TILA Studios: A Space for Black Women in Fine Art
The art world is notorious for its lack of diversity. According to Forbes contributor Dominique Fluker, only 4 percent of the art featured in U.S. galleries and museums are by black women. But rather than wait for a seat at the table, black women have simply decided...
Lyft Debuts Art Park in Las Vegas
Lyft users in downtown Las Vegas can now enjoy some eclectic and whimsical artwork while waiting for their ride. Lyft’s Art Park is a mishmash of sensory experiences. On one hand you have the typical Las Vegas menagerie, from racy billboards and drunken debauchery to...
Non-Partisan Political Art Strikes a Nerve
Most roadside billboards tell a story—usually through advertising. But for a group of artists across America, those stories are told in the form of non-partisan political art. For Freedoms is a platform for creative civil engagement. Founded by artists Hank Willis...
Artist Creates a ‘Nautical Traffic Jam’ in the Heart of New York
Two installations in New York’s Time Square in early July 2018 stopped city dwellers and visitors in their tracks. One of the pieces, “Wake,” is a 60-something-foot animatronic sculpture that portrays a wrecked ship or a marine mammal, depending on how you look at it....