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Overheard in the Art World
Every Friday (or so), we post things “Overheard in the Art World.” #OHAW Honestly, art world, don’t take yourself so seriously.
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MoMA Announces Celebrity Programming in Effort to Reach New Audiences
In light of the media sensation caused by Tilda Swinton's "The Maybe" performance at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the museum announced today that it is expanding its celebrity-based programming for 2013, which will include works by Kim Kardashian, Lindsay Lohan, Lady Gaga, Snooki, the body of Mi
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New Banksy Works Pop Up in Greenpoint Overnight
Last night, three works by the infamous British street artist Banksy showed up in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and the city's street art scene have been clamoring to understand the meaning of these "sad clowns" that are spread around the north Brooklyn neighborhood.
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Presenting the First Ever George W. Bush Painting Retrospective [UPDATED]
Now that former US President George W. Bush has been painting his retirement away, and his email is being hacked for a glimpse of the art he is producing, we thought it was time to give him a retrospective of sorts.
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The Naive Ramblings of a Polymathic Pop Star
Moby is a polymath, that we know. If we didn’t know that, we found out after visiting the tea shop he used to own on the Lower East Side. Maybe you’ve also heard other factoids about him too, like his support for animal rights or his alleged ancestral link to Herman Melville. We do not jest. (Actual
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Overheard in the Art World
This week, while the art world may have hopped off the Miami return flight with her eyeliner running like she just stumbled out of the Shore Club, it didn't stop her from pounding more champagne and living off passed cupcakes by Melissa as she made her rounds on the Holiday Party circuit.
Opinion
Overheard in the Art World: Miami Edition
This week, when promiscuous street artists, pretentious collectors, wannabe art loving celebs, and drunk tweeting curators jumped on planes across the globe to fly to the annual Miami Basel week, we had a bit of an #OHAW orgasm.
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The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2012 Edition
It's that time of year again. Art Review just had their fun bringing the art world their directory of the rich and powerful, and now it's our turn to flip the script and point out that not everyone is rich, famous, or powerful in our beloved community. Here is our infamous Hyperallergic Powerless 20
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Overheard in the Art World
Every Friday (or so), we post things “Overheard in the Art World.” #OHAW Honestly, art world, don’t take yourself so seriously.
Art
Overheard in the Art World
Every Friday (or so), we post things “Overheard in the Art World.” #OHAW Honestly, art world, don’t take yourself so seriously.
Opinion
Exclusive: Octogenarian Restorer Strikes Again!
Remember the infamous 80 year old who "restored" the 19th C. fresco in a Spanish church? Some may think it's a joke, but we think she's a genius. We invited The Punk Restorer™ — we thought she needed rebranding — to shuck away her attempts to restore minor works and tackle masterpieces instead.
Opinion
Overheard in the Art World
This week, the art world is at a crawl but that's not to say there wasn't chatter about STDs, sandcastles in Rockaway and a new art world (wanna-be) sensation, Gallery Girls.