Artist Elizabeth Peyton Paints Self, Turns Vacation Into Tax Write-off
Elizabeth Peyton presents a peaceful, if slightly somber, picture of herself, her dog, her book, her flip-flops, and her pool.
Photographer Nikki S. Lee’s Triple Exposure
Indeed these are photographs of sketches Lee commissioned from street portraitists around the world.
Artist Kate Gilmore Breaks Down the Fifth Wall
The artist, dressed in a black wrap dress and yellow spiked heels, punches and kicks her way through five layers of drywall.
Artist Rafael Perez Will Get His Pants Back From That Bird
Here, a pantless woman inspects her kinda dainty rifle with care.
Art Collective Yemenwed Visits Mars
Yemenwed has whittled down a millennium of culture into a short video that is quite blissful to watch.
Artist Shai Azoulay Falls Asleep at the Canvas
If the sleep of reason creates monsters, does the sleep of creativity create … paintings?
Photographer Cindy Sherman Does Her Best Kirsten Dunst
For the 1990-era series, Sherman transformed into famous forlorn contessas. Here, she channels a reclining Marie Antoinette.
Artist Holly Andres Apparently the Victim of ‘Milk’ Viral Marketing
Holly Andres might be the slightly crazy girl who always shows up to your stoop sale in search of the gaudiest objects you can't believe anyone would pay for.
Artist Jeff Sonhouse Saves You the Cost of LSD
Sonhouse paints prominent and not so prominent African-Americans into colorful, distorted, geometrical compositions that render the subject barely recognizable.
Artist Bogdan Rata Injured in Horrific Teleportation Accident
Rata's foot-slash-hand (fand? hoot?) looks like something out of the trailer for J.J. Abram's 'Star Trek.'
Photographer Renate Aller Could’ve Sworn Those Ice Caps Were There a Minute Ago
Aller's show is a series of neat photographs of different versions of the same seascape.
Photographer Mickey Smith Goes to the Library
Smith's polished photographs pay homage to the days when hanging at the library was cool.
Artist Casey Ruble Will Blow Your Little Mind
Ruble's gouache works look like hallucinogenic versions of those scratch-n-sniff children's books.
Artist Luigi Benedicenti Orders a Suggestive Dessert
Benedicenti's paintings are of delicious treats like cream-filled profiteroles, pears dripping in caramel, and the sunniest of sunny-side up breakfast eggs.
Artist Tessa Farmer Kills Tinkerbell
Tessa Farmer's fairies are made of dead insects and live on twisted plant roots and animal carcasses.
Artist Michael Buhler-Rose Visits Bollywood, Florida
Michael Buhler-Rose seems to have stumbled upon an outpost of Bollywood extras waiting for their big moment.
Artist Jonathan Horowitz Is Just As Excited As You Are
Horowitz has cobbled together a very appropriate wall decoration for Obama’s new office.
Artist Jonathan Horowitz Does Some Last-Minute Electioneering
For those still undecided, Jonathan Horowitz has some voting advice.
Photographer Catherine Opie Is Saving Up for That Zoom Lens
Opie is best known as a provocateur, but she also has a talent for subtlety.
Advertising
Popular Topics
movies, politics, music, barack obama, business, media, nightlife, anna wintour, real estate, shopping, the greatest depression, vogue, early and often, sports, tv, election hangover, neighborhood watch, sales, the sports section, video, art, britney spears, hillary clinton, models, obama administration, openings, plaxico burress, carine roitfeld, citigroup, crazytown, crime, david burke, giants, madonna, rumor mill, announcements, art candy, beyonce, cell phones, chef shuffle, corporate fluffing, football, fragrance, french vogue, gossip girl, iphone, james franco, karl lagerfeld, media deathwatch, michelle obama, new york times, party lines, quote machine, right-click, si newhouse, skin, spring 2009, tina fey, two for eight, 30 rock, advertising, appointments, art basel miami, awesome, basel blog, beef, cindy adams, closings, cocktails, economy
Why Dick Fuld Is Public Enemy No. 1
Undocumented Families Hide in Plain Sight
Showbiz’s Ultimate Survivor, Liza Minnelli 
Where to Put Your Money in 2009
