Artists

An Interview With Liam Gillick

Zefrey Throwell | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York


Zefrey Throwell

Find out what Liam Gillick's hobby is, hear him say the words, "unicorns, planets, and falling down" and much more in this audio interview.

How Lame Is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Nelson Montana | Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment


Nelson Montana

How is it that a bunch of label executives have become the arbiters of who's worthy of honor and who isn't? It's the very antithesis of Rock and Roll!

Art and the Public Purpose: Does the Country Need a Cultural Policy?

Nick Rabkin | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago


Nick Rabkin

The divisive and bitter culture war conflicts about race, sexuality, expressive freedom and the role of government in the arts continue to chill the politics of culture, even in the Obama era.

The Material of Public Art

Mark Mennin | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green


Mark Mennin

The production of plastics, a synthetic, may be greener than the overall impact from fashioning art out of wood, what would seem to be the most organic material.

Artists Brighten Empty Storefronts During Gloomy Recession

nytimes.com | Diane Cardwell | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York


At the end of a dark passageway at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, almost 50 artworks have suddenly parked in a bright, spare gallery. ...

Artist As Citizen: Judge Our Climate Contest

Richard Reiss | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green


Richard Reiss

Over the summer, we set a couple of dozen creative students the task of describing the risk from climate change, as framed in the most recent IPCC and MIT reports.

Life As An Artist

Wallace Shawn | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


Wallace Shawn

I've always somewhat hated being "me" and only me. I wrote my first play at the age of 10, 55 years ago, and I've always found it a fantastic relief to imagine I know what things would be like from other points of view.

Insound 10 Classic Design Project

Mike Perry | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Perry

A little compromising between my ideas and those of the bands involved in this new project landed us with 10 unique posters celebrating the result of making. Music, posters, art.

Four Ways to Find Fulfillment at Work

Alan Lurie | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Alan Lurie

Many people strive for success and admiration at work and pour energy in to the promise of their careers, but somewhere along the way find that the anticipated rewards do not materialize.

Who Isn't John Galt? Part 2

Robbie Gennet | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Robbie Gennet

To those who posted about having to "share" their earnings with those who had "no hand in it at all": you are truly living in a fictitious reality.

Who Isn't John Galt?

Robbie Gennet | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment


Robbie Gennet

If you are an Artist, Rand's books free you from the opinions of others and put ironclad gates around your sense of purpose, unlocking the freedom to create your art.

Art with a Heart

Darryle Pollack | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Darryle Pollack

The Hearts for Anna online fundraiser offers a chance to help Anna beat her cancer and get a beautiful piece of art in return.

How to Green Your Art Collection

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.07.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

If you're an art collector, aficionado, or appreciator, these four tips should help you shift your collection (or simply the way you see art) into a more earth-minded endeavor.

Join Artist Co-op Now for Complimentary Green Bike

Diana Odasso | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York


Diana Odasso

The free bike campaign was recently launched at a block party and attended by New York senator, Chuck Schumer, who accepted his green bike as an honorary 3rd Ward member.

My Eyes Are on the Prize

Sherman Yellen | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living


Sherman Yellen

In a society where we are cautioned to avoid waste, what a squandering of human resources occurs in our toxic age discrimination. Art, like life, needs the tonic mix of generations to thrive.

Can Artists Save The World?

Julia Moulden | Posted 06.23.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

A photograph of me circa 1977 hangs over my desk. It was taken by Toni Beatty, an American photographer I met when we shared adjoining villas and a g...

The Pianist: Polish Political Protest

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.29.2009 | World


Shirin Sadeghi

There is something profoundly venerable about an artist who is not afraid to speak up. Krystian Zimerman spoke out against President Obama intention to press ahead with George W.'s plans to install a missile-defense shield in Poland.

Can Mothers Be Artists?

Heather Cabot | Posted 05.07.2009 | Living


Heather Cabot

As we watched our preschoolers take turns in the sand with shovels and pails this morning, I realized that for the first time in a while, we weren't venting about our creative frustration.

Follow the Artists to Our New Democracy

Tanene Allison | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics


Tanene Allison

It was a poet who gave our nation, and new President, the words that led to our visioning of how this time of potential and possibility could become real.

Painting A Gilded Age: Artist Rachel Kaye

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

We are fresh from the loud popping noise of yet another bubble. I recently discovered the works of artist Rachel Kaye in Miami this December, as the crash had started to sink in.

Obama and the Arts

Chris Campbell | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment


Chris Campbell

Most industries are adapting and evolving during these uncertain times, but the arts have been in flux for years and years, long preceding Bush and Wall Street's dismantling.

Culture Zohn Off the C(H)uff: Sophie Calle

Patricia Zohn | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment


Patricia Zohn

2009-01-14-Picture4.png There are only a handful of artists who are able to live up to the personas they have created through their art. Sophie Calle is one of those stars.

From Conspicuous Consumption to Conspicuous Frugality

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 02.09.2009 | Home


Maggie Van Ostrand

Humans are ingenious inventors, which may be what got us into this mess in the first place. Now we must invent alternative products that we can enjoy as much as what they replace.

Robert Graham and the Homies

Tom Hayden | Posted 02.09.2009 | Style


Tom Hayden

Robert Graham's fear has come true; LA leads California, California leads America, and America leads the world, in the population of the incarcerated, most of them young men of color.

Publish or Perish v. Publish and Perish

Aimee Liu | Posted 12.27.2008 | 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.