James Franco is a rebel with a cause
James Franco adds another artistic accomplishment to his repertoire.
Rebel, Franco’s first stab as a curator opens at the MOCA in LA this week. The exhibition, which draws inspiration from Nicholas Ray’s classic film
Rebel Without a Cause starring James Dean, features an array of mixed media, film, and instillation work by artists such as
Harmony Korine, Douglas Gordon, Damon McCarthy, and Ed Ruscha among others. Of course, in typical Franco fashion, there’s plenty of sex, dildos, and cross-dressing to make
Rebel feel vastly different from
Rebel Without a Cause. Think the movie coming off a mean bender and you’ll probably end up with what the exhibit is like.
Rebel will at the Los Angeles MOCA from now until June 23. Get a sneak peek of the exhibition below.
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Bold and beautiful
Any woman fierce enough to pull off a unibrow, flower crowns, and mis-matched prints deserves a little sartorial recognition. Frida Kahlo, famous Mexican painter and all-around badass, lives on through her clothes in new exhibit Appearances Can Be Deceiving. Nearly sixty years after her death, the artist’s brightly colored wardrobe, which had since been locked up in trunks, is finally being put on display for all to see. The dresses, which will be on rotation in the artist’s former home until November 22, are said to still smell of perfume and cigarette smoke (though museum officials probably forbid up-close sniffing).
Surviving childhood polio and a violent road accident, the artist was left disfigured for the rest of her life. Kahlo’s long, vibrantly hued dresses were her way to celebrate life and beauty despite painful scars.
Check out some of Frida Kahlo's colorful dresses, along with a video from the exhibit's curator below.
