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Gazing in as enraptured window shoppers, we saw a hospital-like infant ward where individual racks showcased near-immaculate babies. Grabbing my arm, my friend exclaimed: “Look, babies! This is perfect.”
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Richard Prince: New Portraits consists of 37 of the artist’s so-called “Instagram paintings,” each of which, if we’re to believe an anonymous source of the New York Post, are selling for around $100,000. The series, which includes photographs of celebrities such as Kate Moss, Pamela Anderson, Elizab
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I always thought there was something half-baked in Bertolt Brecht's formulation of the "alienation effect."
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WALTHAM, Mass. — Back in 2009, Brandeis University announced that it would close its Rose Art Museum and sell off the entire collection, widely regarded as one of the best holdings of postwar and contemporary art in the country.
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Elastic City is shaking up the idea of walking, and it doesn't involve tours. One of the organization's recent art walks, titled "Favorites," was a saunter through the West Village led by writer Sarah Schulman, performance artist and director Niegel Smith, and Elastic City founder Todd Shalom.
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The archway under the Manhattan Bridge was the site of artist Dread Scott's one-time-only performance "On the Impossibility of Freedom in a Country Founded on Slavery and Genocide."
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LOS ANGELES — There is a new mutant form emerging, pushing its way past the thin layer that separates the interior and exterior world.
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PARIS — Galerie 53 and Galerie Routes, two side-by-side galleries in Saint-Germain-des-Près, have joined together to mount an historically interesting exhibition of abstract paintings titled Trois Américains à Paris (Three Americans in Paris).
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Photography as medium is not dead, but you can argue it is in a contemporary state of flux.
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LOS ANGELES — This week, there's a book signing with Allen Ruppersberg, last chance to see John Knuth's fly paintings, and a talk on the influence of Sister Corita. Oh, and Isabella Rossellini acts like a horny snail.
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LOS ANGELES — The rivalry between New York and Los Angeles runs deep: seasons vs. sunshine, pizza vs. tacos, Biggie vs. Tupac. For the art world, add to that list opening nights.
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LOS ANGELES — Upon entering Emma Gray's 5 Car Garage, you must step delicately over writhing white masses to get a good look at the paintings.