Art
From Duchamp to Hipsters, the Art of Selling Air
Are you tired of your local air? If so, a bag of atmospheric gases from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, could be yours if you have thousands of dollars to burn.
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A Poetic Response to Kim Gordon’s Art Using Only Sonic Youth Lyrics
Editor's note: Kim Gordon, one of the co-founders of the indie rock band Sonic Youth, currently has an art exhibition on view at 303 Gallery. The following is a response to the show composed entirely of lyrics from Sonic Youth’s influential 1988 album, Daydream Nation.
News
Facebook Rolls Out New, More Gender-Equal “Friends” Icon
In countries like the United States, inequality between men and women is often reflected in the details.
In Brief
Russia’s Ruling Party Unveils Anti-Gay “Heterosexual Flag"
Yesterday, as Russians celebrated the annual Day of Family, Love, and Fidelity, Vladimir Putin's United Russia party unveiled a "heterosexual flag."
Art
Every Five Years, Ragnar Kjartansson Asks His Mother to Spit on Him
REYKJAVÍK, Iceland — “I was told to spit on my own beloved son over and over ... Everything went according to plan — I spat and spat,” so goes the essay for Ragnar Kjartansson’s exhibition Me and My Mother.
In Brief
What’s Left of Mainstream Movies If Only People of Color Speak
What happens if you edit a major feature film so it includes only dialogue by people of color?
Art
A Public Art Biennial Takes Over a City in Sweden
ÖREBRO, Sweden — Festivals and biennials are typically the purview of curators and organizers, backed by endowed institutions.
Art
The Little-Known Engineer Who Made the First Abstract Paintings in the US
MUSKEGON, Mich. — What’s especially significant about Manierre Dawson is that he made his breakthrough to non-objective imagery prior to any exposure to modernist art.
Comics
An Ode to Tiny Love
Imagine falling in love every day of your life.
News
Florida's Failed Moorish Utopia Plans a Better Future Through Art
Domes in muted colors and geometric murals adorn the buildings in Opa-locka, which, despite its abundance of Moorish revival architecture, is a long way from north Africa.
Opinion
An Artist's Farewell to a Self-Made New York Gallerist
Monya Rowe started her space not with a degree in curating or art history but by selling her eggs to a fertility clinic and through experience in gallery settings.
Guide
Your Concise Guide to the Bushwick Art Book and Zine Fair
Blonde Art Books, Brooklyn-based proponent of self-publishing communities and local arts initiatives, is holding their third installment of Bushwick Art Book and Zine Fair at SIGNAL gallery this weekend.