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Paddy Johnson

Paddy Johnson is the founding editor of Art Fag City. In addition to her work on the blog, she has been published in New York Magazine, artreview.com, Art in America, The Daily, The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, The Guardian and New York Press. Paddy lectures widely about art and the Internet. In 2008, she served on the board of the Rockefeller Foundation New Media Fellowships and became the first blogger to earn a Creative Capital Arts Writers grant from the Creative Capital Foundation. Paddy also writes a regular column on art for The L Magazine.

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Art Problems: How Do I Manage My Time?

by Paddy Johnson April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

How is it I’m busy all the time but I don’t have time to do what is important?

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Art Problems: Is My Art Good Enough?

by Paddy Johnson February 16, 2022February 17, 2022

Are you an artist or arts professional with a burning question you’d like answered? Here’s your chance.

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How Small Arts Nonprofits in the US Are Responding to the Existential Threat of COVID-19

by Paddy Johnson April 13, 2020April 14, 2020

Across the country, arts organizations seeking relief funding from city agencies find their businesses ignored or poorly considered by local and national plans for recovery.

Posted inArt

Technology Is Our New Nature

by Paddy Johnson August 27, 2018August 24, 2018

An exhibition of Native American artists points to the potential of technology when telling stories.

A version of the "distracted boyfriend" meme featuring Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai (Benjamin Sutton/Hyperallergic)
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How Will the Repeal of Net Neutrality Impact Artists?

by Paddy Johnson June 11, 2018

Protections ensuring equal access to the internet were repealed today by the Federal Communications Commission, ushering in an uncertain new era.

Trump portraitby Casey Promise
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A Trump Portrait Contest Provides Some Artistic Catharsis

by Paddy Johnson April 3, 2018April 2, 2018

Winners of an open call contest for portraits of the 45th US president include a photo of a cheese slice draped over a doughnut and a painting of Trump piggy-backing on Putin.

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Pleasant Surprises in the Swamp at Prospect, the New Orleans Triennial

by Paddy Johnson November 22, 2017December 12, 2017

Newly restructured as a triennial, Prospect 4 opened in New Orleans last weekend; despite technical challenges and an overly broad theme, it yielded some satisfying moments.

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An Experimental Book Tests Our Ability to Perceive Multiple Mediums Simultaneously

by Paddy Johnson October 16, 2017

Chilean electronic-music composer Nicolas Jaar’s project feels like a cross between an art experience and solving a book of logic puzzles.

Posted inArt

In Chelsea, Three Disappointing Art Exhibitions (And One Pleasant Surprise)

by Paddy Johnson October 11, 2017October 13, 2017

Finding a lot of forgettable work from renowned artists, and an unexpectedly happy encounter with a classic.

Posted inOpinion

Why I “Like” but Don’t Love Cindy Sherman’s Instagram Photos

by Paddy Johnson August 7, 2017August 8, 2017

Other critics responded rapturously after the art star made her Instagram account public, but their nearly unanimous praise is misplaced.

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WTF Is Google+? An Artist’s Handbook

by Paddy Johnson July 8, 2011July 16, 2011

Community is enough to make Google+ worth a whirl, but what exactly does the site provide for artists? Conversely, what is it missing? A few initial thoughts based on a week’s worth of use.

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