Opinion
The Ever-Cool 8-Bit Aesthetic
The Evolution of 8-Bit Art, is the latest of the PBS series, Off Book, exploring the technological and cultural heritage of the thriving aesthetic.
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Regina Bogat Keeps It Fresh After 60 Years
I recently went to see the work of Regina Bogat at Art 101 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. As documented in an interview with Hyperallergic's Jillian Steinhauer earlier this month, the artist has been hanging around the NYC art establishment since the 1950s.
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Lessons from an Unknown Master: Phyllida Barlow at the New Museum
Phyllida Barlow’s installation at the New Museum, siege, doesn’t waste any time telling you who’s boss. Post-industrial, post-modern — post-everything but post-sculptural — it all but pushes you back inside the elevator.
Opinion
Olek Sells Cellphones To Pay Her Legal Bills
Knitting her way through a cellphone commercial, crochet-crazy artist Olek is Samsung's latest spokesperson, starring in a commercial for their Galaxy Note smart phone.
Opinion
Overheard in the Art World
Overheard in the Art World is back! And we're catching up on a few weeks of things we've overheard.
Art
Images from Pre-Revolutionary Cairo
This week's Egyptian election drama offers a curious backdrop to Michael von Graffenried's photographs of life in Cairo.
Opinion
Self-Healing Material
Mimicking how our body responds to cuts, scientists work to create self-healing materials.
Opinion
Twittering Machine 2.0
Angelo Plessas is a net artist whose works predominately deal with color, interactivity and sound. "Re-Twittering Machine" (2012) caught my attention because of the ever growing hype around social media's role in social unrest like the Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement.
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Ai Weiwei's Bail Conditions Lifted But He Could Face Bigamy and Pornography Charges
A year ago Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was slapped with bail conditions — after an 81-day detention by Chinese authorities — the prominent activist and artist has been freed from those shackles, but there's no rejoicing because of what may come next.
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The Spare, Profound Inventiveness of an Almost Forgotten Sculptor and Other Queens Discoveries
Instead of tackling a neighborhood like the Northside Festival of Williamsburg/Greenpoint or Bushwick Open Studios, the Queens Arts Express, a project of the Queens Arts Council decided to tackle the creative spirit of an entire borough over the course of four days.
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Grave Reminders of Life
Some of the most beautiful sculpture in New York is dark adornment to the city's cemeteries, stunning reminders of transience conveyed through the semi-permanence of stone and metal. This is the story of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, one of the most elegant in the country.
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Art Rx
This week, the doctor is prescribing some much-needed hot subway rides into Manhattan for some art-related fun.