Art
The Good, the Bad, and the Cheesy at Pulse Art Fair
This past weekend’s Pulse New York offered many examples of uninspiring or downright cheesy contemporary art, interspersed with a few gems.
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Art
Afterlives of Mesopotamian Artifacts, from Flapper Fashion to de Kooning
After excavation, ancient artifacts embark on an afterlife of interpretation. From Ancient to Modern explores how the archaeology of Mesopotamia reflected fashions and academia of the 1920s and 30s, and influenced contemporary art.
Comics
Guy Debord as Told Through Interpretive Dance
Authentic social life has been replaced with its representation.
Books
Mapping the Mid-Century Murders and Gritty Life of New York
In the gritty, sleepless streets of mid-century New York, Weegee photographed the cars crumpled like accordions, bodies dripping blood encircled by gawkers, and night cops hunched over the latest crime scene.
In Brief
Warhol's Great-Niece Plans Documentary About "Uncle Andy"
Andy Warhol is one of those artists that many people love but few completely understand.
News
UK Institutions Relying Less on Corporate Sponsorship
In January, many were surprised to find that BP's controversial sponsorship of Tate Britain represented a relatively small slice of its overall funding.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, an image-heavy Required Reading explores the memes that set the internet on fire, and MoMA's R&D Salons are now online.
Opinion
Weekend Words: Domain
The domain’s name is clintonemail.com, which Hillary Clinton used, according to The New York Times, “for everything — from State Department matters to planning her daughter’s wedding and issues related to the family’s sprawling philanthropic foundation.”
Art
Lois Dodd’s Paintings of the Ephemeral
In recent weeks, I have written about what I have defined as a grown-up painter, as opposed to what I called “the latest manifestation of a male adolescent painter, a clichéd archetype that gained traction in the Neo-Expressionist ‘80s, with the rise of Julian Schnabel, and has not been thrown over
Art
New York's Armory Week Anti-Fairs: Clio and (Un)Scene
In the midst of Armory Arts Week, the (Un)Scene Art Show and Clio Art Fair both bill themselves as "outsider" art fairs that emphasize passion and personality rather than fashion.
Poetry
“Quirky Things That Happen to Me”: More Notes on Recent Poetry Publications
I never set out to be a critic of poetry, and still refuse the label. Actually writing poems is already thankless enough.
Interview
Artist Exchange: In Conversation with Ben La Rocco
Ben La Rocco’s current exhibition Alien Bird Song opens today at John Davis Gallery in Hudson, NY. It is an exhibition of new painting and sculpture, a departure from the artist’s usual practice of showing paintings exclusively.