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This week we answer your questions from our art hotline* and talk about the distinction between art and craft (if any), art world pretension, the proliferation of images, imposter syndrome, and more.
Lisa Levy has decided that she’s sick of art’s bullsh*t, so she’s going to sit naked on a toilet for days.
Matthew Cummings is the glass blower who has taken every sip of the beer you drink into heavy consideration.
As a writer, Shakespeare also had an unparalleled vocabulary in the English language, but you don't see a lot of pitchforking of Shakespeare as a pretentious art douche.
“Hotel” might be best described as the art-house version of “Cannonball Run.” True, writer/director Mike Figgis keeps his action confined in one city–Venice–as B… ...
Webcomic Name features a pink blob trying to make it in the world, sometimes as an artist. Here are 15 of the funniest comics about creating art!
Lisa Levy says she's mounting this show because she's tired of what she calls pretentious art that people can't relate to. And because it's funny.
A few days ago I got a chance to see an exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago that brought into focus the power of curating art around primary human themes. “Van Gogh’s Bedrooms&#8… ...
Almost immediately, conflict arose between Erik, the moody, tattooed loner, and Miles, the pretentious art-school hipster. Erik repeatedly accused his teammate of not listening to his ideas and he ...
'I thought art was quite pretentious': Art ambassador Qi Yuwu on how he uses it as inspiration for his performances now ...