Interview

John Currin stirs people up. He makes pictures that look a lot like what pictures used to look like. Is he against modernism or what? And why are his paintings so damn well made?  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 06/08/09

If anyone thought that Dita Von Teese was just a passing character upon the pop culture stage, they'd be advised to take a closer look.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 06/01/09

Andrew Carroll preserves bestselling war history in a postman's mail sack.  BLOG POSTED: 05/20/09

We may not be in the south of France right now, but I am south—south of Houston St., New York. But from this south I've got my own little Cannes excitement... Bright Star  BLOG POSTED: 05/20/09

According to Berlin- and Brooklyn-based artist David Levine's calculations, struggling actors spend, on average, $1,180 each year to have headshots made and distributed.  BLOG POSTED: 05/18/09

Guy Bourdin had a reputation for musing and abusing his models. Nicolle Meyer, a frequent Bourdin sitter, tells a lighter story.  BLOG POSTED: 05/08/09

DJ Larry Tee talks Perez Hilton, REM rock star romance, and super-stardom. Strangely, he doesn't talk about his penis.  BLOG POSTED: 05/07/09

Konstantin Grcic has designed every object in the house. Even though he is one of the
premier industrial-design geniuses, he believes that expertise isn’t always the creative answer.

Whether it be an espresso machine, a bicycle, or even a laundry basket, the Munich-based designer knows that the objects we cherish most are often funny, imperfect, and, occasionally, a little ridiculous.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 04/28/09