A Brief History of Bad at Sports on Art Talk Chicago

A Brief History of Bad at Sports on Art Talk Chicago

Not to beat it over your head but we turned four this week (cheer). To celebrate, Kathryn Born has posted a behind the scenes history of the BAS organization. In the post she demystifies how the show gets out every week, introduces you to some not so public members,...

How much are the Cannes Gold Lions worth?

The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, not to be confused with the Cannes International Film Festival, recently awarded Belgian agency Boondoggle with 5 awards this year. After winning such a prestigious award you would think they would be worth...
Top 5 (8/28-8/30)

Top 5 (8/28-8/30)

Bloody freaking hell! I have been loosing my shit lately. Sorry for the delay of the Top 5, I know ya’ll were standing around with baited breath to get the word from on high. Well, you weirdos, here you go, my Top 5 for this week: 1. Open House at Argonne...
Friday’s Twitter Roundup

Friday’s Twitter Roundup

On this weeks roundup we look at some really bad art of Obama, Paul McCarthy speaks with the people over at BOMBSITE, and Art Observed checks in to see the love Steve Powers is spreading. Have a good weekend everyone. Paul McCarthy interviewed by Benjamin Weissman on...

Artists Attempt to Explain Their Art to Their Parents

How to explain my parents from lernert Engelberts on Vimeo. I saw this over on Try Harder this morning and couldn’t resist posting it. If only we all had the time and patience to explain to our parents what we actually did. via Utne “Somebody teach me...
Guest Hosting Cindy Sherman

Guest Hosting Cindy Sherman

John Grande, an artist and former printer for Annie Liebovitz and Jack Pierson, among other well-known photographers, has made a series of paintings based on Cindy Sherman’s Untitled Film Stills. Actually, they’re more than just “based on,”...