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Saturday, August 6, marked the opening of James Franco’s latest venture into the art world. High/Low Rob Lowe opened at Terence Koh’s Asia Song Society on Canal Street, but closed indefinitely the day after opening. We know many of you have been suffering from Franco fatigue. Thoughts are definitely
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In 2011, the American Dream has deteriorated to looking like an empty office space with abandoned cubicles, lone water fountains and abandoned family photographs of the past employees. On two floors of the midtown Manhattan Lipstick Building, and only an elevator ride away from Bernie Madoff's old o
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Thought that James Franco's recent apparent breakup with art BFF Kalup Linzy [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/fashion/performance-artist-kalup-linzy-and-the-art-of-being-a-character.html?_r=1] meant that you wouldn't be seeing quite as much of his grinning disembodied mug [http://hyperallergic.com
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Ignore the nice moody song and James Franco's disembodied smiling head, and just concentrate on the cheesiness of Kalup Linzy's new music video filled with vagina imagery … Judy Chicago would be proud, or weirded out. Take your pick.
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Art21 has launched a new documentary series. Called New York Close Up, the series, according to Art21’s informative website, “provides an intimate look at the next wave of artists- artists close up.” Clearly they’ve set the bar on clever titles. New York Close Up launched with a party at the Ace Hot
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Ltd Los Angeles is an inconspicuous gallery nestled into Sunset Blvd. a block from a great comic book store, two good restaurants, and an awesome dirty Mexican joint. The gallery has been open for a while, but with blacked out windows and a small logo, it is hard to spot. Their fourth and current sh
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This month we add another 20 to the growing list of the Powerless 20 we published last year to mark the painful rite of passage that is Art Review’s hilarious Power 100 list. Here’s to hoping you’re not on it!
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This Friday, we will be taping our second installment of the Hyperallergic TV podcast, Reactor, and we’re inviting our readers to attend as a live studio audience. Our confirmed guests for the podcast are artist William Powhida (who will act as moderator), Time Out New Yorkart critic Howard Halle, A