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Going Contemporary at the Armory

If the art world has been about globalism for quite a while I can say that is more true now than ever — if that's possible.

Interview

How Do You Sell an Animated GIF?

Last month, we learned that Paddy Johnson of Art Fag City curated a show of animated GIFs and now I've discovered that Lauren Cornell, the executive director of Rhizome, is selling these often trippy nuggets of Graphics Interchange Format at the 2011 New York Armory Show. Yes, that's right. She's a

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[Sponsor] Censoring Wojnarowicz

In The Life Media, producers of In The Life, the longest running television show documenting the gay experience, have created Censoring Wojnarowicz, an exclusive online video exploring the controversy surrounding the removal of David Wojnarowicz's “A Fire in My Belly” video installation from the Nat

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20th C Moderne at the Armory

If the contemporary side of the Armory is flashier with its glamor and energy, this is the tried and true historical wing that presents a more reserved modernist face but not one without a lot of seduction. Here are some of my picks for what to see if you visit.

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Making Sense of the 2011 Armory Show Cacophony

New York Art Fair Week 2011 kicks off with the Armory Show! Over the course of a pre-show press conference we were treated to Mayor Bloomberg explaining his taste for Picasso, but that was just an appetizer for the exhibition ahead. The 2011 Armory presented a chaotic and inconsistent mixture, but t

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Surviving the 2011 NY Art Fairs

We're very happy to have partnered with 20x200 and Art Fag City to create the most useful guide (if I do say so myself) of this week's events titled "Art Fag City & Hyperallergic Present the Very Excellent Event Guide to New York Art Fair Week" (sneak peak [http://twitter.com/#!/hyperallergic/status

Opinion

Tweeting for Museum Advocacy

February 28 and March 1 marked Museum Advocacy Day, an event organized by the American Association of Museums to give people the opportunity to show their support for community museums and push for their consideration in government. The #MuseumAdvocacy hashtag became a viral venue for museum memorie

Opinion

How Can Art Writing Exist Online?

Even after the website's sale to AOL for $315 million, Huffington Post still declines to pay its volunteer bloggers. In reaction, Post contributors from art sites ArtScene and Visual Art Source have announced a “strike” against writing for the website. The action begs the question, how can art writi

News

Egypt's Antiquities Not So Safe?

The New York Times is reporting on its ArtsBeat blog that the Egyptian Antiquities head, Zahi Hawass, may resign after a month of defending his work as the head of antiquities and, in more troubling news, he has revealed some facts that suggest Egypt's ancient heritage isn't exactly safe … [NYTimes'

Opinion

Personal Mythology of the Artist, Jay-Z vs. J-Beuys

YouTube star and art-world explainer Hennesy Youngman records a rant about artists' personal mythologies, the tall tales that serve as the background for many art superstars. Besides a lesson in hagiography, this video serves up an awesome comparison of myth-making practices between rapper Jay-Z and

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Thank You to Our February Sponsors!

We want to take a moment to thank our sponsors for the month of February, who have made all the posting we've done possible. The Association of Professional Art Advisors [http://www.artadvisors.org/] (APAA) is an international organization of leading independent art advisors and corporate art curat

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The Tension In Between, A Landing Jam in Greenpont

I've already expressed my affection for apartment shows but hallway — or landing, to be more precise — shows I've been mum about … until now. This past weekend curator Martin Esteves pulled off a smart, small pop-up exhibition on a friend's landing on Dupont Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.