Opinion
Sneak Peak of Ai Weiwei on Art21
Today, Art21 released a sneak peak of their Ai Weiwei segment in Season 6 titled "Change."
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Work Stolen from Woodward Gallery Project Space in LES
This morning, the owners of Woodward Gallery on Eldridge Street discover that one of the art works by artist Moody at their outdoor Project Space across the street at 132A Eldridge Street was missing. Valued at $5–6,000, according to owner Kristine Woodward, the roughly quarter inch-thick wood panel
Books
An Artobiography That is Personal, But Not Universal
Boulder bookstore owner David Bolduc said of artist and graphic designer Tina Collen’s “artobiography,” titled Storm of the i (2009) and published by Art Review Press, “I've been in the book business for thirty years and have seen a lot of books. But I've never seen anything like Storm of the i.” I
Opinion
Strange Protest by Old Skool Performance Artist Against Lady Gaga
Some peculiar things end up in our inbox on a daily basis but this one stood out. Performance artist Colette has staged a strange protest against Lady Gaga at Barney's Lady Gaga windows.
Opinion
Babes in Museum Land (NSFW)
So we know that museums are filled with some of the world's greatest art, but what about the people who attend museums? Are they artworks unto themselves? Blogger Xavier Aaronson is out to prove just that with his blog Babes at the Museum. The site takes a cue from street fashion blogs likes The Sat
News
Museum Troubles in Boston, City Wants More $$$
In the latest news in the battle for arts funding in the US, The Art Newspaper reported yesterday that the Boston Mayor has greatly increased payments under his Payment in Lieu of Taxes scheme that asks nonprofits, including museums to make "voluntary" contributions to city services such as the fire
Art
Did the Internet Make Fashion More Accessible?
High fashion used to be the terrain of the elite and fashion shows once welcomed only editors, buyers and VIPs but the internet has changed all that.
Art
Confused Clutter at the South African National Gallery
CAPE TOWN — What do Ghanaian photographer James Barnor, local Simonstown painter Peter Clarke, British superstar artist Richard Long and Russian World War II posters have in common? Aside from a show at the South African National Gallery, it seems nothing at all.
Art
The Wonderful Global Walls of Wynwood, Miami
Thanks to the efforts of organizations such as Primary Flight and Wynwood Walls, the Wynwood district in Miami is undergoing a radical transformation through art.
Art
The Best North Brooklyn Street Art of 2011
We decided to compile a list of some of the most notable street art from the area in 2011. This is not a comprehensive survey but a taste of some of the exciting work that has been appearing on the streets of our dear borough.
News
Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds Opens Sat in NY
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei's now infamous (and toxic) sunflower installation at the Tate Modern in London will have a New York version at Chelsea's Mary Boone Gallery starting this Saturday, January 7.
Art
Politics of Space and Belonging and the Right of Return
IRVINE, California – There is a call for Jews to return to Poland — and it’s coming out of Irvine. Well, actually it’s coming from Israeli artist Yael Bartana, whose trilogy … and Europe Will Be Stunned, which occupied the Polish pavilion at the Venice Biennale this year, is currently having its Ame