Los Grumildos: Self-Moving Sex Puppets by Ety Fefer

A bizarre yet charming NSFW exhibition of explicit automatons

Down a dark set of stairs, just off the NYC Museum of Sex‘s main lobby, a new temporary exhibition from Peruvian artist and puppet-maker Ety Fefer transports guests into otherworldliness. “Los Grumildos” succinctly blends inspiration from Lima’s old world red light district and the mythic imagination of Fefer. Her handmade automaton puppets oscillate and gyrate, in a perverse manner, as each figure represents something both …

Highlights from Frieze London 2014

A towering wooden statue from KAWS, aluminum workwear, a psychedelic kids installation and more in our look at the globally renowned art fair

The 12th edition of contemporary art fair Frieze London took place last week at the always manicured and picturesque Regent’s Park in central London. With a massive selection of galleries as well as live events and talks, visitors were treated to everything from giant emojis in the Sculpture Park to dancers acting out Adam Linder’s “Choreographic Service No. 2,” available for hire by the hour. …

Interview: Tricia MacKenzie of Inter Space Lab

Mapping neural patterns of artists to open doors toward better treatment for psychiatric disorders

Our contemporary creative world is peppered with scientific and technological influences—exhibitions that feature stylized data mapping, molecular gastronomy, Maker Faire‘s everlasting dedication to the nerdy artist—it’s truly a tradition that traces at least as far back as da Vinci. But how often do the tables turn and allow creativity to influence scientific inquiry? According to NYC-based radical neuroscientist Tricia MacKenzie, PhD, the answer to that …