Today is the 51st birthday of Takashi Murakami, the Japanese contemporary artist and founder of Kaikai Kiki Co, Ltd. In case you aren't familiar with ...

Is Nobuyoshi Araki the most prolific photographer in the world or a dirty old man with a penchant for bondage? Perhaps both? The man with a ravenous a...

There was a time when makeup was simply about enhancing your natural features, but now it seems nature has nothing to do with it. Avant-garde makeup a...

Japanese artist Kumi Yamashita creates mesmerizing portraits made from a single, unbroken thread. We originally saw these on My Modern Met, and were d...

Although big cities offer plenty of opportunities and perks unavailable in less populated locales, sometimes all the hustle and bustle can get a bit o...

Yayoi Kusama's work is obsessive. Polka dots spread like infections across walls, canvases, objects.

Daido Moriyama has become one of the foremost contemporary photographers, known for the uncanny ability to turn ordinary objects into vessels of desir...

Lately we have noticed two photography trends driving the internet wild. We're seeing many photographers riff off the 360-degree panoramic photo, and ...

Can Yoko Ono do no wrong? The Japanese singer and performance artist has become the world's muse, sprouting warmth, light and love wherever she goes. ...

To say Murakami Ego's style is larger than life is an understatement.

Motoi Yamamoto is fascinated by the interconnectedness of living things and salt's literal and symbolic role in the pattern of life and death. He crea...