News
In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan's devastation, the just-launched Filipino-American Museum (FAM) will host a fundraiser this Thursday, November 21, to benefit the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON), an organization coordinating US-based private aid to the Philippines.
Comics
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Art
Leonardo da Vinci had a lot of wild schemes for inventions, like a robot knight and elaborate flying machines that gave humans wings, but one he never got to experience himself has finally been realized by a crafty Polish pianist.
Art
Organized by Bailey, Mathé and Hunt, a one-day event placed artists' social media profiles up for bidding.
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News
In the early morning hours, much of the embattled 5Pointz complex on Long Island City was whitewashed — apparently at the behest of landlords Jerry and David Wolkoff.
Art
LONDON — If an artist rejects a label, must we respect that? In her short lifetime, Ana Mendieta took pains to point out that she was not a land artist, not a performance artist, not a body artist, not even a feminist as that term might be understood in the United States.
Art
This week, we say goodbye to the Clocktower Gallery, one of the city's cultural gems, while also lamenting the probable sad fate of 5 Pointz. Two stellar shows are closing at Postmasters, too.
Art
CHICAGO — If Jean Genet shit out the text from his book The Thief's Journal, which he wrote on toilet paper while in prison, and cheerleaders barfed up blood and guts in high school, they might combined look like the conceptual results of Oakland-based Jason Benson's PH://Dungeon_Mix_[vol.1]://The_H
Interview
Anyone who's chosen to live a creative lifestyle — not just artists — knows what it means to worry. Rather than gun for the safety of a monthly paycheck, most of us (this writer included) have to find a way to put food on the table, without sacrificing our proverbial souls.
News
Four Impressionist paintings stolen from the Philippines surface in possible of Imelda Marcos's longtime personal secretary, Vilma Bautista.
Performance
I didn't know what to expect from Einat Amir's "Our Best Intentions," a work premiering in New York as part of Performa 13. I had seen the trailer, which suggests a fairly emotional experience. I had read the description on the Performa site, which says the participatory piece blends "psychotherapy,
News
Tomorrow afternoon, a number of New York City Council members will be holding a public hearing to decide on the scope of the proposed cultural plan first announced by City Council Members Stephen Levin and Jimmy Van Bramer in August.