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5Pointz Whitewashed Overnight [UPDATE 2]
In the early morning hours, much of the embattled 5Pointz complex on Long Island City was whitewashed — apparently at the behest of landlords Jerry and David Wolkoff.
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City Council Members to Hold Cultural Plan Hearing
Tomorrow afternoon, a number of New York City Council members will be holding a public hearing to decide on the scope of the proposed cultural plan first announced by City Council Members Stephen Levin and Jimmy Van Bramer in August.
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French Newspaper Runs Blank Frames to Highlight Plight of Photojournalists
To highlight journalism's visual plight, yesterday's edition of the leftist French newspaper Libération ran with blank placeholders instead of images.
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Beloved Independent Bookstore Soaks the Homeless
The commercial arena for books, though less in tune with the sensibilities of tycoons and autocrats than the world of art, is nonetheless defined by a manichean struggle pitting independent publishers and booksellers against retail and publishing conglomerates.
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Nail in the Coffin for Cariou v. Prince
Richard Prince, J.D. Salinger fan and one-half of the traveling legal circus Cariou v. Prince, had the copyright charges levied against him permanently waved away yesterday by the highest court in the land.
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Free Cooper Union Leaks "Board Presentation" Suggesting Art Dept Is in Trouble
Free Cooper Union has released the first installment of what they allege will be a two-week long period marked by the daily publication of "anonymously leaked confidential documents" from the university's administration.
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Cooper Union Board Suspends Student Trustee Elections
In an announcement made through Cooper Union's Office of Student Affairs yesterday, the university's trustees canceled the upcoming elections for a student trusteeship previously ratified at their September board meeting.
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Shills: Art Basel Preview Edition
If you aren't already quaking with anticipation for the latest installment of Art Basel Miami Beach, you obviously don't matter.
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Dear NYC Loft Residents, You Need to Know This Before It's Too Late
For the second time in New York's history, tenants living illegally in commercial lofts will be able to apply for the full rights and protections afforded to all residential renters … but this time there's a deadline.
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Donations to Museums Are Morally Reprehensible, Says Bill Gates
Late last week, the Financial Times published a wide-ranging interview with Bill Gates on the subject of his philanthropic work and relationship with the tech world. During the generally sensible discussion — Gates' critique of Silicon Valley's blinkered solutionism was particularly welcome — one of
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The Sounds of Silence
The Museum of Modern Art's first foray into a group exhibition of sound art, Soundings: A Contemporary Score succeeds in delivering a heterogenous — if uneven — perspective on a challenging medium.
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Bahrain Police Raid Arab Spring Exhibition
Riot police in Bahrain have raided an Arab spring–related art show organized by Al Wefaq National Islamic Society, a political opposition group in the small gulf kingdom, the Guardian reports.