In 2011 sales in the Global Art Market reached 64.1 billion dollars, a mere 1.7 billion off from its record high in 2007. In a market as powerful and valuable as the art market there are bound to be people doing anything they can to get their piece of the
We’re having a period party! No, we are not celebrating getting our period for the first time, but we are celebrating the incredible nature of the female body. Often women are looked down upon for having periods but it is not something we can control; we were designed this way.
From 1955 to 1975, South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam, was a state governing the southern half of Vietnam. After World War II, the Viet Minh, led by Ho Chi Minh, proclaimed the establishment of Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Hanoi. In response to the rise of power of
The frustration and disappointment with the Chinese government can be seen in many of Ai Weiwei’s conceptual forms of art. The government at this time is full of corrupt leaders and desperate people in need of political reform, including democratic rights to freedom. In response to the corruption, Weiwei combated
On the morning of August 7, 1974, French high-wire artist Philippe Petit balanced across a wire that was a quarter mile above the ground between the roofs of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Not only was this a dangerous and risky performance, but it was also highly
Art is often used as a sign of protests and some of the best protests are the simplest. One of those very protests is occurring in Paris right now. The protest is for the United Nation’s Paris Climate Summit and the art is 20,000 shoes. This United Nation’s Climate Summit
The recent Syrian refugee crisis has become such a controversial topic of discussion that it has paved its way into the pop culture scene, as evidenced by the newest music video released by M.I.A. In this video for her song “Borders,” M.I.A. references the current refugee crisis and the global
Earlier this year, an artist decided to send a strong message to cops through art. A large graffiti painting with the words that stated, “ALL COPS ARE BASTARDS” in large bubble letters were written on a wall overlooking the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles. The painting received multiple reactions from
Chicago, Illinois holds the Cloud Gate, or as we most commonly refer to it as The Bean. This bean shape mirror, created by Anish Kapoor, is located in the center of Millennium Park and is a popular tourist attraction. On the other side of the world in Karamay, China, holds
What counts as fair use versus copying? What is that line that dictates when it is no longer being inspired and just being a copy? Artist Jason Levesque explains what he thinks are those fine lines when what an artist is doing is no longer appropriation; he also explains when