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"Cadillac Ranch" Patron Being Painted as Art World Jerry Sandusky

You might have heard of the installation before — "Cadillac Ranch" is a sculpture by artist collective Ant Farm composed of 10 vintage Cadillac cars upended into the desert in the Texas panhandle — but now the artwork is in the press for something much more sinister than grand theft auto. The sculpt

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The Power of Perspective and Light in Louis Kahn's FDR Four Freedoms Park

Wrapping the tip of Roosevelt Island that points out to the sea, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park is a realm of stillness and meditation unlike anything else in the city. Designed as a memorial to the 32nd president, it is now just as much a call to remember its architect: the late lover

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Pop Music's Love Affair with Contemporary Art

For too long there has been a large divide (whether real or imagined) between visual art and music. After all, what we came to call art most likely formed out of traditional ceremonies with music, dance, shrines, costumes, and ritual objects all working together. Now, that boundary is collapsing aga

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Some Help for Artists, Galleries, Private Collections and Museums Impacted by Hurricane Sandy [UPDATED]

As the Eastern Seaboard continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy, those impacted by the devastating storm are slowly coming to terms with the shock of losing art, furniture and other possessions, but we want them to know there are a few resources that can possibly help them with their recovery.

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Pussy Rioters Headed to Possibly Lethal Soviet-Era Prison Camps

Fears have been circulating for a while that two members of protest punk band Pussy Riot could face extremely harsh, possibly life-threatening conditions in the prisons where they're serving their two-year sentences, and those fears now appear to be confirmed.

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The Dangers of Crowd Funding Art

In a recent panel, San Francisco's Artstech contingent explored the power of crowd-funding for art. The discussion drove me to a question: How can we help solve some of the problems of crowd-funding and avoid Kickstarter burnout?

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Hurricane Sandy Report, 2 Days After [UPDATE 12]

Today, two days after New York was struck by Post-tropical Cyclone Sandy the city's art community continues to assess the damage and what it will mean going forward. We continue our coverage today …

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Art Is Impractical

Ugh, why didn't someone tell me.

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New York's Art World Assessing Impact of Hurricane Sandy [UPDATE 5]

Last night's major storm, which is currently being called post-tropical cyclone Sandy, delivered a wallop to New York, flooding neighborhoods across the region and shutting off power to large swathes of the metro area, including most of lower Manhattan and huge sections of New Jersey. The storm has

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Art Rx

This week, the doctor wants to cheer you up and get you out of the house! She knows that stupid Sandy has you stuck inside for now, but once it's blown over, the doctor has plans for you: openings all around town starting on Thursday, plus a conference devoted to video collective Videofreex, an even

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Images from Inside Hurricane Sandy

Below are some of the notable images I encountered tonight, and I consider them a photo essay of sorts even though many of the images are not mine, but they are what I will remember about Sandy, more than the hundreds of news stories that will come out tomorrow and try to fashion a narrative for me.

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Five of the Best Presidential Campaign Ads from the Past 70 Years

With Hurricane Sandy relentlessly bearing down on the East Coast, we know many people are cooped up at home and more than a little flood obsessed. But we thought we might just remind everyone there's another really big event right around the corner: that presidential election we were all tweeting ab