The evolution of Sam Grant’s art has gone through mutations searching to settle on a well-fitted aesthetic. Some of his earlier output involved a man nailed to the cross of a satellite dreaming of space, F.E.A.R. (False Evidence Appearing Real) made a wrist doubt its pulse while a woman turned her back to a pathetic mushroom cloud. After years of producing paintings, illustrations, and collages, he started making zines. They were attempts at using story to evoke absurdity, humor, and …
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Rapper, singer, mother, artist and controversial figure M.I.A had a show in New York last night and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was the opening act and “Epic guest speaker” via Skype. Assange is still living out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He’s hosting “The World Tomorrow,” a TV show that M.I.A produced the opening music for. Her album, Matangi, out November 5th. More to the point, here’s a hypnotic video portrait of said rapper by Erik Sanchez. M.I.A’s “Bad Girls” never …
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