In many galleries, you may come across pieces that bend the line between craft and art, specifically pieces that include fabric and decoration.
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Last Wednesday, Congress released their FY2018 spending bill, and in a surprise twist, they allocated an increase in funding for both the NEA and NEH.
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SXSW is upon us, which means rappers can actually be found in Austin. Described as “the only time of the year you’ll see a rapper perform on the yuppie enclave of Rainey Street,” much of SXSW’s star power this year comes from its rap lineups.
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Los Angelenos are in for a treat, as Olafur Eliasson’s new installation, Reality projector, opened this month at the Marciano Art Foundation.
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Artist Judy Chicago, creator of The Dinner Party, widely considered the first landmark piece of feminist artwork (on permanent display at the Brooklyn Museum), discusses toxic masculinity in the context of her series PowerPlay.
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Barack and Michelle Obama’s portraits for the National Portrait Gallery were unveiled earlier this week. Kehinde Wiley’s colorful portrait of Barack drew accolades, but Amy Sherald’s painting of Michelle stole the show.
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House of Kenzo is making the world safe to dance. Through a combination of music, messaging, and movement, the art collective puts audiences in touch with their bodies, engaging them with liberating and unpredictable performances.
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On February 18th, Color Field artist Ellsworth Kelly will be posthumously debuting what may be his finest achievement: Austin, a nondenominational “chapel” that brings together many of the artist’s signature forms and ideas.
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“Every poem is political,” claims Danez Smith, author of the bestselling Don’t Call Us Dead. In addition to his page poetry, Smith maintains a slam poetry career, and his poem “Dear White America” has over 320,000 views.
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Internationally celebrated writer Ursula K. Le Guin passed away this week. The literary world will remember her for her trailblazing accomplishments and her importance to feminist, environmental, and other progressive causes.
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Houston rapper Maxo Kream has been on a steady upward trajectory since 2012, but his most recent project may be the thing that tips him into stardom.
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Chicago-born rapper CupcakKe released her new album Ephorize on January 5th, and critics are already calling it her best work and one of the best outputs of the new year.
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