Another pesky contemporary artist, another arrest.

After six months surveying workers, Alaskan-born Zefrey Throwell, conducted a five minute performance piece outside The New York Stock Exchange, which he claims was a social critique of Wall Street.

The performance entitled Ocularpation, involved a horde of 50 volunteers, most disguised as well-dressed day-trippers, acting out the motions of people on the daily grind.

In an effort to bring the “transparency” of... read more

Self Portraits is the next installment of China Heights goodness, opening this Friday night. Curated by Paul Davies, this exhibition will be one of the best artist line ups China Heights has seen in some time. Expect great works from Ben Ali Ong, Joe Allen Shea, Sam Ash, Brett Chan, Paul Davies, Louisa Dawson, Ben Dos Remedios, Mark Drew, Rick Foster, Alan Jones, Simon Lovelace, Scott Lowie, Kyle Montgomery, Chris Phillips, Andrew Quilty, Lexie Reeves, Marty Routledge, Morgan Shimeld, Tim Summerton,... read more

In 2009, Mark Gonzales revisited his project the ‘Circle Board’ – a sequence of nine skateboards joined end to end to form a complete loop. Benjamin Deberdt photographed Mark riding his creation before dawn in front of the Eiffel Tower producing enigmatic black and white prints. These photographs were then shipped to New York City and drawn directly upon by Mark in his idiosyncratic style. His familiar poetry and characters can be seen, as well as new themes inspired by the photos... read more

This month, Sydney’s MART Gallery is presenting a selection of works from the English Gentleman’s collection of local and international live music moments.

Originally from London, the English Gentleman first trekked to Sydney in 2007 to pursue a graphic design career. Three years ago, the UK native decided to step out from behind his desk at the world-renowned Landor Associates design firm to explore one his favourite pastimes, photography; a bright move considering it led to a subsequent... read more

Nothing says ‘independence’ like this dramatically hazy Independence Day image.

Fine Art photographer Mike Sinclair is selling the print online now through 20×200, titled Fourth of July #2, Independence, Missouri.

Whether or not you’re into celebrating the USA’s historic day, this is one picture that will sit pretty no matter what time... read more

Fresh off hosting the eclectic Vivid Festival last month, the Sydney Opera House will soon host another creative festival; the Graphic festival, to be held in August.

Running over the weekend of August 20-21, Graphic will twenty-one events of graphic storytelling, animation and music, including more than a few exciting exclusives and Australian premieres.

Underground comic artist Robert Crumb will make his first Australian appearances, in conversation with Gary Groth of Fantagraphics.

Celebrated... read more

Nudes in artwork are nothing new, but Cecelia Webber‘s approach is certainly imaginative.

The LA based artist makes floral artworks using photoshopped images of naked bodies, arranged to look from a far like images of precious flowers and brightly coloured butterflies.

Artworks of note include a rose composed of contorted figures dyed red and green, bright yellow dandelions made using the same image of a girl repeated a thousand... read more

Recently, Architectural Digest paid a visit to the home of our favourite fashion icon, Iris Apfel.

Iris is an incredible person, who has worked on a large number of major jobs during her time as an interior designer, including design projects for the Whitehouse under American presidents like Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, Reagan, and Clinton.

At the age of ninety, Apfel is still a must-have at events and parties—adding a dash of colour to even the... read more

Designed by Fernanda Marques, an original and organic designer residence aptly named Loft 24/7, a spanning bungalow that showcases the best of nature.

Daylight is invited into the space at every opportunity, walls and concealment are minimised, even eliminated at times, and the natural materials, used in their rough state, create uniqueness, individuality and transparency.

In a stunning combination of rough stone walls, limestone floors, wood, glass and steel, boundaries are blurred... read more

ATOPOS Contemporary Visual Culture is currently putting on a great exhibition called ‘ARRRGH! Monsters in Fashion’ at the Benaki Museum in Athens.

Curated by Vassilis Zidianakis, it’s all about bold monstrous characters designed by some of the fashion and art world’s luminaries. The aim is to “re-invent the human body” and “redefine the relationship between body and costume.”

Contributing artists and designers include the fashion and... read more