Contemporary art

Inspired by cartoons and wordplay, San Francisco artist Brian McDonald reveals the angst and anxiety hiding behind our favorite 21st-century amusement...

Curated by Beautiful Bizarre and presented by Corey Helford Gallery, ‘Secret Longings’ features 80 international artists who reveal their deepest desi...

Featuring new work from Chen-Dao Lee, Jesús Aguado, and Sun-Mi, ‘The Power of Three’ is on display at Corey Helford Gallery in downtown LA through Apr...

Born as a twin on Halloween, Rani Young creates moody portraits that reflect the artist’s childhood interest in cozy mysteries and detective novels.

In part two of our special series on the Nepal Street Art Project, host Scott ‘Sourdough’ Power returns to chat with the exchange program’s key player...

Raised in Nigeria and now living in Arkansas, Oluwatobi Adewumi creates charcoal portraits that relay the story of his journey from one culture to ano...

New York-based artist Michael Caines joins the ranks of CatCon with a painting that celebrates the friendship between Nicolas Cage and his cat, Merlin...

Former toy designer Nathaniel Lewis explores American gun culture, government surveillance, and immigration with his provocative series ‘Little Terror...

Our editorial staff looks back on the year with a curated selection of artists, trends, and stories we loved best on NOT REAL ART this year.

In her series ‘Pattern Seeking,’ Heather Robinson combines geometric and organic shapes with pops of bright color to visualize the feeling of optimism...

Before leaping into February, we’re slowing down to revisit a few artists who contemplate existence and identity through their self-portraiture.

On view at Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery, ‘The Last Unicorn 40th Anniversary’ group show presents new work from over 70 internationally renowned...