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One Artist's Quest to Turn Beach Plastic into Art
Confronting and unraveling the intimate relationship that contemporary society has with plastic is at the heart of artist Pam Longobardi’s mission for the Drifters Project.
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Beer with a Painter, LA Edition: Charles Garabedian
LOS ANGELES — “I can barely remember doing all this,” Charles Garabedian says to me as he flips through the pages of his own museum exhibition catalog, which I have brought along.
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The Painter Infiltrating 'Good Morning America’ and ‘The Today Show'
Christie Blizard's paintings have been on national television more than a dozen times in the past year.
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Beer with a Painter, LA Edition: Hank Pitcher
Hank Pitcher met me when I arrived in Santa Barbara, and as we made our first drive along the beach, he explained that it was one of the rare places with a south-facing coastline, which affects the light, surf, and feel of the area.
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Immersed in Painting, Sound, and Sculpture, a Detroit Artist Reimagines Space
DETROIT — Sound artist Jon Brumit seeks not only to reimagine the spaces where he works, lives, and performs, but also to ideally leave them in a better state than he found them.
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Political Cartoonist Ted Rall Discusses Being Dropped by the LA Times
Hyperallergic spoke with political cartoonist Ted Rall to get his view on his dismissal and on the state of political cartooning in general.
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Nick Cave on “Tackling Really Hard Issues” with Art
"I’m interested in coming to Detroit — providing you this opportunity to be up close and personal with the work in this static format, but then also being able to get you into this performative experience."
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Beer with a Painter, LA Edition: Ed Moses
Researching the work and career of Ed Moses prior to our visit was like uncovering a trove of stylistic experimentation with abstract painting, and a whole segment of West Coast art history.
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Hans Haacke on "Gift Horse," Gulf Labor, and Artist Resale Royalties
Early last March, London’s Conservative mayor Boris Johnson unveiled Hans Haacke’s “Gift Horse,” the tenth commission installed on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth.
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Takashi Murakami Explains How Fukushima Inspired His New Children's Movie
Takashi Murakami has achieved a level of ubiquity that is unparalleled in the art world.
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A Social Experiment: A K-pop Boy Band with No Koreans
I’m Making A Boy Band (IMMABB), initiated by Korean Columbia MFA graduate Bora Kim, is an ongoing project that uses Korean pop (K-pop) to pose questions about nationhood, cultural appropriation, and gender roles.
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Artists Blow the Whistle on Their NSA Whistleblower Project
On Friday artists Jeff Greenspan and Andrew Tider walked away from We Are Always Listening (WAAL), a National Security Agency (NSA) subcontractor, DIY surveillance program, satirical prank, or new media art project, depending on your interpretation.