Mugshots A Window To Criminal's Mind
CHICAGO (Wireless Flash) -- A mugshot is worth a thousand words.{image_1373}Just ask Robert Reinard, program director...
Museum Of Bad Art Scores Big On Trash Night
BOSTON (Wireless Flash) -- One man's trash is one museum's treasure.{image_1360}The Boston-based
Art Gallery Celebrates Foot Fetishes
LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- An art gallery in Los Angeles has a fancy for feet.{image_1352}Antebellum Gallery is...
'Deep Throat' Gets Artsy Makeover
CHICAGO (Wireless Flash) -- Porn doesn't have to stay hidden under the bed anymore -- it can go right on your wall!
Artist Sells New York's Garbage
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- A whole city's trash is one artist's treasure.{image_1196} New York-based artist...
Japan Court OKs Mapplethorpe Nude Photos
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a collection of erotic photographs by the late Robert Mapplethorpe does not violate obscenity laws, a decision that should allow the sale of the book for the first time in eight years.
Prof Sent Bacteria To Artist; No Jail
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A University of Pittsburgh geneticist will pay a $500 fine but avoid prison for sending bacteria to an artist friend for an exhibition.Dr. Robert Ferrell pleaded guilty in October to a misdemeanor count of mailing an injurious article to Dr. Steven Kurtz, a...
Graphic Novel Explores The Sex Life Of Last Man On Earth
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – One day you awaken to find a mysterious plague has wiped every man from the face of the planet, except for you, and now you walk the earth seeking answers in a ravaged, outlaw society populated entirely by women – housewives, politicians, gunslingers, lesbians,...
Etch A Sketch Artist Draws Controversy
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Some toys are synonymous with a good, wholesome American childhood: Silly Putty, the Slinky, and, of course, everyone’s favorite juvenile drawing device, the Etch A Sketch.
Judge: Jewish Man's Estate Owns Artwork
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A painting held by a German baroness rightfully belongs to the estate of a late Jewish art dealer who was forced by Nazi authorities to auction it off, a federal judge ruled.
Chicago Museum Says The Faun Is A Fake
CHICAGO (AP) -- A half-man, half-goat ceramic figure supposedly sculpted by 19th century French artist Paul Gauguin has delighted aficionados visiting the Art Institute of Chicago for a decade, but now the museum says "The Faun" is a fake."No one could think of any other...
N.Y. Artist Keeps Rogue Taxidermy Alive And Kicking
NEW YORK (TNA) – “Treat that box of dead fish like a lady.”Words of wisdom – and caution – from Nate Hill, artist and rogue taxidermist, to any who might follow in his morbidly creative path.
Judge Rules On What Makes A Poem
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that compiling Dorothy Parker's poems was a far less original act than writing them.
Chocolate Jesus Sculpture Returns To NYC
NEW YORK (AP) -- "My Sweet Lord," an anatomically correct milk chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ that infuriated Catholics before its April unveiling was canceled, returns Oct. 27 to a Chelsea art gallery, its creator said Tuesday.
Artist Honors 9/11 Victims With Lots Of Booty
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. (TNA) – Everyone has their own way of remembering the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and one artist prefers to honor the victims with booty – lots of it.For the last six years, Steve Maloney has been commenting on life in the post-9/11 world through a series...
Hollywood Artist Bashes Britney Spears
HOLLYWOOD (TNA) – Britney Spears may be trying to make a comeback, but that’s not stopping one young Hollywood artist from bashing her mothering skills in his latest piece of work.Ryan Crotty, 25, also known as "Dirty Agenda," recently created an art installation he...
John Leguizamo Never Turns Down A Soldier’s Meal
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – Not only are American servicemen willing to defend their fellow citizens, they’re willing to cook for them as well.That’s what actor John Leguizamo discovered while doing research for the Spike TV mini-series, “The Kill...
Artist Cuts Up Baseball Cards, Turns Them Into Art
SAN DIEGO (TNA) -- Some people consider baseball cards an investment but San Diego artist LaVern Brock prefers to see them as paintings.Brock has found a way to combine his love of baseball cards with his love for art by turning old cards into brand new photo collages.For instance,...
Toronto Artist Makes 1000 'Veddy Nice' Paintings Of Borat
TORONTO (TNA) – One Toronto artist may be spending too much time looking at Sacha Baron Cohen.Oli Goldsmith has spent the last few months on a mission: Attempting to do 1000 separate portraits of Cohen’s Kazhaksthani character Borat.The paintings, which Goldsmith sells...
How Do You Behave Around A 6-foot Phallus?
NEW YORK (TNA) -- One of the great unanswered questions of our time is whether it’s socially acceptable for a guy to get aroused when checking out erotica in an art gallery.After all, wouldn’t a raging hard-on be the ultimate artist compliment?For that matter, what kind...
L.A. Artist Arouses Interest In Stained Glass Pornography
LOS ANGELES (TNA) -- Stained glass normally invokes images of church windows and holy scenes -- not penises and scenes of masturbation.But one Los Angeles artist hopes his risqué artwork inspires folks to take another look at the art form. A dirtier look.Juan Martin del...
Art Show Features 'Golden Gals Gone Wild'
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (TNA) – In an era where beauty is defined by youth, one art show seeks to prove that seniors can be just as sexy: it’s featuring the familiar characters from the television series "The Golden Girls" in various states of undress.The "Golden Gals...
Yummy, Yummy Gummi: California Sculptor’s Work Hits Sweet Spot With Curators And Spectators
LOS ANGELES (TNA) -- Great art is meant to last forever, so why not make a chandelier out of Gummi Bears? It’s not as crazy as it sounds. Los Angeles-based artist Yanan "Yaya" Chou, 32, used 30 pounds of them to make such a thing in 2005, and apparently, it’s still...
