Forty years ago, designer Yuko Shimizu created everyone’s favorite Japanese bobtail cat (or is she a British girl?!), Hello Kitty, for the Sanrio Company. Though she hasn’t aged a bit, the fabulous feline turns 40 this year. In honor of this paw-some occasion, artists from around the world are celebrating the...

Body art is the ultimate form of self-expression. We'd love to know what this person was thinking when he got inked with this classic brand logo. And so, from the "BODY ART THAT DOESN'T SUCK files, we bring you   ...

Long Beach Comic Con isn’t the big kahuna, and yet, its intimate seaside setting is an exceptional venue for attendees to show off their fabulous, freaky, and fannish good selves. Between the stitch-perfect cosplayers and the shelves of comic book back issues I found aisle after aisle of talented, intrepid artists....

New York artist Christopher Chiappa makes art that packs a visual punchline. A former protégé of the legendary Jeff Koons, Chiappa broke out on his own with sculptures, cartoons, videos, and animations that bury meaning and humor in richly layered works.  Since debuting in 1998 with his solo exhibition “It Feels...

It’s the 10th anniversary of the TV series Lost, and although the show technically ended in 2010, it has had a remarkable afterlife thanks to the work of dedicated fan artists. Back in 2004, we learned the surprisingly useful term, “wardrobe malfunction,” sang along to the hella catchy “Hey Ya,” and...