Misunderstanding

Elaborate pencil drawings from Frank Selby explore media failures

Currently installed at Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the aptly titled "Misunderstanding" is an exhibition featuring the astonishing work of Frank Selby. The drawings on paper show scenes of societal unrest sourced mainly from press photography, the original images of which Selby has manipulated by warping, blurring and layering for enhanced effect. A skilled technician of photorealism, Selby is also …

The Boudoir Bible

Betony Vernon's guide to modern sex and seduction

Aiming to annihilate notions of taboo in the modern bedroom, Betony Vernon presents “The Boudoir Bible: The Uninhibited Sex Guide for Today” as a stimulating guide to the sexual landscape. Appropriately cloaked in pink bondage ropes, the cloth-covered tome also comes with ringing endorsements from burlesque performer Dita Von Teese and designer Philippe Starck. This mix of accolades would only be appropriate for someone like …

Best of CH 2012: Art

Our top picks from an extraordinarily prolific year of creative human skill

The contemporary art market reached a fever pitch in 2012, with record-breaking sales occurring around the world at auctions and art fairs alike. While that may have more to do with economics, we couldn’t help but notice the astounding amount of compelling art prompting us to take note this year. From photographs of the wild by Alaskan fisherman Corey Arnold to Chris Milk and Aaron …