Craig Ward Makes Art out of Subway Bacteria

Craig Ward Makes Art out of Subway Bacteria

If you took high school biology, you probably remember the exercise of taking a Q-tip around the classroom, competing to see who can swab the grossest surface and grow a bumper crop of agar-fed bacteria. Craig Ward’s latest project comes out of the space between...
Emerging Female Artists Make Their Mark

Emerging Female Artists Make Their Mark

More and more women are being recognized now for their contributions to the arts communities. There have always, always been women making art, of course, but it’s only in recent times that those women are being given credit where credit is due—and has been due for a...
Pathmakers: Women in Art

Pathmakers: Women in Art

The exhibit’s title is a mouthful: Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft and Design, Midcentury to Today. But it is a quite thorough summary of the collection currently on display at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The exhibit collects the work of more than...
Sean Yseult: Retrospective

Sean Yseult: Retrospective

In the mid-1980s, Sean Yseult’s name was known for co-founding noise rock band White Zombie in New York City. Before and since then, her exploratory variety of careers has always revolved around art, music, and the beauty of decay. Now, Yseult is prepping her...
Art Education On the Rise in NYC Public Schools

Art Education On the Rise in NYC Public Schools

A new study conducted by the office of New York State controller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that almost all new high school graduates have completed mandatory art lessons. The study examined data from New York City’s Education Department, and the numbers are...
Shia LaBeouf Watches All of His Movies, Consecutively

Shia LaBeouf Watches All of His Movies, Consecutively

Actor and generally interesting person to watch Shia LaBeouf is currently engaging in a marathon of watching his own movies, and live streaming the process as he does so. He is watching the films in reverse chronological order, and anyone is allowed to join him while...