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Politicians Pull the Plug on Bjarne Melgaard’s Proposed ‘House to Die In’

by Zachary Small August 28, 2018

Politicians have feared that the bad-boy artist’s dramatic architecture would disrupt the historic scenery that once inspired the work of Norway’s most-famous painter, Edvard Munch.

Posted inComics

The Casual Disappointment of Bjarne Melgaard

by Katie Fricas March 24, 2017March 24, 2017

The artist’s new brand and derelict department store installation are full of tired, co-opted ideas.

Posted inArt

Whitney Biennial 2014: Stuart Comer on the Third Floor

by Hrag Vartanian March 5, 2014March 8, 2014

On the third floor, 2014 Whitney Biennial curator Stuart Comer professed to “provide a kaleidoscopic glimpse of this historic moment,” emphasizing work that seemed in flux and in transition from one medium to another, one state to another, or even across borders and identities.

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Whitney Biennial 2014: Where Have All the Politics Gone?

by Jillian Steinhauer March 5, 2014March 8, 2014

The 2014 Whitney Biennial has many things: oversized ceramics, big abstract and figurative paintings, experimental jazz, videos of people having sex, and bead curtains. What it doesn’t have all that much of is politics.

Posted inOpinion

The Art World’s Casual Racism [UPDATED]

by Jillian Steinhauer January 21, 2014January 27, 2014

Yesterday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in America), the Russian magazine Buro 24/7 published a story about heiress Dasha Zhukova. In a photo accompanying the article, Zhukova was sitting on a chair held up by a mannequin of a black woman lying on her back, her stiletto-booted feet up in the air.

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Booze, Food, Balloon Dogs, and Performance at Frieze New York

by Jillian Steinhauer May 10, 2013May 10, 2013

Frieze New York is an undeniably nice fair. Even if you generally hate art fairs, or sympathize with the union workers, or a devotee of the Armory Show, you have to admit that Frieze does it right: the spacious, light-filled tent, the excellent food options, the weekend-getaway feel as you board the ferry to Randall’s Island.

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