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The Man Who Made Kanye West Cry
Neal Medlyn has been channeling pop stars in New York galleries and theaters since the early aughts, and has built a repertoire of performances that run heavy on exhibitionism and intellectualism. His most recent show, Wicked Clown Love, which premiered at The Kitchen in February, is based on a trip
Interview
Asking Bedford Avenue about Contemporary Art
On a chilly march morning I took to the streets of Bedford in an attempt to get a sense of what people thought about Contemporary Art. Randomly I asked those walking up and down Bedford what they thought about the current state of contemporary art, who their favorite artists were and then took their
Interview
Alternative Economies: A Conversation With Caroline Woolard
We’ve all heard the complaints about income inequality. And although how to actually solve the economic crisis is up for debate, we all agree that it’s a hard time to make a living. This is true for everyone, not just artists, but perhaps artists can lead the way in offering real alternatives to our
Opinion
Happy Birthday, Keith Haring!
Google salutes Keith Haring on his birthday today with a homepage doodle. The American street artist turned pop culture darling would have been 54. Here are a few places to see Harings in New York today.
Art
The Bronx's Favorite Abandoned Mansion Becomes a Home for Art
In the last several years, the term “pop up” has become ubiquitous in the art world. The majority of these related, newfound endeavors — brief exhibitions, stores and happenings — make charming use of relatively sparse, small storefronts. In this vein, I've come to expect a bit of space-maximizing i
Art
Rediscovering Paradise in the Bronx
The curious history of a former retirement home for wealthy elderly people fallen on hard times and the contemporary Bronx community now surrounding that home provide rich material for the 32 artists in No Longer Empty's current exhibit, This Side of Paradise. Sharing its name with F. Scott Fitzgera
Interview
From Landscape to Abstraction
Over the course of her 35-year career, Altoon Sultan has gone completely end-to-end across the landscape-abstraction continuum.
Art
Art Rx: Art Fairs … Again
This week, the brand new New York art fair weekend has finally arrived and your doctor is worried.
Art
A Performance That Should Be Remembered
Whenever I find myself strolling in the hutongs near Gulou and see the entrance of Bed Bar, images of Liang Tao's 2005 cross-gender performance come to mind. I met her that same year in the 798 art district, just after her performance "Madhouse in Paradise" at Marella Gallery. For that piece she bui
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Helsinki Says “No” to the Guggenheim
Members of Helsinki's City Board have rejected the long-standing proposal to build a branch of the Guggenheim Museum on the city's waterfront. Eight of the board's fifteen members voted today against furthering the proposal to the City Council for consideration.
Art
Occupy Is Back!
Yesterday’s May Day protest in NYC might have failed to shut the system down, but it did successfully galvanize Occupy’s disparate interest groups into one powerful amalgamation, proving the movement’s lack of cohesion, more accurately its complexity, is a strength that defines it.