INTERVIEWS
Sunflower Bean Unpack Mortal Primetime Track by Track
The trio is back with a collection of 10 new songs that explore love, pain, trauma, and healing. Sunflower Bean Unpack New Album Mortal Primetime Track by Track: Exclusive Karan Singh
Superheaven Dissect New Self-Titled Album Track by Track
The heavy grunge four-piece return with their first LP since reuniting in 2022. Superheaven Dissect New Self-Titled Album Track by Track: Exclusive Karan Singh
Billy Idol on John Lydon’s Sex Pistols Insults: “Of Course John’s Gonna Be Pissed”
Idol reacts to Lydon describing the Sex Pistols touring with singers other than him as nothing more than "karaoke." Billy Idol on John Lydon’s Sex Pistols Insults: “Of Course John’s Gonna Be Pissed” Spencer Kaufman
Hypeart Visits: Jon Rafman Constructs a New Canon for the Post-Truth Generation
You’ll find a bit of everything at a Jon Rafman opening – the usual art suspects, fashion heads, music lovers, film connoisseurs and, more recently, the crypto crowd. It’s a group that reflects his own desire to go beyond art world esotericism and break into the broader cultural bloodstream.Rafman is one of the most revered voices of Post-Internet art. Born in Montreal and raised by its indie scene, he's best known for exploring the grotesque, absurd and strangely beautiful corners of digital life. For his latest solo exhibition, Proof of Concept, now at Sprüth Magers in Los Angeles through May 3, the Canadian artist conjures an AI-assisted, hallucinatory hellscape, paying homage to the media cultures that shaped him.Anchoring the show is Main Stream Media Network (MSM), a fictional broadc...
Through the Lens: Joshua Gordon
Joshua Gordon works on instinct, refusing to be confined by a single medium. Whether through photography, writing, film or the occasional act of graffiti, his work thrives on immersion—throwing himself into subcultures, high-risk environments and frontal encounters with quite the interesting subjects. Currently based in London, though rarely stationary, he calls a 120-year-old pirate ship home. At the moment, he’s answering these questions from a nondescript hotel in Brussels, an unintended stop on his ongoing trips.Gordon’s career has taken him deep into Tokyo’s underground, into the woods of Sweden with Yung Lean, a dance sesh with Corville Cuffy for Vegyn’s “It’s Nice To Be Alive” video and face-to-face with cult film director Takashi Miike in an infamous Tokyo strip club. His process i...
Curator Alejo Benedetti on the Cultural Force of KAWS
From the rooftops of Jersey City and ancient Indonesian temples, to the literal edges of the stratosphere, KAWS is no stranger to art in unexpected places. The Brooklyn-based artist, known for his cartoonish XX-eyed characters, first made waves in the ‘90s graffiti scene and has since become a defining force in contemporary art and beyond, braiding elements of music and fashion into his extensive visual universe.For FAMILY, the artist’s latest exhibition at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, his crew of cartoonish characters have arrived in the lesser-known art hub of Bentonville, Arkansas. Originally staged at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO,) the show brings together a sweeping collection of paintings, sculptures, installations, collaborations and more, offering an kaleidoscopic...
BMW Is Celebrating 50 Years of Art Cars at Art Basel Hong Kong
2025 is a big milestone year for BMW. Since starting its iconic BWM Art Car program five decades ago, the series has provided artists with a fascination by automobiles a perfect playground to combine art and design with motorsport and engineering. In celebration of 50 years, the BMW Art Cars will be taking a world tour, first kicking off in Europe on March 20 before coming to Asia. Part of the presentation will see the BMW Art Cars created by Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney and Jeff Koons will be on display at the Museum of Applied Arts and the SPARK Art Fair in Vienna for the BMW Group Niederlassung Wien event "(R)Evolution of Art." The latest and 20th BMW Art Car – the BMW M Hybrid V8 by renowned American painter Julie Mehretu – will be displayed at Art ...
Danny McBride Thought It Was “Logical” to Start The Righteous Gemstones’s Final Season in the Past
The creator/star says the Civil War-set episode offered "a rich world to give a peek into." Danny McBride Thought It Was “Logical” to Start The Righteous Gemstones’s Final Season in the Past Liz Shannon Miller
Fan Chant: HEYOON Takes the Solo Spotlight with “ASAP”
This week's column features a check-in with the multi-talented HEYOON. Fan Chant: HEYOON Takes the Solo Spotlight with “ASAP” Mary Siroky
How the Squid Game Dubbing Team Translates Terror
The art and craft of the process, explained by the English-language cast of the Netflix hit. How the Squid Game Dubbing Team Translates Terror Liz Shannon Miller
Edward Norton on Pete Seeger’s “Deceptive” Talents and How a Moment Becomes a Movement
Making A Complete Unknown had plenty of challenges, the three-time Oscar nominee explains. Edward Norton on Pete Seeger’s “Deceptive” Talents and How a Moment Becomes a Movement Liz Shannon Miller
What We Do In the Shadows: Behind the Scenes of that Epic Warriors Homage
The episode's surprise cameo had guest star Doug Jones fighting the giggles on set. What We Do In the Shadows: Behind the Scenes of that Epic Warriors Homage Liz Shannon Miller
