“Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm” Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY, May 1st – August 18th, 2024 As The Beatles captured the hearts of millions, founding member Paul McCartney captured it all on his Pentax camera. Traveling from the UK to New York – just as “the boys” did six decades ago…
Ahhh… nothing like the second wave of feminism to fire up the engines of the feminist art movement. The feminist art movement kicked off full throttle during the second wave of feminism in the 1960s – 1980s, sparked by the civil and gay rights movements and anti-war demonstrations. Feminist artists during this era had a…
Over 50 years since her passing, Marilyn Monroe is still a cultural icon. Famous for her red lips, seductive hips and bubbly personality, the girl born Norma-Jeane Mortensen on June 1st 1926 would grow up to become one of history’s most iconic sex symbols. Along with fellow pop culture icons John Lennon and Audrey Hepburn,…
Yoko Ono: “Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971” Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY May 17 – September 7, 2015 Yoko Ono has exhibited at the MoMA before, in an advertised “one woman show,” consisting of a plaque that informed visitors that the artist had released flies on the Museum…
Very few figures have held a tighter grip on an entire generation of pop culture devotees more readily than Boy George. The Culture Club frontman became the face of the 1980s, largely by subverting what the mainstream had come to expect from their pop stars. In an era coming off the high of disco and…
“In many ways, I’m a rock star as well as an anti-rock star.” -Kirin J. Callinan Kirin J. Callinan has rock & roll in his veins, having grown up watching his father play the stages of Australia. “I grew up with a lot of music,” he says. “Dad was a rock star in a band…
“My songwriting is inspired by things that happen. Whether they happen to me, people around me, or even things that happen around the world.” Despite only being 21, Gabrielle Aplin has had a lot of things happen for her. After gaining a substantial following on YouTube thanks to a series of unconventional acoustic covers, Aplin…
