Since we last caught up with Betty Tompkins– the downtown artist best known for her “Fuck Paintings,” she’s been doing what an established artist should be…
Blurry Backpage Girls and Liquor Bottle Swirls: Paintings for Bukowski
We’ve all seen the “massage girl” advertisements lurking at the back of alternative weeklies and the grainier budget versions of escort ads spamming the nether regions…
Artist Literally Paints it Black With Photo Series Black Face, on View at Odetta
“To title a piece ‘Black Face’ is going to raise some hairs on the backs of some peoples’ necks [who] find that that’s a derogatory phrase,” acknowledged Ellen…
Member of Pussy Riot Returns to Her Roots in Recycling Religion
It was nothing short of surreal seeing Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot — blonde curls, deadpan blue eyes and all — milling about by the wine table…
Paintings Inspired by the Real Housewives and ‘Comfort Creatures’ Coming to Greenpoint
Next week Kharis Kennedy will unveil a series of new paintings as part of her solo exhibition, Comfort Animals, at The Greenpoint Gallery. Though Kennedy has been…
Royal Young Taps into Death, the Damned, and ‘Lost Generation’ for Lush Doom
Royal Young is currently living in his grandparents’ attic in Long Island. While that may not sound like the most inspiring place for a 30-year-old writer and…
At This Opening, the Wine, Beer and the Art Is Free
“I’ve always done the kind of art where people look at it and say, ‘That looks like ovaries,’ said Carla Avruch, who is giving away…