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The naked city The naked city
Beijing's artists deserve a gold for the sheer wealth of their audacity and talent.
John Krich Aug 18, 2008
A fraud's life A fraud's life
Can great art spring from a lie? Two new books about forgers raise provocative questions about the links between authenticity and genius.
By Louis Bayard Aug 14, 2008
Roman holiday Roman holiday
The Eternal City is too vast and ancient to grasp, and the harder you try, the more it slips away. So you have to dream your way into it.
By Gary Kamiya Jul 22, 2008
Big Think: Richard Meier on freedom of movement Big Think: Richard Meier on freedom of movement
The architect discusses his work, the color white and the difference between buildings and art.
Apr 7, 2008
The look books The look books
From glamour-pusses to global warming, criminal mug shots to art stars, Salon's seasonal guide to coffee-table books has something to enchant just about everyone.
Dec 14, 2007
"Proust Was a Neuroscientist" "Proust Was a Neuroscientist"
Did novelist George Eliot anticipate the ability of the brain to grow new cells? Did chef Auguste Escoffier foretell the science of the palate? Jonah Lehrer thinks so.
By Jonathon Keats Nov 20, 2007
My sister is a famous designer -- and I'm not! My sister is a famous designer -- and I'm not!
I do good work but I fear I'm mediocre, and my heart is poisoned with jealousy.
By Cary Tennis Oct 5, 2007
Don't be a morose teenager Don't be a morose teenager
Get a grip. We have passed the great test of a republic to survive the most incompetent leadership ever.
By Garrison Keillor Sep 19, 2007
I'm an interesting, talented artist but I can't take the rejection! I'm an interesting, talented artist but I can't take the rejection!
I know it's part of the game, but it's beginning to defeat me.
By Cary Tennis Aug 13, 2007
Sexual harassment in art school Sexual harassment in art school
A certain 50-ish lothario lured a student into his office and made clumsy advances. Should a complaint be lodged?
By Cary Tennis May 23, 2007
Is it too late to start a band at 45? Is it too late to start a band at 45?
I don't want to be a laughingstock, but I am a creative type!
By Cary Tennis Apr 25, 2007
King Kaufman's Sports Daily King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Snow sends the Cleveland Indians to seek shelter in Milwaukee. There's a lesson there. Plus: Really bad baseball art. And: NHL playoffs.
Apr 10, 2007
My walls are covered with my mother's paintings My walls are covered with my mother's paintings
My mom left all her artwork to me, but it's not really my aesthetic. Would I be a terrible daughter if I took them down?
By Cary Tennis Apr 5, 2007
Really bad trip ... to a museum Really bad trip ... to a museum
A teacher gets suspended for attempting to teach art history.
Rebecca Traister Oct 3, 2006
"Theft" "Theft"
A painter in dire straits, his simple brother and a ravishing femme fatale light up prizewinning author Peter Carey's masterly new art-world mystery.
By Laura Miller May 10, 2006
Mozart's muses Mozart's muses
Who were the women who most profoundly influenced the legendary composer? At the 250th anniversary of his birth, we find out.
By George Rafael Jan 9, 2006
The chronicles of yarnia The chronicles of yarnia
Woman cocoons self in red yarn for sake of humanity!
H.H. Jan 7, 2006
Secrets, lies -- and lawyers! Secrets, lies -- and lawyers!
"Daredevil" suffered for years under Frank Miller's shadow, but Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev made it one of the most engrossing comics of the last decade.
By Douglas Wolk Jan 5, 2006
The man who loved women The man who loved women
Photography collector and editor Peter Fetterman talks about the naked woman as landscape -- and why women look hotter reading Proust.
By David Bowman Dec 24, 2003
Out of the shadows Out of the shadows
Armed only with ancient film, scraps of paper, broken buildings and an irrepressible passion to create, Baghdad's artists are emerging from the long darkness of Saddam.
By Jen Banbury Dec 11, 2003
Soft shoulder Soft shoulder
"Curve" offers a curiously ambivalent look at female nudes -- from cheesecake feminist critique to women-as-sushi.
By Glen Helfand Dec 5, 2003
Black garters and riding crops Black garters and riding crops
Photographer Ellen von Unwerth talks about her new S/M fantasy book, "Revenge," in which the wicked baroness finally gets what's coming to her.
By David Bowman Jul 18, 2003
Barbie, Starbucks and freedom Barbie, Starbucks and freedom
Much of the "illegal art" in a major copyright-infringement exhibition is just plain silly. But the giant corporations that dominate our culture want to squash it anyway.
By Farhad Manjoo Jul 17, 2003
Naked vinyl Naked vinyl
Bachelor-bait record cover art of the 1950s and '60s focused on the essentials: Boobs, drinking and stag parties!
By Glen Helfand Jun 27, 2003
The end of civilization The end of civilization
The sacking of Iraq's museums is like a "lobotomy" of an entire culture, say art experts. And they warned the Pentagon repeatedly of this potential catastrophe months before the war.
By Louise Witt Apr 17, 2003
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