AltWeeklies Wire
The Artist Who Stirred Up Controversy with 'All Known Metal Bands' Now Wants a Million Dollarsnew
Since the publication of All Known Metal Bands last year, Dan Nelson has been thinking more like a capitalist. He'd like to keep his artistic vocation but figure out how to get rich. Specifically, he'd like to make a million dollars.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-03-2009 |
Art
Patron Saints of East Bay Graffiti Finally Get Their Propsnew
A graffiti battle's inclusion in a literary festival says something about the current status of the medium. Now that hip-hop is the domain of pointy-headed intellectuals, it's not surprising to see graffiti follow suit.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-08-2008 |
Art
After Ten Years in Berkeley, Eric Drooker Still Dreams of New Yorknew
His drawings have a very specific time and place (Brooklyn or Manhattan, usually in the 1970s, almost always the same view), but they employ metaphors that anyone could pick up and understand. His mass-produced poster art, some of which is collected in the new postcard book, Slingshot, operates in much the same way.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
07-24-2008 |
Art
Savage Dragon is a Free Agentnew
Berkeley's Image Comics forever changed the ways comic book artists relate to the publishers.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
02-20-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
The Strange Drawings of Brian Brooksnew
The artist behind Emily the Strange attempts to exorcise his creation from his art.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Virella |
10-31-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Botero's Politics of Mediocritynew
The artist's Abu Ghraib exhibit has created a big sensation, but is it his work we're judging, or the ignominy of our leaders?
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
02-08-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Artists, Inc.new
When a family goes corporate, art consumes life.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
02-01-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Worth a Thousand Hassles?new
As amateur fotog Dave Ritter learned recently, snapping industrial shots these days can lead to trouble.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
02-01-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
What's Wrong with This Picture?new
By confronting society's greatest taboos, photographer Frank Cordelle has created something truly extraordinary.
East Bay Express |
Lauren Gard |
12-08-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Art of Darknessnew
Photographer Todd Hido made a name in the art world with his haunting images of suburbia -- now he's turned his lens toward, well, racier subjects.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
02-06-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Inmates Are Captive Audience for Artnew
Things get pretty weird for young cutting-edge muralists when their audience, and their potential funding, are products of the juvenile justice system.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
09-05-2005 |
Art
Looted Picasso Seized by Feds During Ownership Disputenew
The epic custody battle over the $10 million Picasso painting Femme en Blanc has taken an unexpected twist: The Lady in White is now under house arrest.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
11-08-2004 |
Art
