Vitamin D2: Phaidon’s in-depth look at the unassuming pencil, for artists and enthusiasts alike

Vitamin D2


Covered in henna-colored scribbles, Vitamin D2 is the unassuming sequel to Phaidon’s extensive 2005 tome Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing. Like its predecessor, Vitamin D2 explores the contemporary world of art’s most fundamental, but sometimes overlooked tool, the pencil. Approaching its subject…

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Tender Lotto by Seth Kinmont: Explore the concept of value through a winnable artwork

Tender Lotto by Seth Kinmont


Part of the New Museum’s 2013 Ideas City Festival, Seth Kinmont’s new project, Tender Lotto, explores the concept of value and the creation of it. Rather than just a sculpture to be viewed, Tender Lotto…

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ARC Magazine: A Caribbean publication puts island artists in the global spotlight

ARC Magazine


by Kyana Gordon Sips of rum punch, luxurious private villas and postcard-perfect white sand beaches are reasons many vacationers flock to the Caribbean. Holly Bynoe and Nadia Huggins, two ambitious women from the chain of glittering islands known as St. Vincent and the…

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Pulse New York 2013: Kick off NYCxDesign week with highly-curated art from across the globe

Pulse New York 2013


In the lead-up to NYCxDesign, this weekend marks the opening of Frieze, NADA and Pulse art fairs in New York City. For…

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1xRUN: Limited edition prints from top artists released at an affordable price by the Detroit-based online gallery

1xRUN


by Nicole Rupersburg When you picture an art collector, the image that comes to mind is potentially that of a snooty high-society type fawning over the latest million-dollar piece from whichever artist is currently in vogue, rather than a mustachioed dude who rides…

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The Magic of M. C. Escher: Exploring geometry and astonishment in a catalog of the artist’s prints

The Magic of M. C. Escher


“Perhaps all I pursue is astonishment and so I try to awaken only astonishment in my viewers. Sometimes ‘beauty’ is a nasty business.” — M. C. Escher Too often relegated to dorm…

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PUNK: Chaos to Couture Playing Cards: Fashion illustrator Blue Logan teams up with Moda Operandi for the Met’s rockin’ exhibition

PUNK: Chaos to Couture Playing Cards


Fashion illustrator Blue Logan recently joined forces with Moda Operandi to create a set of limited edition, punk-inspired playing cards in celebration of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “,…

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Interview: Das Monk: We speak with the artist collective’s founder on the search for art and photography

Interview: Das Monk


Born in the bright streets of Sydney, Australia in 2007 by designer Marc Hendrick, Das Monk artist collective puts great designs on quality T-shirts. At first a one-man operation, Hendrick soon brought his sister Brooke on…

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Christian Marclay in San Francisco: Two separate exhibitions showcase the contemporary visual artist’s keen eye and ear

Christian Marclay in San Francisco


On a sunny afternoon in San Francisco, sitting in a dark room watching Christian Marclay’s masterpiece, “The Clock,” provokes a certain anxiety about the passage of time, yet at…

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The One Motorcycle Show Austin: Portland’s grassroots motorcycle show makes its inaugural move south in search of custom bikes, live bands and good times

The One Motorcycle Show Austin


by Kate Erwin Founded in 2010 by Thor Drake of Portland’s See See Motorcycles and coffee shop, The One Motorcycle Show stands to highlight interesting bikes with an equally…

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