On the streets of America, protest often shows up in plain sight — emblazoned across T-shirts, scrawled onto signs, pinned to jackets as badges of resistance. But what about making that statement in jewelry? Why not let it swing boldly from your ears? I first spotted these colorful, unapologetic Fuck ICE earrings on the Instagram account of artist and designer Prince Peacock, whose work I’ve followed since Flame Con in 2019. With their wildly topical message dangling from your lobes, there’s no mistaking the intent: stand up to unlawful oppression and defend your rights — and the rights of others. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: F*ck ICE Earrings By Prince Peacock→
Raqib Shaw (b. 1974) uses the creative process to tell his personal story, raising questions around the construct of identity. The imagined setting of The Final Submission in Fire on Ice (2021), a self-portrait, combines elements of the artist’s London studio, and the landscape of his childhood home in Kashmir, India, from where he was uprooted as a teenager due to political unrest. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Raqib Shaw,The Final Submission in Fire on Ice→
If you’re in search of aesthetically-pleasing drug paraphernalia, nobody makes weed accessories that look as good on a coffee table as Flower by Edie Parker. The brand’s beloved pipes and smoking accessories truly strike a balance between stoner kitsch and functional art. Now, they’ve released a delicate and delightful pipe that’s the essence of chill: the Ice Bowl, which we saw at NY Now. Continue reading Celebrate 4/20 With Edie Parker’s Ice Bowl Pipes!→
I guess that Keebler crackers and cookies just taste scarier when they are displayed on a giant cardboard likeness of Frankenstein’s Monster. Because, Halloween.
My friend Diane (a.k.a.”Diaaahhne!”) took these fun photos of an Ice Head Sculpture sitting atop a parking meter near 5th Avenue between 96th and 97th Streets in Manhattan. I’m sure it was once malleable snow, but the consistently frigid temperatures that we have been enjoying just lately have turned it to solid ice. Kinda creepy.
