Illustrator Donald Robertson on Great Jones Street

The Instagram-famous illustrator opens up his work to interact with passersby

In recent years illustrator Donald Robertson has made a name for himself with technicolor drawings of toothy lipstick smiles, cartoonish animals and fashion industry icons like Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld (as well as his coworkers at Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, where he’s Head of Creative Development), which he posts on Instagram in a constant and colorful stream for all to admire. Though Robertson’s social media …

“Say it Ain’t Southern”

Territorial markings and grease-pen sketches on trains make for a fascinating look at a piece of American history

by Chermelle Edwards Fascinated with train culture and its resulting, reclusive history, Will Rhoten finds himself in the American crossroads of Dallas, Texas. Here, using Instagram as a tool, Rhoten documents the often unnoticed drawings and tags found on transcontinental freights in his local train yard. Recently, Rhoten found himself so enamored with these territorial markings and grease-pen sketches that he created a limited edition …

Richard Prince: “New Portraits”

The multi-disciplined artist bends the rules of portraiture for his new Instagram-based show at NYC's Gagosian Gallery

by Charlotte Anderson It’s undeniably weird and yet somehow unsurprising to see Richard Prince’s Instagram feed plastered on gallery walls. On view at NYC’s Gagosian Gallery, Prince’s latest exhibit, “New Portraits,” is characteristically straightforward—frustratingly, cleverly straightforward. Each “portrait”—a screengrab from Prince’s Instagram—is printed on canvas. Hyper-granulated photographs line the walls complete with emoji-peppered commentary. In the same way Prince made stills from the Marlboro man …