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Jocelyn once described her husband, Gandy Brodie (1924–1975) as a “delinquent Hebrew student.” In the novel Life on Sandpaper (Dalkey Archive Press, 2011), the Israeli novelist and painter Yoram Kaniuk writes about the time he and Gandy hung out together in New York, befriending Lenny Tristano and C
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It is hard to resist the temptation to mythologize Albert Contreras’s adult life, to not see it take shape as a movie script or imagine who might get the starring role. But if you to stop to think about it, the only reason Contreras’ life story could be turned into a movie is because of his painting
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Jan Müller’s heart gave out when he was 36. The brevity of his life is mentioned in just about everything written about him, but his tragedy is unlike those of other, more famous artists who died too young — whether it’s Masaccio (1401–28), Egon Schiele (1890–1918), Amedio Modigliani (1884–1920) or
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Neanderthal Minimalism? Are contemporary dot-errific artists Yayoi Kusama and Damien Hirst being subconsciously influenced by their prehistoric ancestors? Or did some prehistoric gallery forget to remove one of their little red "sold" dots after a major exhibition? The fact is that our understanding
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Those headed to Northside Art this weekend should make sure to visit the handful of open studios at 338 Berry Street, because those spaces won't be studios for much longer. About six weeks ago, the 10 tenants still residing in live-and-work studios in the building lost their court battle with their
Opinion
For twelve weeks in the spring of 2013, the organizers of the Water Tank Project, a public art project set to raise awareness on water scarcity, plan to decorate 300 water tanks around New York City with big name artists. But you have to wonder, is it worth it?
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Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus, the American republic empire republic was founded on the US Constitution, hell, even Apple had a "founding document" but the legacy of the "Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade may be decided by two scratchy letters written late last year to his lover in a script t
Opinion
James Leng's "Point Cloud" is a stunning kinetic sculpture with mesmerizing movement and a clean, digital-like aesthetic abstracted from weather data.
Art
When going to the Northside Art Festival this weekend, remember that the art is not just in the galleries and open studios but some of the best art is on the streets of North Brooklyn.
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Tom Sachs’ Space Mission: Mars is a lot like Space Camp for adults. For me, Space Camp represents a forever unattainable dream of my childhood. I grew-up on the Space Coast in Florida, watching every shuttle launch, dreaming of going to Space Camp, but never being able to afford it. I have a feeling
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Spending all day being party-bused between the three museums — El Museo del Barrio, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Queens Museum of Art — who are hosting the self-proclaimed landmark exhibition "Caribbean: Crossroads of the World," I was repeatedly told by the museum directors, curators and art
Opinion
With a Mark Rothko painting selling for nearly $87 million at Sotheby's in addition to record prices for artists from Edvard Munch to Roy Lichtenstein, it seems pretty strange to see a variety of art and business writers are predicting the end of the art market boom.