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In celebration of the Companionship in the Age of Loneliness exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, KAWS fans now have the chance to bag some new career-chronicling merch. The range of merch is available online now via the MoMA Design Store site and features books, tote bags, magnet sets, keyrings, postcard sets, […]
An Austrian tourist has issued a heartfelt apology for breaking a few toes off of an early 19th century statue he posed with for a photo with while visiting a museum in northern Italy last week, the New York Times reports. The 200-year-old statute is of Napoleon Bonaparte’s younger sister Pauline. It’s housed in the Gypsotheca Antonio Canova museum, which is named after Italian […]
Prior to this November’s election, a massive afro pick sculpture will comb its way through the country as a symbol of strength and unity. New York artist Hank Willis Thomas sculpted a 28-foot tall, 7,000 pound afro pick that he calls “All Power to All People.” The piece is part of his Kindred Arts project and is a work of art that […]
In the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd, several powers that be in the entertainment industry reacted by scrubbing long-since completed projects (or providing contextual disclaimers) for scenes/depictions that some viewers might find racist. A couple choice examples include: NBC Universal yanking 30 Rock episodes with characters in blackface, The Office taking out […]
Steven Victor took to Twitter to respond to the backlash over the newly unveiled cover art for Pop Smoke‘s posthumous debut album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon. “Making a change,” Victor wrote about the album artwork. He also added that “Pop would listen to his fans.” H E A R D YOU — Steven-San […]
The Australian street artist who’s been trolling 50 Cent with amusing mash-up murals says he’s been physically attacked over his work. On Tuesday, Lushsux shared a screenshot of one of 50 Cent’s recent social media post, in which he called out the enigmatic artist for continuing to his viral art series. You know, the series that depicts Fif as everyone from […]
50 Cent is getting a taste of his own medicine—much to the amusement of his fans. The hip-hop mogul/troll master has become the subject of a new murals series by Lushsux—an anonymous street artist from Australia who has drawn comparisons to Banksy. The works, which Fif has shared on Instagram, depict the rapper as a wide range […]
Pharrell‘s BBC ICECREAM has announced the launching of a new interactive experience in which fans will have a shot at landing their design on a t-shirt. Launching Friday, the brand will be hosting a live t-shirt design contest via their official Instagram. The contest’s rules are decidedly simple: One lucky winner will have their […]
Regardless of how you feel about him, there’s no denying Kanye West is a full-fledged Renaissance man. The 42-year-old has had his hand in everything from music and fashion to stage production and film, but very few people know that, as a child, Ye was a talented fine artist. Very talented. During a recent episode of Antiques Roadshow, the multihyphenate’s high school […]
Most art is inspired by other art and sometimes the people who make this inspiration aren’t properly compensated. Yet, Lil Uzi Vert is taking the necessary steps to make sure the artist that inspired his “That Way” cover art doesn’t feel robbed. The Korean artist who operates the hugeriver8 account on Instagram posted a picture of their […]
