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Is All the Stuff at Art Fairs the Same-ish?
William Powhida's latest drawing, "A Subjective Classification of Things," is his latest screed against the sameness in an industry that prides itself on being different.
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Folklore as Conceptual Kitsch
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Sin rodeos traces Betsabeé Romero’s practice and includes new works that reflect upon several artists from the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
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Resting in Pieces: The Scattered Fate of Closed Museums
As interests shift and funding dwindles, it can be hard to keep a museum open. And after a museum ends its run and its building is shuttered, what happens to the collections?
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Considering Errors, Omissions, and Mistakes in Art
Like the episodic Richard Brautigan novel from which the show draws its name, Franklin Street Works' Kool-Aid Wino is a playful yet sincere riff on the slapdash, crooked, and obscure virtue of errors.
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Voyager Has Left the Solar System, Taking With it the Sounds of Space
As Voyager becomes the first human-made object to enter interstellar space, it also carries the first human-made mixtape destined for such depths of the universe.
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A Portrait of Mass Transit Through Its Bus Drivers
The identity of any city is reflected in its mass transit, and who better to communicate it than the transit operators themselves?
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Drawing on Urban Life with the Body
I've always been fascinated with the ancient Western story of the origin of art and that immediately came to mind at the performance of Susan Hefuna and Luca Veggetti's "NOTATIONOTATIONS" (2013).
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The Obsession With Mapping New York City's Past
People in New York City seem to have a particular fixation with mapping the past.
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Sight, Sound, and the Colors of Perception
Many viewers are coming across the work of Norwegian-born, New York–based artist Anne Katrine Senstad at the 55th Venice Bienniale. Senstad’s work is on view in the Officina delle Zattere, as part of the group exhibition Metamorphoses of the Virtual - 100 Years of Art and Freedom. Her work deals wit
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How to Talk About Art: Brevity Is Not Sol LeWitt Edition (#H2TAA)
Did I hear you sigh with half relief/half regret thinking you would never have to talk about Sol LeWitt again? Poor fool, that time will never come!
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A Political Edge for SF Asian Contemporary Art Week
The second annual Asian Contemporary Art Week will descend upon the San Francisco Bay Area tomorrow with myriad scheduled events highlighting art practices engaged with Asian social and political issues.
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Museum Shows to See in the Fall of 2013
The fall season is upon us, and art lovers' thoughts turn to museum exhibitions. Here's our very short list of what not to miss.