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This week, an eclectic mix of events and some difficult choices. You may not be able to do it all, but you can come close.
Jillian Steinhauer
Opinion
Map Shows Block-by-Block Flooding from Sandy
Everyone knows that Hurricane Sandy caused major damage to parts of New York City, but if you want more concrete information about how much flooding really happened — how many feet of water and where — the New York Times has published an amazing map that offers precisely that.
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Vandals Destroy Ancient Petroglyphs
Thieves have stolen and vandalized dozens of ancient petroglyphs in Bishop, California — "the worst act of vandalism ever seen" at the site, which consists of 750,000 acres of federally owned land, said US Bureau of Land Management archaeologist Greg Haverstock.
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A Tag Sale at the Temple of Modernism
There's a garage sale at the Museum of Modern Art, and no, it's not a high-end, designer consignment sale. Martha Rosler's Meta-Monumental Garage Sale is about as real as they come, from the racks of battered shoes to the "great dad" statuettes, and from the worn lingerie to the splattered cookbooks
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The Return of Occupy
On November 9, the New York Times published an article titled "Occupy Sandy: A Movement Moves to Relief." The URL for the story, which presumably reflects either an alternate or an original headline for the story, offers a slightly more pointed take: "Where FEMA Fell Short, Occupy Sandy Was There."
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Art Rx
It's a quiet week in New York. Holidays are a good time for museums, so the doctor recommends a few exhibitions, plus an art and new media festival and a few more Hurricane Sandy benefits. Happy Turkey Day!
Opinion
More Resources to Help You Recover from Sandy
For those still struggling to recover from Hurricane Sandy and the destruction left in its wake, we've rounded up a few more ways that you can get help.
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Get Your Loft Law Questions Answered at a Free Clinic
Attention all New York artists living and working in converted industrial studios: New York City Loft Tenants has begun hosting a bimonthly housing clinic.
Opinion
MoMA Goes Gangnam Style in Support of Ai Weiwei
The Museum of Modern Art posted this pretty fantastic photo on its Facebook page today — a shot of museum staff going Gangnam Style in support of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. If you're confused about why a New York museum would support a Chinese artist by dancing to a mega-popular song by South Korean
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Man Tries to Sell Fake Jasper Johns for $11M
The owner of a foundry in Long Island City was arrested yesterday for allegedly making a bronze sculpture and trying to pass it off as an original Jasper Johns. But this isn't quite your run-of-the-mill art fraud, because the man, Brian Ramnarine, actually has a real mold from Johns; the artist gave
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An Art Space, a Kickstarter, and a Community
At the risk of generalizing, one might say that community spaces get short shrift in the art world. It's not entirely clear why, but most likely it has something to do with their lack of marketability, their focus on engaging people rather than money — and perhaps more specifically, people without m
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Art Rx
Our weekly Art Rx: Hurricane Sandy benefit edition. Spend your money and time buying and seeing art, and feel good about it.