BY EMILY CATRICE / Valentine’s Day tends to be a controversial (non) holiday to say the least. Regardless of relationship status, mixed feelings fly, largely depending on one’s goodwill towards greeting card companies. Though as Cupid would have it, there’s a chunk of contemporary art history that has a little something for everyone; if you’re…
Zhang Huan is an artist from Henan, China, renowned for being one of the country’s most provocative and influential artists. He is best known for his conceptual and performance based work, but, more recently, he’s created more paintings and sculptures. What really brings his work to life is the amazing range of materials used to…
Knowing one’s way around the kitchen is one of the better life skills to acquire; eating is, after all, a pretty nice thing to do from time to time. Yet when perpetually busying oneself in the kitchen, whisking roux and basting roasts, is expected of one— not based on a personal choice to pursue the vagaries of…
This film explores death, sexual taboos and visual art. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to stomach the entire thing. I had multiple, “Is this real life?” moments. My mouth was agape for the majority of the duration — absolutely the most unforgettable documentary I’ve ever seen. I started watching the film as…