Art
Post-colonial studies, the legacy of 19th and 20th century colonialism and imperialism, a hit on the academic circuit, underlies the raisone d’etre of the New Museum’s Triennale, The Ungovernables, the second Triennial devoted to global contemporary art. Artists are presented as “actors in the world
Performance
All I could think about was water. I was late and overdressed; the auditorium was ungodly hot, and I was thirsty. What is more, the Berlin-based artist, Natascha Sadr Haghighian, had, as though anticipating me, deliberately placed an empty water bottle on the seat next to the one I slipped into.
News
LOS ANGELES — Last year, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was sentenced to six years in prison for "propaganda against the state." In addition to the prison sentence, he was banned from making films for twenty years. But his latest film is shot entirely on iPhones.
Opinion
It's Friday, so it's time to sort through our inbox and find some of the most unusual and bizarre things we've received this week. And we think we have a winner. If there was a cult of art coaches, this would be their orientation video.
Opinion
LOS ANGELES — Pacific Standard Time, the major celebration of California's artistic heritage, recently hosted the Pacific Standard Time Festival, a curated selection of performance and public art throughout Los Angeles. Fortunately for those of you not based in Los Angeles, there's YouTube, and the
Opinion
LOS ANGELES — Remember the cool You Are Listening To web site I recommended you check out? Founder Eric Eberhardt emailed me to let me know he's launching a Kickstarter project to get an iPhone app developed and out the door.
Opinion
LOS ANGELES/BEIJING — The sanlunche (三轮车), or tricycle, is ubiquitous in Beijing. A cart dragged along by either a human-powered or electric-powered bicycle, it zips around alleyways and highways alike, carting whatever it is the rider placed in back.
Opinion
On the occasion of the Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Drawings exhibition at LACMA, the museum has posted a four-minute segment from a longer conversation between the artist and curators Stephanie Barron and Britt Salvesen.
Art
Flipping through the 2012 College Art Association Conference Information and Registration booklet, I get the kind of excitement a football fan might get when creating a fantasy football team.
Opinion
LOS ANGELES — Have you ever stood in front of a painting and just wished you could reach out and touch it? Imagine dipping your finger in Monet's lilies and watching them shimmer and come to life as you wave your hand.
Announcement
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Art
Hurry, hide … this weekend Bushwick will be changing forever! If it's not the invasion by Chelsea's Luhring Augustine Gallery, then it's the Chelsea show by a loooong list of Bushwick artists. Or maybe nothing will change but we suggest you take your medicine anyway.