DEADLINE APPROACHING: Three Weeks Left To Apply for the 2024 NOT REAL ART Grant
We can’t believe it either, but our 2024 grant cycle is closing in three weeks!
Mixed-Media Artist Amy J. Dyck Makes Peace With Her Inner Demons
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Celebrate ‘Christmas in L.A.’ With Crewest Studio’s Hip-Hop Holiday Jingle
Most Americans (and famously Bing Crosby) dream about fresh snowfall come Christmas
From the Mixed-Up Files of NOT REAL ART: An Exhibition Statement From Curator Morgan Laurens
When 12-year-old Claudia runs away from home, bored with good grades and going to
Submit Your Artwork, Get Featured on NOT REAL ART
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re an aspiring artist or
DEADLINE APPROACHING: Apply to the NOT REAL ART Grant Now
With Thanksgiving over and the holiday season rapidly approaching, the deadline for
Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Our Top Picks for the Art Lovers in Your Life
Tomorrow is Black Friday, which unofficially signals the start of the holiday season
Shepard Fairey at Subliminal Projects: An Icon for the Ages
Shepard Fairey understands the power of symbols to convey deeper messages about politics,
Photographer Erin Naifeh Walks Into the Dark Night of the Soul [Interview]
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Santina Amato: This Woman’s Work is a Labor of Love [Interview]
“Because dough is a live material, it needs to be made on site,” says Santina
Painter Ally Zlatar Endures the Isolating Pain of an Invisible Illness [Interview]
Under a skintight sheet of plastic, Ally Zlatar lets out a silent scream. While the
‘Like a Dream You Can’t Remember’: Giovanna Masseroni Creates a Portal to the Mirror World
As a child, Italian artist Giovanna Masseroni had a mirrored desk that caught the
Photographer Brenda Maria Fernandez Steps Into the Mind’s Strange Recesses [Interview]
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Down a Long, Dark Corridor: An Exhibition Statement From Curator Morgan Laurens
When a faint crack appears down the middle of the Usher clan’s capacious, disintegrating
‘Remote,’ Ep. 5: The Bell Tolls for Thee in Washington, D.C.
Badir McCleary approaches the large bronze bell, eager to pull its lever and strike
5 Visually Stunning Horror Films for a Brutal and Beautiful Halloween
“I've often thought there should be beauty contests for the insides of bodies,"
‘The Theater’s Always Dying’: Life Lessons From NYC Lighting Designer Masha Tsimring
“The theater's always dying,” Masha Tsimring tells me, calling long-distance
French Photographer Sophie Gamand and ‘The Invisible Wounds of Friendship’
Sophie Gamand is the patron saint of pit bulls in flower crowns. “For decades,
Art World Horror Stories: Man One and the Nightmare Mural [Podcast]
Halloween is just around the corner, which means spooky season is alive and well
Dream-Like Paintings From Madeline Brice Waver Between Perception and Reality
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Surrounded by Nature on All Sides
As we head into sweater weather, outdoor hikes, picnics, and stargazing become less
A Very Strange Dinner Party of Creams, Sauces, and Jell-O Molds
What did you sample during your last dinner party? Beef Wellington seared to perfection
Alissa Ohashi Assembles a Psychologically Barbed Family Photo Album [Interview]
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Kazuki Takamatsu: Your Doppelganger Has All the Answers
“There are many alter egos of you all over the world,” teases Japanese artist
ICONS: A Night With Legendary Graffiti Artists Prime and Man One [Photo Essay]
What do hip-hop and architecture have in common? More than most people think, according