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June 18, 2013 Kyle Chayka

While it’s not news that Facebook cannot seem to handle even the slightest bit of tasteful nudity — THANKS, FACEBOOK! — the ever ubiquitous terms of service agreements and certain sacrifices in privacy we must make in order to use social networks are nevertheless a frustrating detail to put up with, especially for an artist. Earlier this afternoon […]

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June 17, 2013 Andy Cush

Vine, still the most interesting art-making mobile app this side of Glitché, has yet to see any serious competition in the video-sharing space. (Snapchat rolled out video recently, but its private, ephemeral nature makes it a different beast entirely). But that’s about to change. According to a report from TechCrunch, Instagram will debut Vine-like video sharing features […]

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April 18, 2013 Kyle Chayka

Starting tomorrow, Brooklyn based artist and Twitter extraordinaire, Man Bartlett will be taking over both the Brooklyn Museum‘s Twitter and Instagram feeds during the Brooklyn Artist’s Ball. This years event celebrates Brooklyn artists and the borough’s ever changing, thriving, creative community. During the event and its concurrent auction Man will be working with Barry Hoggard on the project asking what […]

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March 6, 2013 Samer Kalaf

Graphic designer David Schwen has been posting works from his Pantone Pairings project on Instagram, and they are so nice to look at. Schwen has creatively combined Pantone swatches with two foods that go together: Chicken and waffles, spaghetti and meatballs, peanut butter and jelly, and so on. Appetizing art: Double win. The series has […]

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March 5, 2013 Eugene Reznik

When he’s not leading the arrest of teenage “laser hooligans,” or dismissing frequent accusations of “rampant human rights abuses and runaway corruption,” Ramzan Kadyrov, hard-partying leader of the war-torn Chechen republic, can be found snapping selfies. The 36-year-old dictator has recently amassed over 50,000 followers on Instagram and posts several photos a day. It’s not […]

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January 29, 2013 Samer Kalaf

After making in the news in a bad way with a donnybrook involving Frank Ocean, Chris Brown took to his art in order to cool off some nerves. He put a picture of his work on Instagram with the caption, “Painting the way I feel today. Focus on what matters!” So, he feels persecuted like […]

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