AI Artist Avital Meshi Creates a ‘Multiverse’ of Different Identities
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L.A. Artists: Crewest Studio’s New Book Celebrates La-La Land’s Creative Class
“Los Angeles…she’s a moody, needy, demanding city. She’ll put you in the
Five Artist Exhibition: Pixie Dust, Penguins in Vintage Shoes, Toy Guns Galore
Pixie dust, a penguin in vintage shoes, colorful toy guns available for 10 cents—you’ll
Sherry Karver’s Pixelated Photographs Reveal a Glitch in the System
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Art and Tech: An Exhibition Statement From Curator Kirsten Bengtson-Lykoudis
As artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual (VR) or augmented realities (AR) filter
‘Remote,’ Ep. 1: Badir McCleary Captures the Sublime Beauty of Desert X
"Dude, I didn't even know that existed." It’s a phrase Badir McCleary
Whitney Sage Paints a Melancholy Ode to Midwestern Homesickness [Interview]
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Dana Squires Reveals the Secret Life of Fruit
Cracking open a pomegranate (“seeds of blood in cups of azure,” as Andre Gide
Breaking ‘The Fourth Wall’ in Los Angeles
The fourth wall is an imaginary boundary that separates a story from its audience,
Fantastical Drawings From Olga Nenazhivina Visualize a Multicultural Future [Interview]
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Call For Artists: Apply to the 2024 NOT REAL ART Grant Now
Our mission at NOT REAL ART has always been to support the creative community in
‘Strange Plants’: Life Finds a Way in Heather Beardsley’s Latest Solo Show
Six years ago, Heather Beardsley visited the site of an infamous—and recent—nuclear
‘Optic:’ A Captivating Exploration of Optical Effects in Graphics
Flashback to the 1960s: Op Art, short for Optical Art, emerged in a decade that matched
‘NO COMPLY’: A Tribute Exhibition to the Renegades Who Skate and Create
In the 1970s, street art and skateboarding collided. Both groups were seen as rebellious,
Choreographer Alexandra F. Light Performs the Forgotten History of Women
The winters in Buffalo, NY, are brutal. Situated on Lake Erie at the mouth of the
Ancestral Landscapes: An Exhibition Statement From Curator Kirsten Bengtson-Lykoudis
What does it mean to come from somewhere? How do we define family and home? In what
‘Happytecture’: A Captivating Journey Through a Whimsical World
When was the last time a building made you smile? How about a window or a hat? Recently
The Creators of ‘Rotten Magazine’ Smell a Rat
“You’ve got a nerve to be asking a favor,” spews the narrator of The Walkman’s
Henry Sodt Prays to the Patron Saints of Catholic Art
Isolated on a canopy inside the Cornaro Chapel in Rome, the body of St. Theresa levitates
‘Divine Vessels’: Yasmina Safi Captures the Many Masks of Woman [Interview]
Slick latex gloves, lacy negligees in fire-engine red, ivory linens draped carelessly
Ravi Zupa: The Written Word as Weapon of Mass Destruction
A meditation on violence, political power, and the weight of malicious words, Dylan
Scout Editions Debuts ‘Mini Stories,’ A Captivating Celebration of Everyday Tales
Sometimes it's the little things in life that bring us the most joy. Mini Stories,
Juan Jimenez: Our Common Future is Blue-Light Bright [Interview]
Take a moment to imagine the future. When you close your eyes, does it look like
Four Artists, Four Hearts
North, South, East, and West mark the four corners of the world around us. The classical
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture Celebrates Its First Birthday
If first birthdays are a time to celebrate new beginnings, the Cheech Marin Center