Art
When I finally started reading about the Occupy Wall Street encampment in the mainstream media I was stunned by how late, and how dismissive it was. After several visits, I found myself wondering how to participate; as a painter, I am always at once feeling a part of and outside of things, and this
Art
America has finally woken up to discover that the free life they thought they were living is really governed by a system. A system designed at first glance to be “for the people, by the people.” But in recent years we’ve all realized that this is furthest from the truth. Facets of the system are und
News
Celebrities have lent their support and clout to the numerous incarnations of the Occupy movements over the months. But, there’s only been one fashion designer to grace the protests with her presence (in the fashion capital of London, nonetheless) so far: Vivienne Westwood.
Art
Standing outside the Judson Memorial Church on Saturday night, two days after the Day of Action and the same week of the raid on Zuccotti Park, I, along with a group of art lovers, artists, Occupy Wall Street protesters and random passersby, watched people being turned into living art objects by art
Opinion
Memo to self. If I work as an independent contractor at a market research consulting firm and we get contracts from the city's billionaire mayor, then maybe I shouldn't pretend to be his press secretary to the media. Why the memo? Because this happened [http://www.observer.com/2011/11/performance-ar
Art
Last Tuesday I made plans with a friend to visit Bluestockings, the bookstore on Allen Street in Manhattan, for the opening of OCCUPIED: Occupy Wall Street Art Show, featuring “Art and Culture from and for the 99%.”
Opinion
The pepper-spray cop from UC Davis, or Lt. John Pike, has become a meme, but not just any meme but one that is walking through art works of every stripe if only to prove have ridiculous and absurd his actions were in the face of non-violence resistance.
Interview
Earlier today we reported that artist Man Bartlett had been arrested early Thursday morning during the #N17 Day of Action. We also reported that the artist was released from jail after being detained for roughly 27 hours. We gave him some time to rest and then caught up with him to hear about his ex
News
To add to our continued coverage of Occupy Wall Street updates today, the ties between OWS and Sotheby's locked-out art handlers are growing stronger. Artinfo posted today that the art handlers are joining Occupy Wall Street in a protest against the movement's eviction from Zuccotti Park earlier thi
News
After the New York Mayor's office assured the world via Twitter that the Occupy Wall Street library was "safely stored," it has become apparent that the statement was a half-truth at best.
Opinion
There haven't been very many iconic images or art works coming out of the Occupy Wall Street movement yet things may be changing. In addition to the OWS "bat signal" that we posted about earlier today, this photograph by AP photographer Randy L. Rasmussen may be one of the most incredible images cap
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News
Today, we learned that he was arrested yesterday during the November 17 protests. We spoke to his father, artist Bo Bartlett, who says that apparently Man Bartlett is not out of prison yet.