Art & Design
The essence and aesthetics of visual expression from museum walls to bathroom walls.
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Happy Birthday, ‘Mad Man’ George Lois
Long before performative provocation became de rigueur for many media makers, ad man George Lois was drowning Andy Warhol in a can of Campbell’s soup. The so-called “original” Mad Man, Lois had a side hustle creating covers for Esquire magazine…
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The Accidental Conceptual Artist
Career Goals, Readings/Workshops, and where to hang your damn Chat Noir It’s Spring, which means it’s time for the first of my biannual identity crises. With every industry I’ve ever worked in undergoing massive disruption (sure to be followed by…
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The Art of Disappearance
Welcome to Cold War II Sonoma State University just axed art history, philosophy, theater, and more—another victory for spreadsheets over soul. Meanwhile, I’ve been thinking about a different kind of disappearance: the creeping sense that we’re surrounded by pod people.…
