arts. writing. culture.

I didn’t post this yesterday in order to stay, at least to a degree, in line with the internet-wide blackout in support of stopping SOPA; however, I do believe that the cause is vital to address.  It’s important to become educated in order to help prevent our freedoms from being taken away.  Know thine enemy, [...]

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FASHION New York Fashion Week paraded the new Spring 2012 looks. Fashion Week merges innovation with fashion to predict upcoming style trends and this year didn’t disappoint. To view some of the highlights, check out our new NYFW Pinterest Board, created just for you!:  NYFW Spring 2012 Highlights FIT displays never-before-seen McQueen pieces: Missed the [...]

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To whomever thinks fashion can’t be art– your mind is about to change. The long-awaited and immensely-successful Savage Beauty exhibition at Metropolitan Museum of Art is based on the career of late fashion designer Alexander McQueen. And it is: Breath. Taking. As a longtime fan, I hesitate saying simply “fashion designer Alexander McQueen” because for [...]

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Okay, confession time: ice cream is by far one of my biggest weaknesses! Especially in the hot days of summer, nothing is more refreshing (…of course I have no excuse plowing through some mint chocolate chip when it’s below freezing…)! My dad has always been a huge fan of creamsicles, so I thought it would [...]

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Google Doodle’s Les Paul Guitar has been extended!  Yesterday’s Google Doodle was so popular that it has been extended through today.  The company honored legendary guitarist Les Paul, who would have celebrated his 96th birthday, by turning their logo into a guitar.   But that’s not even the cool part. This guitar logo is interactive, [...]

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Interior designer Amirkhan Abdurakhmanov (known as Amirko) has been developing a concept piece that may very well become the storm of the future. “Change It!,” an installation wall for any living space will allow its owner to easily customize its color and shade without picking up the paint rollers. The wall consists of lines of [...]

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Tomorrow, May 18th, 100+ museums throughout North America will offer free and reduced admission as well as specialized programming as part of their participation in Art Museum Day. This North American leg of the global International Museum Day project (created by International Council of Museums) is the chance for museums to open themselves to the [...]

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In March, we pondered about whether or not artist Jeff Koons could break multiple records —for personal highest sale ($25.7mill) and highest sale by a living artist ($33.6mill)—at the most recent Sotheby’s auction.  The art world buzzed that his Pink Panther sculpture could bring in an estimated $20-30 million.  And now, with the “Contemporary Art”  [...]

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Jeff Koons’ artwork has become synonymous with all of the contemporary greats–he certainly has the pieces of the formula working for him: visual interest, controversy, and the ability to pull in $25 million+ for one of his pieces. Though currently best known for his outdoor “balloon” figures, it’s the defining piece in Koons’ 1988 Banality [...]

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The first and largest hotel made from snow and ice, ICEHOTEL in Sweden has donned everything from beds to bars and churches. Rebuilt every year from below-freezing water of the Torne River, new imagination and the work of many artists reinvents what the ICEHOTEL will become each and every year. Each suite (there are 21 [...]

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