Art
So I clicked on Jillian Steinhauer’s post — “Is Marina Abramović Trying to Create a Performance Art Utopia?” — and the first thing that popped into my head was, “Why does it look like a suburban public library, circa 1962?” What I’m talking about is the architectural rendering from none other than O
Interview
Painter, author and critic Mira Schor's current show at Marvelli Gallery delves into the world of language. The show is titled Voice and Speech, but there's an erie silence to these works.
Opinion
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Art
If only you knew how to talk about Cindy Sherman you’d feel better about throwing yourself into the ring with all the art pundits and critics who have been falling over themselves to give kudos to the current MoMA retrospective which covers her 35 year career from when she was good until now.
Opinion
Talk about art going big: the New York Times reported last night that the Whitney will mount an enormous Jeff Koons retrospective as its last hurrah in the Breuer building, before moving downtown in 2015. Probably out of necessity as much as for flair, the exhibition will take over the entire museum
Art
Upstairs from “Larry,” in the Carlyle Galleries Building at 980 Madison Avenue, Adam Lindemann’s latest art toy, Venus over Manhattan, was unveiled to the press Wednesday morning.
Announcement
The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA) Project Space presents Unnamed Broadway Music: The Musical! [http://engine.nectarads.com/redirect/0/15682/14810/0/00000000000000000000000000000000/0/0/23183/0] is a project inspired by a certain famous orphan-themed Broadway musical (that organizers have b
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Opinion
The Hartford Courant reports that one of the world's great unsolved art thefts may have a new lead.
Art
Dirt is getting its moment in the sun. A cluster of recent shows in Chelsea and downtown make the most of soil, making it a good time to think about earth art again.
News
The saga of Alice Aycock vs. the food stands continues as the artist and JFK's Terminal One Group Association (TOGA) head to arbitration to settle their dispute.
Opinion
Where are the arts donors and why aren't they pressuring Washington?
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