Icelandic artist/farmer Samúel Jónsson (1884-1969) lived alone next to the nearly uninhabited valley of Selárdalur for most of his life. As someone who pretty much despises all human beings, this sounds like a dream come true. Lucky for me (if only I could afford air fare), Jónsson’s artwork is preserved...
Happy April Fools’ Day! What started as an April Fools joke in 2012 became a permanent art installation in Elberta, Alabama. Created by the artist Mark Cline, who often displays creations on April Fools’ Day like “Foamhenge”, the “Lady in the Lake” first appeared in a pond at Barber Motorsports...
Between check-ins on foursquare and posting selfies all over the internet, people now think the world revolves around them. But no one beats the narcissism of a Mr. Robbie Antonio. The 36-year-old real-estate developer has built a new house in Manila by renowned architect Rem Koolhaas. But that’s not what...
I’ve been trying to avoid the Museum of Bad Art since I started THIS BELONGS IN A MUSEUM. But considering this month is about all things scary, there’s nothing worse than bad art, especially clown paintings. I know clowns have a bad association with serial killers, but I am always...
The only painting by Vincent van Gogh in Kansas happens to be a reproduction, but also the world’s largest. It’s not the world’s largest painting, it’s just the world’s largest Vincent van Gogh. Got that? Good. If you happen to be driving down I-70 through the town of Goodland you...
I think if miniature portrait rings were to make a comeback in the 21st century, they would display portraits of the person who is wearing them. But taken from a camera phone pic of that particular attention whore posing in a mirror. Oh, yeah…and maybe throw in a few Lady...
This is all over the internet, but I had to repost because I am a bit obsessed with architecture and abandonment. An artist named Ofra Lapid, who lives and works in Tel-Aviv, wastes time on the internet like the rest of us. But she actually does something productive with her...
A city can remember its past in many ways from historic preservation and walking tours to memorial plaques and monuments. But then there’s Portland, Oregon where things are done a bit differently. Back in the day before hipster bicycles, Portlandians used to get around town on horseback. Many of the...
You’ve heard of the pop-up store and pop-up restaurant, but apparently the pop-up museum is also becoming a thing. The Museum of Feelings, located at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan’s Battery Park, is a pop-up installation devoted to sights and smells. The idea of making emotions “touchable” is not new...
I might have looked forward to eating lunch every day if my single mother, who happened to be an artist, had done this while I was growing up. But, you know, I guess she was too busy going to school, working three jobs, and shuffling me off to various babysitters...
