MINOR AT HEART
Behind the hip hop flyers of the 1970s: Art Deco, comics, and more
At JSTOR Daily, a look at how Art Deco influenced the young graffiti artists and graphic designers of New York and their flyers for pivotal proto-hip hop parties in ‘70s-era Bronx
One of the last bastions of wordless storytelling
The New Yorker’s art editor Françoise Mouly discusses Adrian Tomine and other contributors.
Vibrant as a rainbow
At The Los Angeles Times, Lyra Kilston wrote about midcentury Southern California designer Gere Kavanaugh.
Among them too were women
Unlike their male contemporaries, the women of The New York School don't have anything even remotely resembling a starring role in helping define the Abstract Expressionist movement.
Drawn greatness in Murray Hill
I caught "Drawn to Greatness: Master Drawings from the Thaw Collection" last weekend and can confirm the existence of what the New Yorker calls a "hit parade" of extraordinary drawings on paper.
A great big space
Summer Pierre's comics partner well with her textured realist drawings in the September 2017 installment of Paper Pencil Life.
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Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Get in touch.