Dominic Owen’s Z-Boys

Cardboard skateboards by the London-based illustrator celebrate a legendary crew of Southern Californian misfits

Home to many of our favorite drawers, London seems to be boiling over with talented illustrators as of late. The most recent to catch our eye is the young and restless Dominic Owen. His character-driven illustrations take on a life of their own with little more than minimal details and primary colors, a feat not easy to achieve. While perusing his recently updated site we …

BAMart Silent Auction with Paddle8

Two art world heavyweights collaborate to rethink the online auction

After nine years of hosting the BAMart Silent Auction, BAM has decided to team up with Paddle8 for the second time in a bidding session that innovates on the notion of an online auction. Arguably the internet’s most forward-thinking auction house, Paddle8 is consistently impressive—and their collaboration with BAM is no exception. Boasting big-name artists from José Parlá to Daniel Arsham, the event maintains prestige …

Russia at Art Paris Art Fair 2013

Charming robotic installations and other funny machineries from this year's guest of honor

Russia was the guest of honor at this year’s edition of Art Paris Art Fair, and thanks to the combination of a dozen Russian galleries in attendance, as well as numerous galleries from all over the world representing over 90 artists from the Eastern European nation, we discovered their distinct artistic take on humor, irony and utopia. Here are a few of the contemporary artists …