By Drew Grant 11/02/11 12:44pm

Celebrities

James Franco. Art. (Photo via Patrick McMullan)

James Franco and Harmony Korine Team Up To Do Something Horrible to Selena Gomez, Emma Roberts, and Vanessa Hudgens

Look, we all love Harmony Korine here. Well, not all of us, but some of us think that Julien Donkey-Boy was pretty good, all things considering. Trash Humpers we didn’t like. And we certainly aren’t fans of Mr. Korine enabling James Franco‘s artitude by making a movie starring him getting pounded on by female bikers for the Venice Biennale where the actor carved Brad Renfro into his arm. What? What.

But even if we allow Mr. Korine and Mr. Franco some leeway into their ideas on what constitutes “art,” we would appreciate it if they didn’t try to work it out using all the Disney princesses. Read More

By Adam Lindemann 6/07/11 11:26pm

Art

The inquisitive pink dress.

The Venice Biennale: New, But Not Necessarily Improved

The Venice Biennale, which opened last week and runs through November, is titled “Illuminations,” but its Swiss curator, Parkett magazine founder Bice Curiger, might as well have called it “The Phoenix.” The event has risen from the ashes of the global financial crisis and soared to new heights—such extreme heights that it is now an Read More

By W.M. Akers 9/10/10 3:45pm

Who Needs Prizes? Pair of Unknowns to Represent US at Biennale

With no Olympics in 2011, patriots wishing to cheer on America will have to be content with the thrilling international competition of the 54th Venice Biennale. Whereas the State Department has traditionally sent blue chip art-stars to bear our standard—a strategy which saw Bruce Naumann bring the golden lion home to the American Pavilion in Read More