His career as a musician and a painter over six decades ended abruptly when he was convicted of sexually abusing teenage girls.
Category: Art
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A Queer Punk Vaudevillian’s Surreal Take on ‘Titanic’
Jibz Cameron, who performs as Dynasty Handbag, is bringing a new multimedia performance to Brooklyn. It might be more epic than the blockbuster movie.
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Brooklyn’s Batcave Reborn as Gotham’s Art Factory
A philanthropist spent $180 million to transform a relic of Gowanus’s industrial past into Powerhouse Arts, equipped to produce the art of the future.
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The Artists Depicting the Power and Strangeness of Breasts
New generations of women painters are challenging centuries of art history with their nuanced, empathetic renderings of bare-chested bodies.
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Building a $600,000 Home in Washington State
One Washington State couple worked side by side with their contractors, doing much of the heavy lifting: “We wanted to do something extraordinary.”
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Hip-Hop’s Next Takeover: Bisa Butler’s Quilts
Bisa Butler’s new show translates both photographs of Black figures and hip-hop lyrics into intricate textile art.
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Matthew Barney, Back in the Game
In his new video installation, the artist known for maximalist works like “The Cremaster Cycle” returns to the football fields of his childhood.
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TEFAF New York: A Worldly Fair Overflows With Art and Design
Nearly 100 exhibitors fill the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan with furniture, jewelry, art and antiquities spanning millenniums.
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The Independent, More Inclusive Than Ever
Important lessons absorbed from cultural upheavals have translated into a more thoughtful fair around issues of representation.
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A Fantastical Art Gallery Masquerading as a Suburban Garage
In Arlington, Va., Margaret Bakke has made the exhibition space in her driveway a celebration of creativity.
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As His Nike Deal Stalls, Tom Sachs Apologizes for Workplace Culture
The artist’s former employees had said he made impossible demands. “We did not take the necessary time to professionalize our operations,” Sachs said. “I wish I had prioritized this a decade ago.”
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An Illustrator’s Paris Apartment That Couldn’t Be More Parisian
On a secluded cobblestone alley lined with former craftsmen’s workshops, Marin Montagut makes a home steeped in the city’s creative history.