Gary Grimes
Writer, Author
In their own words
Often, such trends come and go without the artist in question even directly engaging.
What evokes the sound of a Eurosummer better than the iconic Jason Brooks-designed artworks that used to cover Ministry of Sound’s Hedkandi dance music compilations?
The singer’s mastering of this joyful, nostalgic design world has hit all the right buttons for a generation of internet-grown kids.
Though the back streets of the art world may be cold for Brody, they are not lonely.
Whilst the art world is celebrity obsessed in its own way, it tends to like to anoint its own heroes from within its own ecosystem.
It seems as though any pop icon worth their salt these days has identified the power of aligning themselves with artists of a more highfalutin ilk.
[Katy Perry] predicted [...] that it might be her last album to be physically packaged.
We fail to consider how often those we hail as creative geniuses were in fact working to a brief.
Art for art’s sake is actually a much rarer commodity than we think.
The hallowed hallways of schools have been home to some of the most iconic music videos of all time.
Articles & interviews5
- Gary Grimes on Memes and Tech Optimism in Zara Larsson’s World
Culture columnist Gary Grimes examines how TikTok’s dolphin-and-Symphony meme informed the visual world of Zara Larsson’s 2026 album Midnight Sun. The article connects the project’s saturated ocean imagery, neon graphics, Lisa Frank collaboration, Jason Brooks remix artwork and surf references to Gen Z internet nostalgia and Frutiger Aero.
- 10ft Human Hair Ball Rolls Through New York for K18 Campaign
Culture columnist Gary Grimes examines why established film and music celebrities often struggle to gain critical respect when they exhibit visual art. Using Adrian Brody, Jack White and Ed Sheeran as recent examples, the article considers criticism of celebrity vanity projects, gallery economics, class and art-world gatekeeping, while noting exceptions such as Brad Pitt, Sharon Stone and Lena Dunham.
- How Pop Stars Use Fine Art to Boost Cultural Prestige