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Your Concise Guide to Armory Week 2015
It's time for the art world's annual migration to the far, far, far west side of Midtown Manhattan for the Armory Show and its many satellite art fairs.
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AIDS, Art and Activism: Remembering Gran Fury
The collective used a heady combination of bold graphic design, guerrilla dissemination tactics, and art institutional support to communicate the urgency of the AIDS epidemic in light of disastrous government and political inaction.
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On Being in an Olek
“Something I Guarantee You’ve Never Done Before” was the title of the Facebook invitation I got. “Hmm.” I thought. The invitation was somewhat secretive, but the link that was provided confirmed what I suspected. Being somewhat familiar with Olek’s work from some of the press she’s gotten, I knew it
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Lesser-Known Visions of Hispanic Culture in Manhattan
Masterpieces, hidden treasure, absolutely free. These are just some of the accolades of New York’s Hispanic Society, a museum that unfortunately only gets 25,000 visitors a year. With a roster of artists that includes rock star names like El Greco, Velasquez and Goya it’s hard to swallow that the So
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Taking Five At The Studio Museum in Harlem
This summer the Studio Museum in Harlem is hosting five extensive exhibitions that hold true to its mission and bring both established artists and those in training under the same roof. Packed into the museum’s intimate space on 125th Street, the shows offer a tremendous range of mostly thought-prov
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Caring About Peter Nadin
Peter Nadin’s “First Mark” opened at Gavin Brown’s enterprise on June 29th, the first time the artist has exhibited his work in this country since 1992. There's been massive coverage of Nadin’s “comeback,” but is the show grabbing headlines simply because of Nadin's backstory and the list of boldfac
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Planking Around The French Quarter
As geopsychically wondrous [http://hyperallergic.com/29365/a-geopsychic-tour-of-new-orleans/] as New Orleans is, it's not exactly the most cutting edge of places; in fact, even in these days of instantaneous communication it sometimes takes ideas and trends a little longer to make their way down her
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14 Portraits Of Post-Warhol Fame
Andy Warhol’s death left us wondering how the quintessential Pop artist would have reacted, or shaped, a society that fulfilled his prophesy of universal, albeit short-lived, fame. But aside from wondering what the artist would have thought of Rebecca Black, his passing left a hole in New York City
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NYC Underground: A Journey To The Freedom Tunnel
Forget the streets: If you want to find some of New York’s best graffiti art, you have to dig a little deeper. While much of the city’s graffiti has been washed away, some of the more provocative tags still exist miles beneath the sidewalks, in nooks and crannies invisible to the pedestrian eye. I d
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Seeking Truth Through Karaoke In Chinese Communist Art
There's Communism in the air here in Beijing! With the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party having just passed (per official accounts, the Party was founded July 1, 1921), China is in the midst of a country-wide celebration—and one that presents the perfect opportunity to
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Touring The Barnes Foundation That Was
Visiting the Barnes Foundation was always high on my list of things to do during my next visit to Philadelphia. Unfortunately, I still haven't managed to make it to Philadelphia. Good thing the New York Times has stepped up to make a visit to the Barnes easier than ever, at least virtually.
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Art From The Developing World: A Bargain Basement?
Artists who live and make work in regions that have little to no art infrastructure often have the freedom to be creative, experimental and reactive without the boundaries that accompany exhibiting work in formal spaces. But there's also a significant divide between achieving a sustainable art caree