Dec
22
Since his death in 2013, Nelson Mandela has achieved icon status. Why is his image so ubiquitous, reproduced everywhere from tourist kitsch to high art?
Jun
16
Frida hats, and packs, and slacks, oh my! Find out how Frida Kahlo used material culture to construct her identity — and how material culture has iconicized her image in return.
Sep
24
An interview with artist Edgar Arceneaux about sci fi, incongruities, serendipity, MLK, iconicity, Tupac, and Kermit. Arceneaux’s “A Book and a Medal: Disentanglement Equals Homogenous Abstractions” opened at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects earlier this month. Challenging and compelling, the show is a triple threat of musts (must-see, -feel, and -experience) all in one.
