Pastel drawings don’t typically go viral on the internet. But this month, thousands of Twitter users were mesmerized by a courtroom artist’s sketch of Ghislaine Maxwell – the alleged sex-trafficking accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein – staring at the artist and sketching back. Twitter users were disturbed. “I thought this was […]
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Thea-Mai Baumann’s Instagram profile is an eclectic mix of pink-lipped selfies, David Bowie memes, colorful recordings of her hologram artwork, shots of skyscrapers in Shanghai and portraits of friends tinted in Valencia, Amaro and Toaster, all filters from Instagram’s early days. Baumann’s account, which operates under the handle @metaverse, features […]
On Manhattan’s Higher East Facet, Belgian artist Guillaume Bijl has designed a fortune teller’s den, decked out with glowing neon indications and embroidered floor pillows scattered throughout a plush pink carpet. The installation now on watch at Meredith Rosen Gallery is Bijl at his best: a spirited and humorous aesthetic that hints […]