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A “brilliant exploration of violence and corruption in contemporary China” (Jon Frosch, The Atlantic), A Touch of Sin [http://atouchofsin.com/] was inspired by four shocking (and true) events that forced the world’s fastest growing economy into a period of self-examination. A Touch of Sin [http://en
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OAKLAND, Calif. — The stereotype of SnapChat — that it's for sending naked pictures — undergirds a more common but mundane usage: it's used for sending pictures of ourselves. And what is a picture of ourselves but a portrait?
Art
The Graham gallery on the Upper East Side of Manhattan has an edifying show titled Against Nature: Hard Edge Abstraction. The exhibition, on view until October 12, features more than 30 artworks by 20 different artists.
Art
Matthew Day Jackson’s Something Ancient, Something New, Something Stolen, Something Blue presents, as its very title suggests, a confused medley of disconnected work. If in time the exhibition isn’t simply forgotten, it will surely serve to demonstrate the ills of over-production, and the hubris of
Art
This week, Chris Burden lands at the New Museum, Dutch artist Mark Manders speaks about public art, one museum tries to rekindle the radical nature of Manhattan's Union Square, a major revitalized arts center opens in downtown Brooklyn … and much more …
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CHICAGO — If the act of allowing someone else to photograph you is read as normative, the selfie in and of itself is a queer act of taking back the gaze. So is there such a thing as a queer selfie, or is the selfie inherently a queer(ed) self-portrait?
Art
Art and poetry should be natural allies, but it's surprisingly rare to see both commingle as naturally as they did at a recent show at Transfer Gallery in East Williamsburg by Carla Gannis and Justin Petropoulos.
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A confluence of factors have made Nicky Nodjoumi’s inaugural show at Taymour Grahne Gallery of large-scale oil paintings and works on paper its own small-scale blockbuster.
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By midnight this evening, we’ll finally know whether the government will be shut down — that's the silver lining to be found in the otherwise bleak congressional budget debate.
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Most artists are incredibly busy, especially in a major city where art events and calendars seem to overflow each day. "If only I could be two places at the same time!" is a common lament.
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