Art + Design

A sketch of “Rat,” “Mole” and “Mr. Toad” from the classic children’s book The Wind in the Willows has sold for £37,000 at auction. Hand drawn by illustrator Ernest Shepard when he was 90 years old, the sketch was won by a London dealer after a fierce battle in the auction room. [...]

Tattooist Miya Bailey is taking his art form and the stigma attached to blacks who practice it to task with his film Color Outside the Lines. [...]

A painting created with human blood, some of which belonged to late singer Amy Winehouse, sold for £35,000 (approx. $56,000) Friday at an auction organized by rocker Pete Doherty. The selling price is far less than what the painting was anticipated to fetch. [...]

Yes, you read that headline correctly. Rocker Pete Doherty is selling a portrait painted with his own blood and the blood of late singer Amy Winehouse at an auction later this week. It is expected to fetch at least £80,000 (approx. $129,000). [...]

In tribute of Beastie Boys emcee, Adam “MCA” Yauch, who tragically passed away on Friday following a three year battle with cancer, famous photographer Terry Richardson liberated a selection of old photos of the Beastie Boys on his blog. The shots were taken on Greenwich Street, New York City and picture Mike “Mike D” Diamond, [...]

On Wednesday, Edvard Munch’s The Scream sold for a staggering $119.9m (£74m). It was one of only four versions of the piece in existence, which many regard as the best painting overall. It is also the only one to have the original frame that was hand painted by the artist and has a poem inscribed, [...]

Rap collective Odd Future are closely associated with the skate boarding scene, and are capitalising on their merchandise with new skate deck designs for their loyal fans to get their hands on. Already selling their unique designs on t-shirts, hoodies and hats, they’re now trying to break the skate boarding arena. [...]

Less than a week after being recognized for his own art with an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Beastie Boy Mike D opened Transmission LA: AV Club, an art exhibit at L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art he curated to acknowledge and share the work of others. [...]

Tired of seeing the same ol’ thing every time you watch your favorite artists being interviewed? Khia! Jackson was, so she decided to do something about it. [...]

With Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music family’s presence in Qatar now internationally known, it was only a matter of time before details escaped from the tight-knit camp. A source close to Kanye has hinted that the rapper is making a short film — not a music video, as previously thought — while out in [...]