In the heart of New York City’s vibrant Lower East Side, Freeman Alley has once again served as a canvas for the prolific street artist Phetus. This latest mural, first spotted by me on a Sunday morning in mid-October, bursts with a riot of color and quirky charm, showcasing rows of tightly stacked faces. Each one is an exaggerated, monster-like character — signature Phetusstyle —wildly expressive and almost cartoonish in their otherworldly features.
Behold: the Jennifer Coolidge full-length mirror — where self-reflection meets Stifler’s Mom chic. Encircled by a constellation of Coolidge’s iconic expression, this masterpiece of design invites you to ask the real question: “Do I look fierce, or am I just vibing with White Lotus energy?” Spotted in a charity shop in Shoreditch, London, it would be the perfect dressing room accessory for anyone who wants to channel glamor, comedy, and chaotic fabulousness all at once. Shine on, you hot dog-loving diamond.
Artist Giulia Cenci (born 1988, Corona, Italy) creates elaborate installations that invite viewers to question their relationship with nature. Her work features animals, plants, and human appendages cast from melted-down scrap metal, reusing found objects, agricultural tools, old machinery, and car parts. These disparate elements are then hung, suspended, or pieced together, morphing into a wild habitat, void of hierarchy. Continue reading Giulia Cenci’s Secondary Forest on the High Line→
Happy Thanksgiving, Dear Readers! I hope you have some kind of delicious feast planned for today which may or may not be preceded by a Cheese Plate! The one pictured here is by ceramic artist Lauren Cohen. This work was part of Lauren’s hilarious, immersive installation Brian’s Estate Sale at this year’s Spring Break Art Show. See more of her woks from that show at This Link! Bon Appetite!
If you’ve seen the 1987 horror movie Hellraiser, you probably remember the Butterball Cenobite: one of the minor demon characters charged with dragging people to Hell. If you can’t conjure an image of his likeness from memory, he looked like this: Please Click Me. To me, the wildly surreal portraits comprising Christian Rex Van Minnen’s recent exhibit, Coniuncto look like they could be Butterball’s contemporary relatives, albeit with tattoos and jewel-toned gummy candies hovering over their mutant visages. At the very least, this series of paintings encourages wildly imaginative extrapolation, and that’s what good art is all about! Continue reading Coniuncto By Christian Rex Van Minnen→
