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Hennessy Youngman's Hilariously Spot on Take on Damien Hirst
For the 10 people who haven't seen this video yet, I've decided to finally post it since I keep receiving emails and messages about it. Enjoy.
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Damien Hirst's Power to Piss People Off
Like most art writers and enthusiasts, I rolled my eyes when I first heard about Damien Hirst's spotted global Gagosian invasion. Then I started thinking maybe the artist's real artistic strength comes from his unquestionable power to piss people off.
Opinion
Is Alfred Steiner's "Erased Schulnik (Diptych)" Copyright Infringement?
Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento of the always interesting Clannco: Art & Law blog has chimed in about our yesterday's post "When Paintings Are Easily Reproduced." He tackles the legal question around Alfred Steiner's "Erased Schulnik (Diptych)" (2010).
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Louis Vuitton Spots New Japanese Artist, Same Old Accessories Expected
I find it exciting when fine art fuses with fashion, and Louis Vuitton’s recently announced collaboration with Yayoi Kusama may produce some spectacularly spotted goods. Interestingly, this pairing coincided with former LV collaborator Takashi Murakami’s newly unveiled installation at Qatar Museums
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Introducing Hyperallergic Weekend, Deepening the Conversation
This weekend, we’re proud to debut our new section, Hyperallergic Weekend. Spearheaded by John Yau and Thomas Micchelli, both former editors of the Brooklyn Rail, Claudia La Rocco, regular contributor to the New York Times, and Albert Mobilio of Bookforum, this exciting new forum for deepening the conversation on
Opinion
A Dizzying City of the Future Now
Chris Burden's frenetic installation at LACMA "refers specifically to Los Angeles … of the future" but it's more reminiscent of fast-growing megacities, like Chongqing and Dubai.
Art
Weekly Art Rx
This week we continue with more show openings for weekend art-goers in need of a nugget of inspiration. Our round-up includes the Mike Weiss Gallery, Sculpture Center, Journal Gallery, the Studio Museum in Harlem, Airplane gallery, Nyehaus Gallery and Chambers Fine Art.
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Yoko Ono and Occupy Wall Street Collaborate On a Wish Tree Project
Occupy Wall Street's Arts and Culture group has so far been able to align itself with prominent artists and organizations around New York, and now Yoko Ono, a major inspiration for OWS you could say, will join the ranks.
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Babes at the Museum, the Marketing Campaign?
Thanks to Hyperallergic commenter Nick Fortunato, who left us a tip on our recent "Babes in Museum Land" post, we were directed to this story today of three French models stripping down in Paris' Musée d'Orsay for an Etam lingerie campaign.
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When Paintings Are Easily Reproduced
So far, the debate about artistic copyright has been safely in the realm of design and photography — with certain exceptions, of course — but how will that conversation change when anything can be easily reproduced and presented without proof of origin or even the original artist's touch?
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Nuns Lose a Long Legal Battle Against Two Art Dealers
Yesterday Antiques & the Arts Online reported on a group of nuns from the Daughters of Mary Mother of Our Savior and St Joseph's Chapel in Round Top, NY who have lost a long and bitter legal battle against local art appraiser Mark Zaplin and art dealer Mark LeSalle.
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A Surreal View of Mid-20th C American Art
The Michael Rosenfeld Gallery’s mission is to promote important movements within American art while also increasing the visibility of under-recognized artists. Otherworldliness, the gallery’s current exhibition, executes the institution’s objective with cool aplomb.