Nina Bentley’s Assemblage Sculptures

Found object and 3D art at the debut of Westport's Worrell Smith Gallery

For its grand opening at the end of May 2014, Westport, Connecticut’s newest art hub, the Worrell Smith Gallery housed an exhibition of local creatives, appropriately named “Home.” It was there that we discovered the marvelous world of Nina Bentley. The artist contributed eight pieces to the group show, and each “diorama,” which she refers to as “three dimensional assemblage sculptures,” carried as much charm …

The Life of Ultra Violet

Revisiting the studio of the esteemed, eccentric and truly inspirational artist and muse

Earlier this year we had the opportunity to enter the world of artist Ultra Violet, born Isabelle Collin Dufresne. The French-born, NYC-based iconoclast passed away this weekend after an illustrious career that involved inspiring cultural and artistic movements as well as contributing to them. Dufresne met Salvador Dalí in 1954 and, while beginning as his student, quickly became his muse. Dalí introduced her to Andy …

Hunter S. Thompson’s “The Curse of Lono” Reissued

Thompson's most eccentric book is back in print with pages of characteristic Ralph Steadman illustrations

After nearly a decade out of print, Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman’s “The Curse of Lono” is again back on the shelves. Originally published in 1983 and heralded as the devilish duo’s most eccentric piece of work, the book follows the two—alongside a cast of equally unsightly characters—through Hawaii for the 1980 Honolulu Marathon. What was meant to be “a good chance for a …