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"New" Portrait of Van Gogh Attracting Scrutiny
A British couple who bought a picture online for £1,500 (roughly US$2,400) may have scored a portrait of the Post-Impressionist master Vincent Van Gogh.
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The Art of Burning Man (But Is It Art?)
This week, hundreds of artists from all over the world will begin assembling one of the largest and most dazzling group art shows in the United States, or anywhere. Approximately 50,000 people will view the show during its week-long run, making it proportionately even more popular attendance-wise th
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Brooklyn Artists as Brand: Ralph Lauren Fakes it
I know its naïve to think that anything is safe from advertising and branding these days. In fact, just two weeks ago Hyperallergic’s contributor Alex Cavaluzzo listed the top ten objects with unnecessary designer labels that included everything from the kind of expected (a Missoni bicycle) to the a
Opinion
Steve Jobs as Design Evangelist
Some days Jason Kottke effortlessly proves why he is the elder statesman of the link blog, and today is one of those days. He points to a post by architect-turned-techie David Galbraith that compares Steve Jobs and Norman Foster, who is designing the new Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Opinion
Ai Weiwei Says Beijing Is a "Nightmare"
I'm not really sure what to think of dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's new post on the Daily Beast. It feels like the work of a frustrated artist who is coming to terms with the notion of exile.
Art
Who Is The Artist? Thoughts on Anonymous Street Art
Evacuated from my Lower Manhattan apartment and hiding from Hurricane Irene, I find myself thinking about anonymous street art and what it means to art-viewing practices. Different from traditional art and even graffiti, the anonymous works that are found on construction walls, corners of the street
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The Beginning of the End of 5Pointz?
Some call it "The United Nations of Graffiti." Its semi-official title, spelled out in giant letters on its main wall, is "The Institute of Higher Burnin," though you'll also find it described as "the world’s premiere 'graffiti Mecca'" on its website. Now there are questions about how long it will l
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Staying Afloat at the Socrates Sculpture Park
Maybe the name "float" welcomes the flood. After skipping the journey to Queens the previous Sunday due to the torrential rains, I finally made it to Socrates Sculpture Park two weekends ago for FLOAT: Field of Dreams, the fifth edition in the biennial series of "ephemeral and interactive art."
Opinion
Required Reading
As we hunker down for Hurricane Irene, we decided to make this week's Required Reading a photo-heavy one. From images of chairs to maps comparing New York to cities around the world, there are images galore in the links.
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New Energy Among Art Handlers As They Continue to Fight Sotheby's Lock Out
Hurricane Irene may be fast approaching, but there was another type of storm in full force yesterday in front of the Sotheby’s auction house on 72nd and York Avenue in Manhattan. Art handlers of the Teamsters Local 814 union, who were locked out of their jobs at Sotheby’s earlier this month,doubled
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UPDATE: ALL Major New York Museums Closed for Hurricane Irene
As the storm approaches, here's a helpful list of what New York-area museums will be closed for the big storm on Saturday and Sunday we are receiving word that almost ALL New York museums will be closed on Saturday and Sunday. We highly advise people to not attempt to visit the city's museums during
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Considering the Images in "The Glass Ceiling"
Photographer Jill Greenberg's show "Glass Ceiling" at Clamp Art presents outtakes from one of her commercial editorials and plays them off as feminist art, but are they?