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Happy Birthday, Lisa Yuskavage!

Posted 05.16.2013 | Arts

In honor of Lisa Yuskavage's 51st birthday, we are revisiting a post originally published last year honoring the artist. Lisa Yuskavage's signature...

The First Crocheted Billboard

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 03.14.2013 | Arts

Olek has struck again, this time bringing her crocheted magic to the sky-level billboards of Oakland, California. First crocheted billboard ever! ...

LOOK: Bodies Merge With Surreal Painted Landscapes

Posted 03.10.2013 | Arts

We recently stumbled upon Moki's surreal landscapes on My Modern Met and felt as if we were whisked off into a dream. The Berlin-based artist depicts ...

Women in the Arts

NYC-ARTS | Posted 05.04.2013 | Arts
NYC-ARTS

The women we look up to in the arts -- from New York City Ballet's Wendy Whelan soaring above the stage at Lincoln Center to action hero Elizabeth Streb scaling a building in London -- have their own inspiring heroines, some famous and others less known.

WATCH: Best Fashion Film Ever?

Posted 02.11.2013 | Arts

Viva Vena's "Fashion Film" may just be the cleverest commercial ever made. Directed by photographer and filmmaker Matthew Frost, and starring "Mean Gi...

Of All The Nudes In Art History, You'll Rarely See One Like This

Posted 02.06.2013 | Arts

Painter Joan Semmel shakes up our preconceived notions of the contemporary self-portrait by translating hers into paint. Her latest exhibition at the ...

And The Artist Of The Month Is...

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 02.07.2013 | Arts

Would you like to receive an artwork in the mail made exclusively by a member of Sonic Youth? Well, here's your chance: The Artist of the Month Club, ...

Happy Birthday, Barbara Kruger!

Posted 01.26.2013 | Arts

Today is the birthday of Barbara Kruger, the subversive female artist known to harness the power of print media in her bold, declarative artworks. In ...

Happy Birthday, Janis Joplin!

Posted 01.19.2013 | Arts

Today is the birthday of psychedelic goddess and raucous rock icon, Janis Joplin. The front woman of groups like the Full Tilt Boogie Band and Big Bro...

Happy Birthday Cindy Sherman!

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 01.19.2013 | Arts

Today we're celebrating the birth of Cindy Sherman, our favorite artsy master of disguise. The blonde chameleon, known for her multiple personality se...

Happy Birthday, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney!

Posted 01.09.2013 | Arts

Today is the birthday of American sculptor and art icon, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. The pioneering art patron who founded New York City's Whitney Mu...

Happy Birthday, Georgia O'Keeffe!

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 11.20.2012 | Arts

Today is the birthday of Georgia O'Keeffe, a painter known for her magnified blossoms and stunning southwestern landscapes. The American artist would ...

Animals Out Of The Wild

Posted 09.24.2012 | Arts

If you grew up in an American suburb, surrounded by sprawling subdivisions on one side and pockets of rarely trekked forest on the other, you can't he...

Stunning Dance Photos Inspired By Adele's ‘Rolling In The Deep’

Posted 08.15.2012 | Arts

Geraldine Lamanna's series of women in motion recently caught our eye on Flickr. The German photographer told HuffPost Arts about her inspiration for ...

South African Artist Creates Mutant Exhibit

Posted 08.08.2012 | Arts

South African artist Jane Alexander has long had a penchant for mutant sculptures. Over her four-decade-career, she has created a host of hybrid chara...

You've Never Seen A Rug Like This Before

Posted 08.08.2012 | Arts

Heike Weber is a German installation artist whose sculptural art reinterprets the complex designs of oriental rugs. Using gossamer silicone instead of...

Artist Performs Psychotherapy...For Free

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 08.23.2012 | Arts

Dr. Lisa Levy, S.P. (self-proclaimed) is an artist, performer, comedian and faux-psychotherapist who is hosting free therapy sessions in her Brooklyn ...

Artist Photographs Yearly Pilgrims In Mexico

Posted 08.09.2012 | Arts

Approximately six million devout individuals embark upon an annual pilgrimage to Tepeyac in Mexico City, the site where Saint Juan Diego is said to ha...

No Men Are Allowed At Marina Abramovic's Upcoming Art Event

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 08.23.2012 | Arts

Marina Abramovic is not a feminist. She has said this to interviewers on several occasions. Nonetheless, the performance artist, most famous for the 7...

Famous Photographer Directs The Girl Epidemic

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 07.31.2012 | Arts

The well-known photographer known as Indrani has joined forces with Project Nanhi Kali and the innovative ad agency StrawberryFrog to create a powerfu...

The Art Of The Headshot: Everyone's A Real Estate Agent

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 02.15.2012 | Arts
Kimberly Brooks

Whether an activist, writer, blogger, student or artist, everyone has a headshot. Now, let us examine a couple rules, shall we?

America Still Screams: The Art of Liz Markus

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 02.15.2012 | Arts
Kimberly Brooks

For most artists I know, it has been impossible to not let the war seep into our thoughts and work. Which is why I was relieved to discover the works of Brooklyn-based artist Liz Markus.

Painting A Gilded Age: Artist Rachel Kaye

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 04.26.2012 | Home
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.

B.A. Szerlip: Books As Sculpture

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 02.15.2012 | Arts
Kimberly Brooks

We've come a long way since books were hand copied treasures mostly locked behind the libraries of the monastaries by the clergy before Gutenberg set ...

The Artist, The Exhibitionist And Blogger Emily Gould

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 02.15.2012 | Arts
Kimberly Brooks

What fascinated me most about the New York Times Emily Gould piece was the x-ray view inside the mind of someone who craves the attention of strangers.