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Opinion

MOCA's Delayed Response to Blu Mural Removal [UPDATE 2]

MOCA has emailed their version of why the Blu mural came down to Vandalog, the street art blog. We discover that Deitch was involved in the removal of the mural but some questions remain …

News

Mural Too Controversial for LA's MOCA? [UPDATED]

If you thought the march of street art into the American museum world was going to be easy, think again. LA's MOCA museum is gearing up for their much trumpeted Art in the Street exhibition that will take place next year and feature lots and lots of street art, but yesterday the Museum that commissi

Art

Not Drinking the Kool-aid at Wynwood Walls

I really don't know what happened to Wynwood Walls, but this year's event was a major let down after last year's fun-filled festivities [http://hyperallergic.com/1353/fairey-los-gemeos-sissy-bounce/]. If last year's evening bash was an unexpected mix of murals, Sissy Bounce, and bold-faced art names

Art

Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's The YouTube: Archive & Anarchy

Starting Wednesday, Brooklyn blogger and curator Brent Burket will be curating a three-day YouTube retrospective that mines the insanity of the online video juggernaut to find gems and germs that are sometimes painful to watch but always entertaining. His mission was to present an array of short vid

Opinion

Hot Celebrities Do Wonders For LA Art Museums

Did you know that Jeffrey Deitch is a celebrity? I bet you did. Did you know he lives in a “movie star mansion” in the “trendy L.A. neighborhood of Los Feliz”? I bet you didn't, and I bet you didn't care either. “Celebrity has become, for better or worse, an art form,” Deitch says. Well, the LA MoCA

Art

The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2010 Edition

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!

Opinion

The Take on "Work of Art" We've All Been Waiting For

Since the Work of Art TV show began in the early summer many of us in the art world have been eager for William Powhida’s perspective on what some of us like to call the biggest waste of time this summer (though others use the term Work of Fart). And now he delivers and OMG is it awesome.

Opinion

How the Art World Has Changed Since the 1970s

Artinfo’s Andrew Russeth writes about Jeffrey Deitch’s talk last Thursday at apexart [http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/34307/in-a-farewell-address-jeffrey-deitch-voices-ambivalence/] and what the gallery owner had to say about the difference between the art world then and today.

Art

The Emergence of Real Pop Art: Jeffrey Deitch & Street Art

As the reality of Deitch’s appointment to MOCA sinks in, let’s take a step back and look at his role as a street art advocate. Was he the prophet for the scene or just one of many fans? And where could this all lead?