News
... a lull in Iraqi violence helps spur cultural activity ... homeless artists in Austin, Texas, have an art show & benefit ... art mogul Eli Broad is scouting for a museum location ... artist Sam Bassett is arrested for trying to make New York's Sotheby's building into art.
Art
Daniel Larkin reflects on Brent Owens's solo show Gnastic Pursuits, which took place earlier this fall at the English Kills Art Gallery in Brooklyn. Describing his work, Larkin writes, "Owens likewise takes the rich tradition of wood carving and melds it with that millennial taste for biting wit and
News
While Main Street continues to hemorrhage jobs and Wall Street revives its ridiculous bonus system, the elite among us -- most notably the trustees of the New Museum -- will probably be very interested to know where they should stash their valuables during these sad times in case, well, in case ...
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Announcement
Many thanks to Pernod Absinthe for supporting the arts and believing in independent and emerging voices in the arts. This week, they are pleased to announce the Pernod Absinthe “Creator Of” Art Contest.
Books
Artist/Artshow is an image-heavy book produced this year by AllRightsReserved, a self-described creative studio based in Hong Kong that seeks to publish high-quality texts which explore issues related to the visual arts. You'll love the pictures but ...
Art
Artist Kevin Regan grew up in a family of Reagan Democrats. Today, he continues to be plagued by Reagan, and he uses the image of our 40th President in his own personal art. To amplify the trauma, we asked Kevin to visit a recent exhibition titled Reaganography and report on what he saw.
News
... Kiev awaits its own art destination-worthy art center ... Banksy gets marked up before people have a chance to vote about keeping it or not ... the Getty Trust & the Egyptian gov't is working together to preserve King Tut ... a San Francisco muralist gets stabbed on the job ... the Obama's send
Art
Jack Early has turned over a new leaf. Accused of racism in the early 1990s for an installation he created with then-partner Rob Pruitt (and recently recreated at the Tate Modern for their "Pop Life" exhibition), Early fell from grace, spent many years underground, and now has reemerged with a strik
Worst. Press. Release. Ever.
Ah, the e-flux email list, ever full of surprises. One day it might elicit a cri de couer of indignation ("really?"), and the next day just a dramatic eye-roll. Sure it's a very useful tool, but it's also chock-full of self-important curatorial jargon, exaggerated claims, and overblown PR-ese...Whic
Art
Two weeks ago, I found myself in Los Angeles with an afternoon to kill. I ventured to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and stumbled across a small exhibition by 18th C. Spanish still life painter Luis Meléndez. The exhibition, titled "Master of the Spanish Still Life," was a quaint two-room show
Art
In his latest edition of Hypermedia, artist Artie Vierkant explores ideas of surveillance and sousveillance in the work of artists Jill Magid, Steve Mann, Josh On, Ryan McKinley, and Trevor Paglen.
Interview
Jason Andrew is the curator and archivist for the Estate of Jack Tworkov and was the mastermind behind the recent retrospective of Jack Tworkov's work. A prominent figure in the Bushwick art scene, Jason Andrew is also the founding director of Norte Maar, which encourages, promotes, and supports col