Comic Book Event Inspires Artists to Address Social Issues

Comic Book Event Inspires Artists to Address Social Issues

ByMary Alice Franklin

Following the pandemic, artist Evan Bishop found himself standing in front of a classroom full of fifth-grade students who were thoroughly unmotivated by the traditional lesson plans he’d been handed. “I just took a gamble… I literally took those papers and threw them in the garbage. What came to me was ’Who wants to create a comic book?’” This was the start of the Yonkers Comic Creation & Convention, an exhibition affectionately known as YC3, at which original comic book superheroes created by members of the community will be on display.

The Artistic Friendships of Cornell, Johnson and Kusama Explored

The Artistic Friendships of Cornell, Johnson and Kusama Explored

ByArtsWestchester

As massive inflatable likenesses of artist Yayoi Kusama and her signature polka dots take over major capitols around the world through a collaboration with Louis Vuitton – and the line of gallery-goers and wrap around the corner of the David Zwirner Gallery for a view of the artist’s newest work – an intimate exhibition featuring the artist’s work stands tall in Westchester.

Supreme Court Supports Photographer in Recent Case Involving Warhol Foundation

Supreme Court Supports Photographer in Recent Case Involving Warhol Foundation

ByJana Farmer

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a narrow decision in the case of Andy Warhol Foundation v. Lynn Goldsmith. The appropriation art dispute centered on whether commercial licensing of a work of art by Andy Warhol that was derived from celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith’s image was fair use under the Copyright Act.

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