It Is Right To Draw Their Fur: Animal Renderings

Dave Eggers' clever new book of drawings

Dave Eggers, author and founder of the indie publishing house McSweeney’s recently unveiled yet another creative talent: the knack for drawing. His oversized “It Is Right to Draw Their Fur: Animal Renderings” arrives in McSweeney’s book release club members’ mailboxes this week and his first collection of drawings. Packaged in a delightful cardboard portfolio, it consists of 26 posters on heavy and regular stock in …

People’s Biennial

A grassroots art campaign takes an exhibit of hidden America on the road

In an effort to highlight artists from five U.S. cities not typically considered artistic hotbeds, the People’s Biennial features the work of 36 artists from Portland, OR; Rapid City, SD; Winston-Salem, NC; Scottsdale, AZ and Haverford, PA. Presented by non-profit organization Independent Curators International and curated by Harrell Fletcher (of Learning to Love You More fame) and Jens Hoffmann, the traveling exhibition unites overlooked and …

Victore or, Who Died and Made You Boss?

Alluring imagery and bold statements in a new book on graphic design's maverick leader James Victore

Most with the motto “badass” end up rock stars, porn stars or thrill-seeking rebels. The particular charm of graphic designer James Victore is that he’s all of these things; with his repertoire of heartfelt slogans and self-taught illustrations, he has succeeded in changing the way the world views commercial art and even better—the way people view the world. As described by Michael Beirut in the …