Raymond Pettibon: Are Your Motives Pure?

Words and art combine to make up this bold, surf-centric exhibition

by Charlotte Anderson With characters and landscapes composed in stark ink, self-trained artist Raymond Pettibon‘s style is a melding of images and text––reminiscent of William Blake’s illustrated poems––wryly focusing in on motifs of American life, literature, comics, art, religion and pop culture. Tucson-born, now NYC-based, Pettibon is known not only as an artist, but also as the former bass player for Black Flag. His work …

The Duchamp Dictionary

An authoritative, alphabetically arranged exploration of the artist's life and work

The controversy and academic analysis surrounding the work of French-American painter Marcel Duchamp remains a focal point in art history circles. With Thomas Girst‘s new alphabetically arranged exploration of the artist—”The Duchamp Dictionary“—it has never been easier to gain insight into the man’s life and work. Coinciding with multiple global exhibitions celebrating the 100th anniversary of Duchamp’s “the readymade” (ordinary objects that he would select, …

Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders

The photographer's immersive look at '60s outlaw motorcycle culture returns to print in original form

Motorcycle culture has always held a place in American society and—thanks to iconic films like “The Wild Ones,” “Stone” and “Easy Rider”—the concept of the outlaw biker has continued to intrigue those with wayward inclinations. With one hand on the throttle and the other gripping a camera, legendary documentary photographer Danny Lyon captured the life and times of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club from 1963 …