CONTEMPORARY ART 101: FROM “SUPERFLAT” TO SUPERSTAR – WHO IS ARTIST TAKASHI MURAKAMI?

Takashi Murakami is perhaps the best-known among a handful of Japanese contemporary artists who have over the past couple of … More

FROM THE STREET TO THE WHITE CUBE – WHO IS THE ARTIST KNOWN AS “KAWS”?

The work of KAWS, the pseudonym of American artist Brian Donnelly, has been taking the art world by storm for … More

Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist who has captivated the world with her mesmerizing polka dots and psychedelic installations, is nothing … More

Between 1972 and 1973, the late great pop-art pioneer Andy Warhol created 199 silkscreen paintings of the notorious Chinese revolutionary … More

The New York Times had a great article on the artist Alex Katz last week. The artist is a giant … More

This weekend saw the opening of a major Takashi Murakami exhibition at the Broad Museum in Los Angeles. It’s the … More

The first time we saw Latvian artist Vija Celmins’ giant plastic comb at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art … More

Artist Misaki Kawai‘s current exhibition of new work at the Hole Gallery in New York City could at a brief … More

Museums are increasingly having to deal with works of art that require regular maintenance during periods of exhibition and throughout … More

One of modern art’s greatest painters and arguably America’s greatest living artist, Jasper Johns is a giant of the contemporary … More

The unthinkable has happened. Yes, savvy reader, bona fide post-modern rockstar artist and art-world darling Jeff Koons has collaborated with … More

When you hear the words “self-portrait” you think painting or image by an artist or photographer of him or her … More

News flash, kids! Times change! What was shocking once, now evokes a weary “Meh!” When that crushing realization is made, … More

There are many definition of the word “ideal.” One of these is “an ultimate object or aim of endeavor.” Another … More

This mysterious memorial to the late artist Andy Warhol appeared last week on on facing walls along a stretch of … More

In the late 1970s, the artist and pop-art superstar Andy Warhol created a series of iconic famous celebrity silkscreen portraits, … More

There’s a 24/7 live webcam focused on the grave of the late great pop-art icon Andy Warhol. It’s part of … More

New York street art: Another one of those celebrity-image and Andy Warhol pop-art mash-ups by artist Mr. Brainwash that have … More