Donald Trump Makes for a Field Day in the Arts

Donald Trump Makes for a Field Day in the Arts

Artists have a way of saying so much with so little (as the case actually is with a piece of art by Illma Gore, but we’ll get to that). Of course, that’s a misleading way to open this blog: presidential hopeful Donald Trump has given artists and comedians a lot to...
Cats for One and All

Cats for One and All

The second edition of Think Tank Gallery’s “Cat Art Show” is about to open its doors for a new exhibit in Los Angeles. The show aims to do exactly what it sounds like: present art concerning or including cats, who are enjoying the same status as cult favorite that...
5 Francis Bacon Paintings Stolen

5 Francis Bacon Paintings Stolen

Five paintings by British artist Francis Bacon were stolen from a Madrid home. The paintings, worth an estimated combined 23.2 million pounds or 30 million euros. This theft is the largest one to take place in Spain in the last several decades. Though the heist took...

Please Touch the Art

Jeppe Hein is a bit of a rock star in Denmark, as one of their most celebrated contemporary artists. His installations are usually designed for public spaces, and always invite the audience to be participants, part of the show. Though currently based in Berlin,...
Two Orchids: Decorative Neutrality

Two Orchids: Decorative Neutrality

Tethered for support to two metal poles, the two delicate stalks of realistic white blooms frame the southeast entrance of New York’s Central Park like a pair of fairy-scale lamp posts. Stainless steel somehow made delicate by the sculpture’s skill, they...