Ryan McGinley reveals a new chapter in his oeuvre this evening: digital photography. The camera-strapped artist known for his images of vivacious twenty-somethings nude amid the backdrop of American landscapes, McGinley opens his first digital project set within the confines of a studio, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, tonight at New York's Team Gallery. 

McGinley searched far and wide for fellow arts-minded models (writers, filmmakers, etc), "150 lithe, mellow, frequently tattooed, and almost obscenely young-looking," discovering many at events like music festivals such as Coachella, Reading, and Austin City Limits. 

For all intents and purposes, it appears Ryan McGinley has entered the world of classic portraiture. 

Through Sunday, March 14, 2010, Tweet your way over the pond via a public-driven art projection ongoing at London's Wembley High Road. London-based artist duo Hellicar & Lewis were commissioned by Wasted Spaces to develop The Hello Wall, a live installation using Twitter to let the public project upon a 75-foot wall projection on Wembley High Road.       

Tweet commands to @thehellowall. You may use shapes (triangles, squares, circles), commands (more, less, shake) or just say hello@thehellowall.

Another tragic loss has struck the art world. In the wake of the tragic news that Sparklehorse, real name Mark Linkous, took his life outside a friend's house in Knoxville, Tennessee, Saturday, Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood has taken to the band's website, paying tribute to the musician's valuable contributions.  

"I was very sad to hear the news that Mark Linkous has died. He and his band toured with us in Europe, at the start of OK Computer, and they were great every night," he recalled. "His first two records were very important to me, and I carried his music from the tour into my life, and my friends' lives too. He was softly spoken, with an old south courtesy I hadn't heard before: he introduced me to Daniel Johnston's music, and the West Virginian writing of Pinckney Benedict. Mark wrote and played some beautiful music, and we're lucky to have it. Rest in peace."

Earlier this weekend, a statement released by Sparklehorse's family read, "It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member, Mark Linkous, took his own life today. We are thankful for his time with us and will hold him forever in our hearts. May his journey be peaceful, happy and free. There's a heaven and there's a star for you."

"Unsung godfather" and last living contemporary of Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol—New York City's 1980s original art heros—Richard Hambleton has risen again. Much to my, and the public's (past and present included), liking. 

Originating forms of public street art in the mid- to late-1970s, Hambleton introduced Image Mass Murder chalk lines and paint around numerous United States and Canadian cites, depicting realistic crime scenes. Disturbing. Attention grabbing. Come the early '80s, Hambleton catapulted to fame with his Shadowman series, life-sized silhouettes of splashy shadow figures brushed with black paint and strategically placed in NYC's dark alleys or around street corners. The artist later spread the Shadowman paintings around nearly every European major city, including the Berlin Wall.

Late on the uptake or a resurgent trend? The Wall Street Journal spotlights skate deck art in a continued look at the popular genre.