American Modernism at a glance always seems to be imbued with the sense of heterosexual masculinity. Think of the hearty regionalism of Thomas Hart Benton, the chaotic city scenes of a George Bellowes painting, or the angsty aggression of any … Continued

Joan Miró is one of the great modern masters. In Spain, he is a part of their modernist triumvirate, which consists of himself, Picasso, and Dalí. He is a key figure of the Surrealist movement. He influenced dozens of artists … Continued

In the 1960s, art moved on from the traditional production process. Instead of painting a canvas after an idea or urge or request, art became a series of questions and experiments, not just a finished result to take pleasure in. … Continued

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all,” wrote Oscar Wilde. We inhabit a time when human atrocity finds us before we’re ready to be found, a time when all the sex in … Continued

Modernism was a global movement with communities in dialogue and absorbing various schools of thought and practices. However, canonically speaking, European modernism has always taken center stage. As much as Picasso or Matisse or Giacometti deserve credit, it is important … Continued

The word “seedy” paints a clear picture in the mind of anyone using it to describe a place. More often than not, that place is urban and bears a strong resemblance to the drug-laced crumbles of pre-gentrification New York City … Continued

Of the 111 pieces in the Museum of Modern Art‘s newest exhibition, ITEMS: IS FASHION MODERN?, the nine below are so ingrained in our consciousness that we don’t even think of them as the game changers they once were. The white … Continued

Iconic Surrealist artist Max Ernst was French and American by blood, and born in Germany in 1891. If we were to translate that into erotic clichés, one might estimate him to be a well-read romantic with a hero complex and … Continued

What is it about a simple, white t-shirt that turns the average Joe (or Selena Gomez or Robert Pattinson) into a simmering sex object? Is it the color, bright and bleached, that looks fetching on every skin tone? Or the … Continued

Fashion photographer Collier Schorr, sets her sites on model de moment, Bella Hadid. Isa”Bella” Hadid, 20, started posing when she was 16. Within a year, the exotic beauty was named Break Out Star for model.com and last year, was named … Continued