Crime and punishment in Japan during the Edo Period included tattooing the faces & arms of criminals
An example of the various face tattoos given to criminals in Japan during the Edo Period. The art of tattooing has a very long history…
Art Archives: 04/2017
The story of illustrator Joe Shuster: From ‘Superman’ to super sleaze
The cover of ‘Nights of Horror’ (volume one) illustrated by Joe Shuster. In 1923 Joe Shuster and his family moved away from their home in…
Martian chronicles: Fantastic covers for UFO comics of the 1960s & 70s
Little green men ain’t what they used to be. We don’t need Sean Spicer to confirm that aliens have already landed and have squeezed their…
Skate decks with photos of Björk, Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth & more taken by Spike Jonze
The Björk skateboard deck from Girl. Part of a new series featuring photographs taken by Spike Jonze. Available here. So far there are five different…
Kitchy vintage dishware with images of Prince, David Bowie, Robert Smith, Lemmy, Moz & more!
A vintage plate with an image of Robert Smith of The Cure and a kitty by Miss Scarlett of Dirty Lola. Get it here. Today’s…
The master of Moorcock: The psychedelic sci-fi book covers and art of Bob Haberfield
‘The Singing Citadel’ by Michael Moorcock. Cover art by Bob Haberfield, 1970. Sci-fi author Michael Moorcock has published a dizzying array of books since getting…
Lou Reed, Steve Buscemi, and the death of the 90s: Maggie Estep’s cover of ‘Vicious’
This clip is basically the most perfect eulogy for the 90s I can ever imagine. It is not the job of the Gen X-er to…
The anti-communist, anti-capitalist satirical collages of hobo artist Ion Bârlădeanu
Romanian artist Ion Bârlădeanu was making collages for twenty years before the art world got hip to his work in 2007. Suddenly Bârlădeanu was supposed…
Everything on the Internet is a LIE (except for this)
I reckon my pal Cris Shapan is a bonafide comedy genius. If he weren’t so dagblasted funny, then I honestly doubt I would laugh so…