In this beautiful excerpt from Lorna Simpson Collages, Chronicle books shares with PopMatters readers' selections from the renowned artist's collection and a poignant introduction by award-winning poet, Elizabeth Alexander.
How the allure of newness is leading Kanye West astray.
Acclaimed young painter David King Reuben unveiled three original piano ballads from his forthcoming debut EP at intimate show.
The look and feel of My Art is sunny and green, with warm visuals that have a clear artist's eye for photography.
From "contact highs" to Be Kind, Rewind, Laurie Simmons discusses the inspirations for and making of her debut narrative feature film, My Art.
There's really nothing quite like this in other collections of "primitive" art, or even in the grand narrative painting from the European tradition.
Beg, Steal, and Borrow: Artists Against Originality gives some history -- and brings some levity -- to the subject of unoriginality.
Seldom does a biopic about Vincent Van Gogh illustrate the depth of emotion many had for the artist.
The artists and writers of Paris' Left Bank brought scandal and controversy in their time. In so doing they shaped the artistic and intellectual milieu of the modern world.
This unusual rotoscope film captures Vincent van Gogh's art beautifully. But does it capture the mysterious van Gogh himself?
In its response to modernity, Romanticism's grand enterprise inspires us to question the current state of things, to ponder how we might "be heroes / just for one day".
