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Monica Cook’s Volley features a full cast of blemished bedazzled half-human, half-monkey sculptures. When I asked one viewer what he thought his response was, “It’s pretty dark, I mean, this ain’t no Winnie the Pooh you know …”
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First Sotheby's, and now the Whitney. While the Teamsters of Local 814 have been fighting with Sotheby's since August for a better contract, a new labor dispute has cropped up for the art handlers of Local 966 that work at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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On the heels of their rally at the Museum of Modern Art last Friday, the following focused and powerful letter arrived in our inbox 15 minutes ago from Occupy Museums.
Art
LOS ANGELES — Drawing inspiration from Robin Rimbaud and the lovely Mission Control site by soma.fm, artist Eric Eberhardt decided to turn police chatter and online radio into a media landscape.
Opinion
This morning, I received the following image of a press release from a Berlin gallery show and I was speechless.
Opinion
Ah, the mysteries of the creative process. Now an infographic by Viruscomix shows its twists and turns in a labyrinthine landscape. Is it accurate?
Opinion
Based upon sketches drawn round the time he worked on "The Last Supper" (15th C.), an Italian fashion house is introducing a new bag designed by the original Renaissance man himself.
Art
James Fotopulous's charcoal drawings develop during the process of his filmmaking. They are currently on view at Microscope Gallery.
Art
Like the Jack Kerouac's three line poems, Lois Dodd is able to capture the essence of her subjects through simplicity and directness of expression.
Art
Time flies when you're looking at art. This week's prescription features a few shows that are closing (already!), including Jeff Wall and Maurizio Cattelan.
News
On Tuesday, a partial victory was made in preserving a part of New York City history. The Landmarks Preservation Commission announced a new landmark district on East 10th Street between Avenues A and B, which is lined with single-family homes dating back to the 1840s. The only issue: Building 315 th
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Joann Kim Núñez of Updownacross is partnering with Skillshare to build a Creative Arts program that will offer classes for the city's aspiring and emerging creatives.