Banksy’s Photographer Reveals How Artist Evaded Arrest

Banksy’s Photographer Reveals How Artist Evaded Arrest

Dec 18, 2019 | News & Trending

Ever wonder how graffiti artist Banksy managed to avoid getting arrested all these years? One would think that he would have racked up quite a few vandalism charges by now. According to Steve Lazarides⁠—who served as Banksy’s photographer, strategist, and minder for...
Political Artist Zehra Doğan Released From Prison

Political Artist Zehra Doğan Released From Prison

Feb 26, 2019 | News & Trending

Turkish-Kurdish journalist and artist Zehra Doğan has been released from prison after serving nearly three years for “spreading terrorist propaganda.” The so-called “propaganda” was a watercolor painting Doğan created that depicted the annihilation of the Kurdish town...
Kara Walker is Tired of Being The Art World’s Token Black Girl

Kara Walker is Tired of Being The Art World’s Token Black Girl

Sep 25, 2017 | Art

Artist Kara Walker is tired of being put up on a pedestal. As a successful African-American female artist, she’s often seen as a symbol of diversity. But she’s fed up with that role, especially since she never asked for it in the first place. Walker recently took to...
Mierle Laderman Ukeles: The Maintenance Workers’ Artist

Mierle Laderman Ukeles: The Maintenance Workers’ Artist

Sep 27, 2016 | Profiles

Mierle Laderman Ukeles has been an artist since the 1960s. Her work has spanned from performance pieces to sculpture installations to writing. She has explored a variety of social justice issues, ranging from the role of women to the cultures of labor to the...
Take Your Next Vacation with an Artist

Take Your Next Vacation with an Artist

Mar 23, 2016 | News & Trending

Most people, if you asked them, would tell you that they’d like to travel more. They might also tell you that they’d like to spend more time on creative activities like painting, dancing, or even gardening. Now, because of the efforts of designer Geetika Agrawal,...