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Vaughn Spann Explores the "Friend Zone" Half Gallery // January 28, 2021 - February 24, 2021 February 15, 2021 | in Installation We have a massive soft spot for the contagious drive of the artistic community is a feast for our eyes, heart, and mind. Currently on view at Half Gallery in NYC is Friend Zone, curated by the renowned artist Vaughn Spann, an informal celebration of that same community we speak of, presenting a selection of 40-ish original artworks by almost 40, mostly NYC-based artists working today.   "I feel like far too often, exhibitions are over contrived with heavy philo...

Wet Paint: Artist Ryder Ripps and Azealia Banks Go Public as a Couple, Artist Accused of Stealing From His Mentor, & More Art-World Gossip What Chelsea gallery poached a director from an uptown rival? Which artist shot Bella Hadid for the new Givenchy line? Read on for answers. February 12, 2021 Ryder Ripps performs at Webster Hall. (Photo by Nicky Digital/Corbis via Getty Images) // Azealia Banks performs at Electric Brixton. (Photo by Burak Cingi/Redferns) Every week, Artnet News brings you Wet Paint, a gossip column of original scoops reported and written by Nate Freeman. If you have a tip...

Share this article Eden Seifu is a contemporary artist of Ethiopian descent who specializes in figurative paintings that depict dynamic portraits of people of color set against surrealist landscapes. Her featuring POC, especially Black people, in her work is an attempt to elevate the visibility of minorities while subverting societal traditions of excluding these subjects in the canons of art-making and fine art. Seifu draws inspirations from romance novels, Russian symbolist paintings as well as illuminated manuscripts to develop her fantastical pieces. Seifu is currently the focus of a solo...

Instagram followers into her the West Village home, pointing out works by Rene Ricard, Kit Kennan. Photo courtesy Instagram. But in the season premiere, Keenan didn’t get much of a chance to talk to our Bachelor about contemporary art—or much of anything at all. After handing James a snow globe of New York to symbolize their shared hometown, Kit was interrupted by Victoria, the founder of a spray-tanning company who arrived aloft on a throne carried by four guys, tiara on head, insisting on being called “Queen Victoria.” “Excuse me princess, but the queen is here,” Victoria sa...