Artists

Publish or Perish v. Publish and Perish

Aimee Liu | Posted 11.26.2008 | Business


Aimee Liu

Here's the central paradox: there's more opportunity for all to publish, but more than ever, only the mega-sellers profit at all. It's like a rapidly expanding casino with a shrinking winner's circle.

Frieze Art Fair: The Agony and the Ecstasy

Charlotte Appleyard | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business


Charlotte Appleyard

At the Frieze private view on Wednesday one big question kept being asked -- how were sales going?

Unlocking the Power of Art to Counter Injustice

Anthony Papa | Posted 08.21.2008 | Entertainment


Anthony Papa

One night while sitting in my 6 x 9 cell I picked up a mirror and saw the face of individual that was to spend the most productive years of his life in a cage. I picked up a paintbrush, put color to canvas and painted the image I saw.

Ai Weiwei: Artist as Diffident Olympics Hero

Monroe Price | Posted 07.07.2008 | Entertainment


Monroe Price

The search is on for the unique encapsulation, the stroke that conveys China, the Olympics and change all in one go -- Weiwei is a cornucopia of the complexity of China.

How Art School Reveals Human Nature

Seth Roberts | Posted 06.30.2008 | Entertainment


Seth Roberts

Sure, we can learn about human nature by looking at art. What's less obvious, at least to me, is how much can be learned about human nature by observing art students.

Whitney Biennial Jumps the Shark

Carolyn Castiglia | Posted 05.30.2008 | Business


Carolyn Castiglia

If working class people can get t-shirts with prints created by artists, why should we complain that we don't have health care? Got an open wound? Take that Jeff Koons t-shirt, shred it up and use it as a tourniquet.

Life in Flight Takes Flight

Tracey Hecht | Posted 05.21.2008 | Entertainment


Tracey Hecht

The really amazing thing about making Life in Flight was watching it go from a private experience of conceptualization to a hugely collaborative experience.

Obama Website Design Inspires Young Artists Support and Votes

Kristin Gorski | Posted 04.01.2008 | Home


Kristin Gorski

"By placing such an emphasis on building a visually appealing brand, Obama is validating the importance of design in communication. This in turn builds support from the design community, who might feel that a design-conscious candidate best represents their personal beliefs," Aw says.

My Friend Audrey

Stan Goff | Posted 03.10.2008 | Living


Stan Goff

Audrey Mantey is a teacher and an artist; but she is something else, too. She is a military veteran; and it was in that role that she came to the Veterans and Survivors March for Peace and Justice.

The Creative Process in Eight Stages

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 11.10.2007 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

2007-11-10-imagesized.jpg Like Kubler-Ross' five stages of death--Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance--I divide the creative process into eight stages.

How to Write About Terrible Things: An Interview With Dan Hoyle, Author and Performer of Tings Dey Happen.

Justin Hudnall | Posted 11.07.2007 | Entertainment


Justin Hudnall

Thankfully, there are artists like Dan Hoyle, a white guy who went to Nigeria on a Fulbright Scholarship to make a play about oil politics and globalization.

First Person Artist: Katherine Guillen

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 10.23.2007 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

2007-10-20-image2pull.jpgThe compulsion we have as a society to create and therefore destroy ourselves has inspired most of my recent paintings.