The Weirdest, Funniest and Most Controversial Art of the 2016 Presidential Election

After 18 months of campaigning, Election Day is finally here. No matter which candidate you voted for, whether you abstained from voting or aren’t allowed to, it’s been grueling. Luckily artists all over the world have been making their stances known, and entertaining us in the meantime, by creating some of the most hilarious, weird, gross, and controversial political artworks seen in recent years. See …

Artist Hank Willis Thomas + Summit at Sea’s Political Art

Summit Series commissions a politically-charged photo and video site-specific experience

We are in the lead up to one of the most divisive elections in history, and once again Florida happens to be one of the most divided states. It’s there, situated around both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump rallies, one will find a mobile video and photo project by NYC-based artist Hank Willis Thomas—founder of the first ever artist run Super PAC, For Freedoms. Engaging …

The Thing Quarterly: Issue 31, Ken Kagami

A sexy bath towel, covered in images of exactly what it's meant to hide

In yet another delightful iteration of The Thing Quarterly, “Issue 31” is both playful and handy. This “issue” happens to be a “Sexy Bath Towel” by Tokyo-based artist Ken Kagami. A zine accompanies the towel, written by Kagami but featuring an intro penned by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Will Rogan (co-founder of The Thing) and Kagami are both represented by the same Tokyo gallery, …