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Behind the Scenes with a Beloved Children's Book Illustrator

SAN FRANCISCO — Anyone who's read Arnold Lobel's iconic Frog and Toad series may wonder: why pick a frog and a toad? And what's the difference between a frog and a toad anyway?

Opinion

Report Touts Strength of Corporate Creative Class in Los Angeles

Economics rarely motivate people to go into the arts, and that's fine — what isn't fine are smoke-and-mirror attempts at falsely touting fiscal health of "the arts" under the guise of rigorous economic research.

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A New Online Home for Writing on Experimental Queer Film

In January 2011, writer and curator Bradford Nordeen launched Dirty Looks NYC, a roving screening series for queer experimental film. Not long after the project's three-year anniversary, Nordeen announced the launch of a new aspect of Dirty Looks NYC: an online publishing platform.

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One of Harajuku's Heavyweights Brings a Cavalcade of Cute to New York

Plastic toys, bundles of fake fur, stuffed animals, and other accoutrements of manufactured cuteness clutter the walls of Kianga Ellis Projects in Japanese creator Sebastian Masuda's first United States exhibition. Better known as a fashion designer, the Tokyo-based Masuda is a leader of the Harajuk

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The Dense, Dark Tones of an Organ Mystic

Experimental musician Charlemagne Palestine performed last Thursday at Plymouth Church, presenting a vibrant evening of deep organ drones.

Opinion

The Art of Nonfiction with Damien Hirst

Who says you actually have to remember your life to write about it? Damien Hirst has announced he is publishing his autobiography, despite the fact friends say the enfant terrible of enfants terribles (the Young British Artists) can’t remember a 10-year period that began in his 20s, according to the

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Reconfiguring Site: A Two-Week Residency at SVA Exploring Art, Architecture, and Activism in the Public Realm

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Prada Marfa Vandalized [UPDATED]

Over the weekend, vandals defaced Scandinavian artists Elmgreen and Dragset's "Prada Marfa," the simulated Prada storefront that has, since its installation in 2005, brought international attention to a remote stretch of Texas highway.

Art

Rashaad Newsome Is Having a Ball

Five passages on Rashaad Newsome's "FIVE (The Drawing Center)."

Art

Art Rx

Armory Week is over, and thank goodness — we all can't step inside another art fair for a while (or at least until May!). Catch your breath and go see these.

Art

At the Armory Show, Dealer's Delight

On the penultimate day of the Armory Show, galleries were reporting sold out booths, sales pushed from in-house inventory, new connections and clients discovered, and not one bit of weariness.

Art

A Biennial for Every Woman

The elevator doors opened to reveal a series of photographs of naked women towering over me. Beat-heavy dance music blared from down the hall, mingled with strains of "I'm Every Woman." I followed the sounds and the photos, past a corridor where dozens of people sat and stood mesmerized by videos, a