Contemporary art

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...

Betsy Podlach’s sensual paintings tap into primal feelings of love, rendered in a style that merges Renaissance classicism with abstract expressionism...

Charleston-based artist and educator Kenish Magwood discusses how a comic book format can facilitate difficult conversations about race and Black iden...

A trained ceramicist, Will Rimel combines clay and vinyl to create ‘freak show’ characters that blur the line between contemporary toy design and fine...

Created from wax and wool, Jess Self’s figurative sculptures tap into Eastern philosophy and the psychoanalytic writings of Carl Jung.

Tapping into her subconscious, California-based artist Jackie Nagel creates surreal works that act as a journey of self-discovery.

In her upcoming solo exhibition, ‘Hard Pressed,’ Kristen Liu-Wong explores 21st-century anxieties through the eyes of irked, exhausted women.