The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is presenting an exhibition titled In Focus: Protest, from June 29 through October 10, 2021. The exhibition features photographs taken during times of social struggle in the United States, drawing attention to … Continued

Many of the world’s top photographers share their craft via their Instagram accounts. Legends like Helmut Newton, Vincent Peters, Peter Lindbergh, and Nicolas Guerin, to name a few, reach millions of fans globally by showcasing their work on social media. … Continued

Don Herron was a gift the world at large had yet to unwrap when he died on Christmas Day, 2012. He was a multifaceted man whose many talents made him equally at home in rural historical societies or in the … Continued

In 1989, the director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. cancelled a Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition weeks before it opened, sparking an inferno of protests; the show later moved to the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, where … Continued

Singer/songwriter, poet, artist, author, Patti Smith has been trailblazing for many of her 71 years on earth. Chicago-born and New Jersey-raised, the young artist made her way to New York City in the mid-60s, where she met and fall in love … Continued

A glorious retrospective of the works of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) is currently showing at The Kunsthal Museum, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Over 200 objects are on display, focusing on what the artist called “perfection in form.” The exhibition follows Mapplethorpe’s development … Continued

One of the biggest losses of music going from LPs to digital—besides the comforting click and pop sounds of a needle on vinyl—is the shrinking size of the album cover art canvases, so often illustrated with the exquisite vision of … Continued