When I hear the word crime I think of the typical types of crime such as murder, drug use or trade, and weaponry. I never really think of stealing art as a major crime. Just last year, in an article titled “After Drugs and Guns, Art Theft is the Biggest
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The growing epidemic of displaced refugees stemming from the unrest in Syria and the Middle East has resulted in millions of men, women, and children starving and homeless, waiting for a higher authority to assist them in their time of need. However, the recent actions by the Balkan countries (Macedonia,
Death row inmates from a maximum-security prison just outside of Nashville have had their art exhibited in a New York based gallery, Apexart, through their nonprofit unsolicited proposal program. The show was organized by professors at Nashville’s Watkins College of Art, Design & Film, Robin Paris and Tony Williams, whose
In the world of fashion photography, there seems to be a trend of including sexual violence. Photographs from high end companies that feature abuse towards models are becoming more and more common. For what reason, we can’t be entirely sure. This is obviously wrong, but I’d like to dive into
VACANCY is a collaborative exhibition space in Los Angeles directed and curated by Ali Edmark and Chris Adler. The space is now featuring a collection of artwork titled Open to the Public by artists Brody Albert and Kaeleen Wescoat-O’Neill that reflects the barriers and disorienting experience of finding your way
Robert Yager (aka Johnny Rotten), the lead singer of The Sex Pistols, is a freelance photographer that began documenting the lives of various gang members in Los Angeles gang scene in 1991. The most reoccurring gang in his photographs are the Playboys. In addition to his area that focuses on
Is it possible to create an entire community out of a single document? Artist Matthew Britton is currently putting this question to the test. The process is as simple as it gets. All Britton did was create a blank document on Google Docs on the twenty first of November, and
Throughout the decades, artists have attempted to capture the allusive component of creativity and originality. Most institutions of education devote countless hours and resources to ensure students are thinking in a creative manner. However, American poet and founding editor of UbuWeb, Kenneth Goldsmith, would argue that the quest for originality
During the filming of a commercial for Straight Outta Compton, the biopic focused on the seminal rap group NWA’s rise to success and acclaim in the face of adversity, Suge Knight (a successful star in the music industry) allegedly ran down in his car two of the men attached to
Recently, game developer Destructive Creations released Hatred, a shooting game with the “hook,” if not the central purpose, being the massacre of screaming, begging innocents in an environment drawn almost directly from the depraved mind of one of the ceaseless mass shooters who dominate the news. Needless to say, this