deny the realities and changes of the last four years.
We all know the masters: Van Gogh's watercolors, Picasso's "The Old Guitarist" and even Warhol's archetypal pop-art prints -- they each have a way of ...
For six years running, the Harlem Arts Allian is presenting a seven day series of mostly free events, designed to elevate the platform for Harlem's illustrious arts and cultural scene and to renew enthusiasm and support for its great cultural institutions and artists.
What can neuroscientists and artists bring to the table in a climate science discussion? A lot.
Is art ready for its locavore moment? The Drop, a new project from New Orleans non-profit Pelican Bomb, is pioneering a buy-it-local policy for contem...
