In February, Gen X darlings Pavement headlined for a crowd of craft beer drinkers that spilled across a muddy lawn outside one of the most influential art museums in the world. Earlier, the thumping bass of sex-positive electro-punk icon Peaches drew the scene away from experimental dance shows and an installation wall of anatomically accurate … Read more
Nailed it! For as long as we’ve had minds to dream and bodies to adorn we’ve found ways to decorate them. Manicures and nail design in general are a bit of a cross cultural phenomenon; ancient Egyptians gilded their claws and Indian women began dying the tips of their fingers with henna as early as … Read more
Nailed it! For as long as we’ve had minds to dream and bodies to adorn we’ve found ways to decorate them. Manicures and nail design in general are a bit of a cross cultural phenomenon; ancient Egyptians gilded their claws and Indian women began dying the tips of their fingers with henna as early as … Read more
Famed ink artist Don Ed Hardy espoused, “A tattoo is an affirmation: that this body is yours to have and to enjoy while you’re here. Nobody else can control what you do with it.” Here, here Ed. For as long as humans have had bodies we’ve found ways to affirm ourselves through them. In Ancient … Read more
This woman’s boyfriend is a human coloring book. Maggie Moodie broke out her Sharpies and opted to spend hours upon hours filling in partner Scoobie Sousa’s tattoos. Despite the 22-year-old dropping about $125,000 on his ink and spending more than 500 hours at the tattoo parlor, his body still needed some color. Moodie, 24, put … Read more
It’s the true art of the steal — child support edition. Hunter Biden, 53 has settled his ongoing child custody dispute with baby mama Lunden Roberts by striking a rather strange compromise. The beleaguered First Son will not give his love-child Navy Roberts, his last name – as requested by Lunden. But the amateur artist will … Read more
A handbag that is so small it requires a microscope to be seen sold for over $63,000 at an auction on Wednesday. The Louis Vuitton-inspired neon-green miniature purse was created by Brooklyn-based art collective MSCHF and is “smaller than a grain of sea salt and narrow enough to pass through the eye of a needle,” … Read more
A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for $108.4 million, making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe. “Dame mit Fächer” — Lady with a Fan — sold to a buyer in the room at Sotheby’s in London after a 10-minute bidding war for a hammer price of 74 million … Read more
This Poo-caso specializes in turning crap into gold. Calling someone’s art crappy may seem like a value judgment. However, German artist Werner Härtl, 45, specializes in creating elaborate paintings out of cow dung — which he proudly showcases for fans like a veritable da Vinci of doo-doo. “I just use cow manure to create my … Read more
She showcased eyeballs of steel. A Brazilian TikTok influencer both revulsed and impressed viewers after mastering the art of sneezing with her eyes open — and not causing her peepers to pop out. A video of her display of ocular fortitude has amassed over 49 million eyeballs online. “Now I know why when I’m driving … Read more
It’s Anna Wintour’s world and we’re all just living in it. The second annual Vogue World is hopping the pond to Great Britain and is slated to launch London fashion week this fall. Wintour, Vogue’s editor-in-chief and Conde Nast’s chief content officer, is hoping the show will take over “in the way the Met Gala … Read more
The art world is up in arms, from collectors to curators – donors to docents. They are all furious about a host of major museums selling works by some of America’s best-loved artists. And one of the most contentious of these sell-offs is happening this week at the venerable Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan. … Read more
Forget Mona Lisa’s smile. What about her bridge? The Mona Lisa is one of the world’s most famous paintings and has spawned many mysteries and theories, including the woman’s identity. But one historian said he has settled one debate about the painting that hangs in the Louvre: the location of the bridge behind the beguiling … Read more
Michelangelo secretly painted himself onto the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, a scholar of Italian art has sensationally claimed. Adriano Marinazzo, a curator of special projects at William & Mary college’s Muscarelle Museum of Art, believes the Renaissance artist depicted himself as God in “The Creation of Adam” — the famous fresco painting that adorns … Read more
National Gardening Day is celebrated on April 14, nearing the end of Aries season and blooming directly after the spring equinox. The original flower children were the Natufians, our hunter-gatherer forbearers who began burying their dead on flower beds some 14,000 years ago. Since then flowers have grown (get it?) beyond their funerary function and … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Art Garfunkel has been playing live music since 1956. 67 years later, the 81-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is still going strong. In April and … Read more
Fans of “The Simpsons” have once again noticed that the longtime cartoon series seemingly predicted real-life events years before they happened. This time, involving Michelangelo’s David. A principal at a charter school in Tallahassee, Florida, resigned last week after parents complained about a Renaissance art lesson involving Michelangelo’s iconic, unclothed David statue — with one parent … Read more
Rebecca thought she deserved ‘parent of the year‘ after the educational trip she took her daughter on recently. “A couple of weeks ago, we took Elsa to the museums in Cambridge,” the UK mum explained on the Family Lowdown Tips & Ideas Facebook page. “She is doing about Romans at school so we visited The Museum … Read more
A recent competition has sought to determine who is superior in the realm of — man or machine — and for now, at least, it’s good news for humans. Announcing a winner on Friday, the competition invited both photographers and artificial intelligence (AI) creators to submit their best works, with a prize of $1000 at stake, run … Read more
“Quantum Leap” co-star Caitlin Bassett is tackling her first acting role after spending seven years in the military. Call it a case of art imitating life. “Martin [Gero] the showrunner and [director] Helen [Shaver] the saw my [audition] tape before they found out about my background,” Bassett, 32, told The Post. “Helen, in particular was apparently very … Read more