Art
Putting the 'No' in 'Nostalgia'
This show at James Fuentes, instigated by various artists associated with an exhibition in 1980 called The Real Estate Show, is a reconstruction of a spontaneous action that began in late 1979.
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Books
A Kid's Book for Adults Tells the Truth About Death
Everybody dies — that's both a truism and the name of new book by Ken Tanaka with David Ury, who may or may not be the same person.
Interview
Questions About Art Criticism for Three European Critics
On Sunday, April 27, an event jointly organized by AICA International and EUNIC New York will be probing the realities facing art critics in Europe.
Announcement
Possible as a Pair of Shoes: An MFA Thesis Exhibition Presented by Brooklyn College
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What Is an Object?
Before even opening The Object, Whitechapel Gallery and the MIT Press’s latest installment in the Documents of Contemporary Art series, the book’s title stares back, interpolates itself, asking questions: What is an object? Which object?
Art
The Lush Life of Virtual Architecture
PARIS — Jakob + Macfarlane’s drawings conceptually extol dandy artifice and knotted ambivalence while staying open to the breath of the voluptuous landscape.
Art
A Mainstream Museum Welcomes Two Old-Guard Experimentalists
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect upon entering the fourth floor galleries at the Museum of Modern Art for a collaborative performance, “illlummminnnatttionnnssss!!!!!!!” (2014), by old-guard experimentalists Simone Forti and Charlemagne Palestine. The pair had not performed together in over four d
Books
Portraits of Famous Artists with Their Little-Known Quirks
Did you know that the Chupa Chups lollipop logo was designed by Salvador Dalí? Or that Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime, despite the fact he created hundreds of works? James Gulliver Hancock has compiled these facts both familiar and strange into illustrated portraits of the a
News
Philip Johnson's Pro-Nazi Sympathies Detailed in FBI File
Philip Johnson's grandiose pavilion for the 1964 World's Fair wasn't the only skeleton exhumed from his past today. The first public viewing of the pavilion in 27 years was followed by the release online of the renowned architect's FBI file by the Paleofuture blog.
Art
Remembering Earth Day with a Forgotten Artist
Because humans need special days to remind us to pay attention to issues we should care about all the time, today is the Earth Day, an annual reminder of the fragility of the planet and the necessity of protecting it. And since we're here, why not stop to remember those things with art?
Art
After 27 Years, a New York World's Fair Relic Reopens to the Public
The public was invited inside a New York City architectural monument today for a view that has been off-limits for 27 years. The New York State Pavilion, designed by Philip Johnson, was open for just a few hours this afternoon.
Art
The Secret Is Out! Amanda Lepore Joins Friday's The Lost Lectures in New York
Announcing the sixth and final speaker for Friday night's The Lost Lectures event in New York: Amanda Lepore!