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30 Ft Naked Guy Arriving in New York Today!
We JUST received a photo of Serkan Özkaya's "David (inspired by Michelangelo)" sculpture as it makes its way through New Jersey on its way to downtown Manhattan tonight.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Opinion
Did Reaganomics Work for the Art World?
I've noticed a few people credit Reaganomics — or the growing wealth gap — with the boom of the art world, but is that really the case?
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, New York Times opens its photo archive to Tumblr, what's going on in Qatar, Facebook's image policy, Ai Weiwei speaks, a vintage interview with Warhol goes online, a Titian stays in the UK, newspapers on Pinterest and more.
Art
Klaus Biesenbach Explains Why Kraftwerk Deserves a MoMA Retrospective
Last week, Kraftwerk-loving New Yorkers were in tears as tickets to the German electronic group's upcoming retrospective at MoMA sold out at lightning speed. One friend told me she was poised with multiple browsers when tickets went on sale, but she was still out of luck, as they disappeared in the
Opinion
Kehinde Wiley Paints Santigold
I'm as big a a fan of Santigold as anyone, “L.E.S. Artistes” (2008) may be one of my favorite songs by her, but her new cover is of particular interest to the art set.
Art
Art Rx
This week, it's time to prepare for the New York art fairs! Well, not quite yet. Until that frenzy begins we suggest you sit down, read this list and consider doing something more cerebral, like two art tours in Brooklyn, a quirky -nnial known as the Brucennial, retrospectives by Dr. Seuss and Edwar
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Sotheby's Art Handlers & OWS Protest Whitney Biennial VIP Party
Tonight's Whitney Biennial VIP Party brought together two sectors of the art world that continue to butt heads in this post-Occupy Wall Street world. Chic art world partygoers were lined up on Madison Avenue waiting to drink champagne at the Sotheby's-sponsored Biennial, while a few dozen protesters
Opinion
And in Today's Nazi Art News…
Some days you come across two bits of random news that suggest a "motif" and today is one of those days and it's Nazis.
Opinion
Is China the Undisputed King of the Art Market?
A press release from Artprice, an art market information source, has some interesting stats — even if they sound far too sunny — about the state of art auctions around the world.
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OWS Arts & Labor Working Group Calls for End to Whitney Biennial By 2014 [UPDATED]
This week, the Whitney Biennial opens but Occupy Wall Street's Arts and Labor working group has already started to question the usefulness of the exhibition for artists and cultural workers, many of whom are unpaid to participate.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, whither Santa Fe? a newbie goes to the Miami art fairs, Marina Abramović makes German men cry, Elmgreen & Dragset Fourth Plinth sculpture unveiled, UK's guerrilla tree sculptor and more.
Art
Why Occupy Wall Street Deserved AFCRPAAaA's Best Jerry Award
I would be lying if I didn't admit that I had a great deal of fun at last night's Art Fag City Rob Pruitt Art Awards and Auction (AFCRPAAaA) and I was happy to be a part of it and see Occupy Wall Street receive the Best Jerry Award from Jerry Saltz himself.