News
The magnitude 7.2 earthquake that shook Turkey on Sunday and killed 535 while leaving 50,000 homeless has also damaged important historic monuments in eastern Turkey's Van region.
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There are 2.1 million "artists" in the United States, according to the National Endowment for the Arts. The national arts organization has just released a study that examines the demographics of the country's artists. Here are some notable facts …
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MÉRIDA, MEXICO — Over the past two years planet art has born witness to a drastic metamorphosis. The mental apparition of “Asian Art,” inhabiting its blanket concept, was once as innocuous as Casper the friendly ghost. Westerners were at leisure to muse and amuse themselves with its mysteries and ex
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The current exhibition A Show About Colab and Related Activities at Printed Matter in Chelsea is a perfect example of the positivity that can result from discontent. First known as the Green Corporation and subsequently named Collaborative Projects, Inc. Colab was a loosely organized group of artist
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Last week, we posted about the tragic news of artist Mathieu Lefevre's death when he was cycling on Morgan Avenue in Williamsburg. This week, his family has arrived in New York and is demanding answers.
Opinion
Here again is your weekly remedy to cure you of what ails you: a list of exhibitions and events that will serve as your weekly dose of art medicine. This week the doctor orders Beat Nite on Friday night, a Halloween blood fest and did we mention our editor is in a performance piece?
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SPOKANE, WASHINGTON — Two weekends ago, I volunteered for Speedball printmaking inks at my local art supply store, Spokane Art Supply in Spokane, Washington. The shop was hosting an annual event called demo days, a weekend of hobby enthusiasts rollicking from booth-to-booth in search of the latest b
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It was only a couple of minutes before midnight, when one of the last of the 13 artists arrived at Camel Art Space in East Williamsburg for the show 48 HRS. It was Rebecca Goyette, encumbered with a large bag, sawing machine and a folding table. “I can’t believe I’m doing this,” she said, laughing a
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“Occupy Wall Street and the Right to Protest: What’s Next?” was a conversation which took place yesterday on the heels of The New School's Teach-in on October 22. The event highlighted the perspectives of critical theorists, historians, lawyers and sociologists and presented their predictions for th
Opinion
This week’s Work of Art begins with the arrival of our intrepid artistes at the Phillips de Prury auction house. They follow a line of tin cans until low and behold! A mountain of tin cans! Next to one Andy Warol’s soup can paintings! Guess what kids, it’s time for a Pop art challenge!
Opinion
For their 6th annual Art Issue, W Magazine enlisted the help of dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to art direct a photo shoot entitled, "Enforced Disappearance." Touted as "his first New York work since being released from government custody," Weiwei collaborated on these images first by email, the
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If you've been following Occupy Wall Street, then you've heard the question a million times, and may even be asking it yourself: what are the movement's demands? What do they hope to accomplish?