Last Thursday night, at the Rare Gallery in Chelsea, artist Nic*Rad threw a party for his latest exhibit "PeopleMatter." The exhibit is a collection of portraits of people in the world of media. Inside, Nic's thoughts on the project.
The first "hot topic" of the day was Pablo Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust," which recently sold for a whopping 106.5 million dollars. Due to network standards, it can't be shown on-air extensively because it features a woman's breast.
An installation by artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot features a walk through aviary furnished with guitars and other musical instruments. The flock of Zebra Finches which inhabit the space create a Hendrix-esq soundscape simply by landing on the strings.
Roger Ebert once claimed that video games "can never be art." This video is a rebuttal from the Italian Association for Interactive Multimedia. Yah burnt, Ebert.
Watching this will either make you want to get your lazy ass to the nearest museum, or theoretically fulfill your monthly quota for culture in two minutes—it all depends on the type of person you are.
Banksy is probably the most famous graffiti artist this side of the Basquiat 80's and, guess what? He's making a movie! Here's a five minute extended clip of Exit Through The Gift Shop.
They came on foot, by bicycle and skateboard. They filled the Soho streets like a dirty flood. Traffic was blocked and the Fire Department was called. It was an art opening for pictures of naked people and everyone was there.
