Books
A Global Toy Story
Do children's toys breed a culture of violence and war? This was one of the many questions you're left to ponder when reading Miniscule Blue Helmets on a Massive Quest by Dutch artist Pierre Derks.
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Art
Sportswear in Art
With the Hunger Games, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier and Halloween garment construction on my mind, all I could think about this weekend was athletic wear, so I thought I’d pull you into my crazy and share some references to athletic wear in art and visual culture.
Opinion
Clement Greenberg in Tweetable Form
The fad for fake art personas has passed. They were soo 2010, though they lingered into 2011. Perhaps tired of the fakery, someone has decided to rekindle the words of the maestro of Modernism into 140 characters or less, @Clem_Greenberg.
Art
Nothing Is Hidden and Everything Is Revealed
The paintings of Lauren Luloff have always been as much concerned with finding the way of their making as they have been with the final result. This emphasis on an openness of process is at the core of everything she does.
Opinion
The Gagosian Gallery Email the Art World Can't Get Enough Of
We all know that Gagosian Gallery is the Death Star of the art world. They are perceived as the enemy of any art-loving person who doesn't want to think about dollar signs with their art, well, unless they're silkscreened by Warhol on canvas. And now The New York Times' Randy Kennedy has done us all
Art
It Was Donut O’Clock at Christian Marclay’s LA Screening
LOS ANGELES — It’s no secret that food is a no-fail come-on for an art opening. Food and drinks = sated audience ready to indulge the higher rungs of their hierarchy of needs. Last weekend, Los Angeles-based For Your Art hit on Los Angeles’ sweet spot with a 24-hour pop-up shop serving donuts from a
News
Critic Hilton Kramer Dies at 84
Love him or hate him, there's no denying the influence of conservative art critic Hilton Kramer. A longtime champion of modernism and a harsh critic of contemporary art, Kramer died this morning in Harpswell, Maine.
Community
A View from the Easel, Part 9
CHICAGO — The ninth installment of a series in which artists send in a photo and a description of their workspace. This week, Georgia, California, Maryland, New Hampshire and New York.
Art
Museum of Chinese in America goes Lin-sane
This Wednesday, March 28, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) will present a live NBA screening between the New York Knicks and the Orlando Magic, titled BAL-LIN: Beer and Basketball.
Art
Join Us Wed March 28 for a Discussion of OWS and Performance Art
Please join us for a discussion about performance art and Occupy Wall Street. From the early days of OWS performance art and artists have played a pivotal role in raising awareness about OWS and its importance.
Art
Speechless: The Commons at Botanic Gallery
Speechless is an evolving series that reviews, discusses and/or comments on art works and exhibitions using images, screenshots, videos and other visuals.
Art
Ackermann and Guston Go Toe-to-Toe, One Loses
Franklin Parrasch Gallery’s exhibition Rita Ackermann + Philip Guston is the third in a series of two-artist, cross-generational shows. Included in this show are two works on paper by Guston (dating from 1966 and 1971), and a new painting by Ackermann (2012).