The Artists that Defined the 1960s

The latest installment of Artsy’s decade-defining series focuses on the 1960s, the period of time in which the likes of Andy Warhol, Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, John Cage and others came to dominate the art world, meanwhile cementing New York as its epicenter. While Warhol’s bright Pop Art works caught international attention—introducing the scene to those not familiar with fine art—movements like Minimalism, Fluxus and …

Folk Majolica Bowls by Michal Bačák

Ceramic works of art by the Czech Artist

Czech illustrator Michal Bačák conceived a cross-cultural, fantastical mythology in his new collection of majolica bowls for Prague’s Křehký gallery. Launching at the Křehký Mikulov design festival this year, the collection is another collaboration between the artist and the gallery, which is known for producing items with local (and international) designers. Bačák graduated in product design at Prague Academy of Art and Design in 2010, …

CH25: Matt Kenyon

The artist using technology to comment on corporate America

Growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, artist Matt Kenyon was equally inspired by the DIY punk aesthetic ofthe Dead Kennedys Jello Biafra and his seminal quote Dont hate the mediabecome the media and Mark Pauline of Survival Research Laboratories. He talked about using technology in non-utilitarian and creative ways, wrestling it away from specific industry intent, says Kenyon, 38, of the latter. A perfect synthesis …