There once lived an artist who really liked hats. He had hundreds of hats—can YOU believe THAT? Throughout his lifetime, Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss,
Lately, I’ve been having a lot of conversations about original art vs. derivative art and if/whether these qualities are mutually exclusive. (Over the last week, we had this
Super collector Selim Varol just revealed a new commission in the form of this taxidermy-style trophy. The wall-mounted plaque features the hyperrealistic head of Mr. Brainwash…and a nameplate
I can’t think of a toy I’ve written about recently that’s polarized collectors quite like the Banksy-inspired Rude Copper and Bomb Hugger by UK-based toymakers, Apologies to Banksy. After I
Here’s a toy story for your Tuesday that’s not snarky like Aled Lewis’ Toy Stories or sad like Michael Wolf’s The Real Toy Story. It’s actually kind of sweet! Italian
Desire Obtain Cherish is the nom de guerre of Jonathan Paul, a graduate of Parson’s School of Design who relocated to Los Angeles to bomb the streets and give candy to (big) babies. Tonight, Friday,
Today, we have a triple play. Read this post, and you’ll learn a little something about music history, art history and history history. This Friday, Jermaine Rogers will
With this week’s Pope Mania, we take a trip back to 2011 for Miriam Jonas’ Polka Popes. Jonas, a Berlin-based artist, sculpted portraits of fictitious popes using colorful
West Oakland’s 16th Street train station was designed by architect Jarvis Hunt, and it opened for business (101 years ago) in 1912. In its early days, the station