Opinion
Required Reading
This week, lies on the web, how retrospective worthy is Damien Hirst, reported values at auctions, micro arts patronage, the value of handmade and lots more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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New Milan Show Dramatizes Rape of Baroque Genius
This passage in Rachel Spence's otherwise straightforward review of the current Artemisia Gentileschi exhibiton at the Palazzo Reale, Milan, immediately caught my attention yesterday in the Financial Times …
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Brooklyn Night Bazaar Unveils Plans for Trippy Interior
The energy is ramping up for the Brooklyn Night Bazaar and if the rendering of the interior by hot Euro architects JDS/Julien de Smeldt Architects is any indication, it's going to be quite a trip.
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Artist Who Sparked Yvonne Rainer Letter to MOCA Speaks Out
We now know the identity of the artist who initially wrote Yvonne Rainer to complain of the conditions of the Marina Abramović performance during the LA MOCA gala. In a letter titled "Open Letter to Artists" published by the Performance Club, performer Sara Wookey explains her motivate for initially
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OWS Performance Art Piece Lands Performer Jobless
Memo to self. If I work as an independent contractor at a market research consulting firm and we get contracts from the city's billionaire mayor, then maybe I shouldn't pretend to be his press secretary to the media. Why the memo? Because this happened [http://www.observer.com/2011/11/performance-ar
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Attention Holiday Shoppers: NY Museum Sets Up Shop in Tony NJ Mall
Manhattan's Museum of Arts and Design's retail arm has crossed the Hudson to pitch their tent between Saks Fifth Avenue and Cole Haan on the Short Hills Mall's second floor.
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Corot Painting Scam Slaps Man With 6 Yr Prison Sentence
Remember that bizarre story last year of a drunken courier losing a small painting by renowned 19th C. French painter JeanBaptiste-Camille Corot in Manhattan? Sure it's one of those "Only in New York" kind of stories but the man who is in the middle of the Corot drama has finally been sentenced to p
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Inspired by Asia, Brooklyn Night Bazaar Set to Open in Williamsburg Dec 15-17
Next month, Brooklyn will be hosting a large-scale night market in a 40,000 sq ft warehouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The inaugural Brooklyn Night Bazaar took place on October 9 at Dekalb Market in downtown Brooklyn and attracted over 5,000 visitors.
Opinion
Pepper Spray Cop Meme Walks Through Art History
The pepper-spray cop from UC Davis, or Lt. John Pike, has become a meme, but not just any meme but one that is walking through art works of every stripe if only to prove have ridiculous and absurd his actions were in the face of non-violence resistance.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, a number of online journals have launched new editions, the Clyfford Still Museum finally opened in Denver, the value of professional opinions in art, the relationship of Yves Klein and Ed Kienholz, Roberto Matta at 100, does corporate culture suck …
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OWS Library Not OK, Books Destroyed, NYPD Hampers Rebuilding Efforts
After the New York Mayor's office assured the world via Twitter that the Occupy Wall Street library was "safely stored," it has become apparent that the statement was a half-truth at best.