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It's been a hell of a decade and the aughts have come to a close. We asked people to chime in about what they loved and hated about the last ten years, including, Karen Wilkin, Johanna Fassl, Ruba Katrib, Gary Panter, William Powhida, Barry Hoggard & James Wagner, Lyra Kilston, and Will Heath.
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Performance artist Man Bartlett is tired, has blood shot eyes and he's doing something very American, shopping. His mission is to spend 24 hours in Union Square's Best Buy megastore without buying anything. His biggest obstacles are sleep, security and the urge to buy shit. Will he make it?
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The mandala, one of Himalayan Buddhism's most ubiquitous symbols, is created as an artistic aid for meditation but there may be other motivations as to why Tibetan art doesn't get the attention it deserves, namely China.
Interview
She's one of New York's old skool art critics and has penned books on everyone from David Smith to Edward Gorey. An authority on 20th C. modernism, Karen Wilkin agreed to talk to Hyperallergic about her experience as a longtime observer of the art world and in the process she spoke about an art worl
News
... a new modern art museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, opens ... Arizona's defunct West Valley Art Museum needs a place to store its art ... British arts institutions are getting short changed by the 2012 Olympics ... Bank of America gives its customers free admission to LA museums ... Michael Ja
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Just in case you hadn't noticed, we're on vacation until Monday, January 4, 2010. While we're away we're making plans, dealing with programmers, and doing other things to make you all feel warm and fuzzy. In the meantime, we wish you all an amazing New Year's Eve and look forward to you joining us f
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If you take art too seriously then this show isn't for you but if you like pleasure maybe you should head to the new Bowery and bring a cone.
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Just in time for the holidays the Free Emporium & Gift Exchange has popped up on the Lower East Side. A cross between a swap meet and a museum, the artistic experiment gives new meaning to free trade.
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The concept of artistic collaboration is slippery. New York Magazine’s 31st reason to love New York City in 2009 is “Because Our Street Art is Collaborative.” Maybe they don't really understand the notion of collaboration.
News
... a profile of "power" curator Hans Ulrich Obrist ... the Art Gallery of Alberta signs a deal with the National Gallery of Canada ... the Clyfford Still Museum is being built ... Fresno, California, loses a museum ... a Victorian novelist's fancy toothpick fetches big bucks ... some notable picks
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Here is an extravaganza of slideshows from the big cross section of 7 art fairs and one private museum show I attended while in Miami and haven't written about yet. Enjoy the journey into the dark corners of the Miami fairs.
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Sarah makes small matchbook sculptures that are designed to be left in public spaces. They are intimate art works that are part of the ritual of her practice. She believes in the words of Margaret Meade, who said, “When justice is lost, we have ritual. We need more ritual in our daily lives.”