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Whitewashing Judith Supine
Last November, I was delighted to find this lovely work by Judith Supine on the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn … and then it was gone.
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Why Not to Work for Jeff Koons
At this very moment many young artists are endlessly scrolling through the job listings on New York Foundation for the Arts hoping to find anything that slightly resembles a paying job. Then it suddenly appears, a job listing by no other than Jeff Koons. I’ve always wondered why someone would ever w
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Happy Birthday to a Classic
Today, one of my favorite books turns 200: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's brilliant novel of wit, manners, and love. The anniversary got me thinking broadly about the — genre? category? medium? — that seems to be forever expanding these days, book art, and more specifically, about the work of Je
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Music from the Sahara's Cellphone Music Scene
LOS ANGELES — In places like the US and Korea, it can be easy to rely entirely on the internet. Upload something to Dropbox, download it to your server, let it live on the cloud. But in many parts of the world with unreliable or censored internets, people rely on USB sticks and SD cards to transfer
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Required Reading
This week, Hillary Clinton on art, Carl Andre knows he can't draw, the Sistine Chapel has major problems, Larry Gagosian gets profiled, the Rijksmuseum buys its first abstract painting, the Egyptian arts community's problems with their government, and more.
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Weekend Words: Winter
Everyone talks about the weather, and Weekend Words is no exception. With New York undergoing a long frigid blast this week, let's raise a cold one to winter.
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Is There a Case for Including Prices with Art Reviews?
This week, The Stranger's art critic, Jen Graves, wrote a blog post titled, "Should We List Prices With Art Reviews?" When I first saw the headline, I had a knee-jerk reaction to the effect of, "No!!"
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Why Is the Middle of the Art Market Vanishing?
As if we didn't have enough trouble preserving the middle class, the middle of the art market is the latest topic of debate among members of the art world's commercial side. Why is the high end of the art market constantly booming while the lower and middle sectors suffer?
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Following Up on Open Arts Journalism
LOS ANGELES — A few weeks ago, I wrote a bit about the potential for open arts journalism, asking if it's a trend to watch. Journalists and those interested in the field have been discussing openness for a while now, but I've not seen as much discussion in terms of the arts. What could an open journ
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The Goofy Physical Ways We Interact With Digital Technology
There's a post (that I can no longer find, unfortunately) on the hilarious Tumblr Sexpigeon (SFW, I promise) that features a man on the street, slouching over his smartphone, face angled far down, features invisible. The caption, something to the effect of: "What a brave new world for posture we liv
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3D Design and Printing, All Within Your Browser
LOS ANGELES — As 3D printing creeps into more and more projects, making product production more accessible, I've always wondered how we can make product design more accessible. How can the average person take advantage of the plethora of resources out there for creating new objects? While open-sourc
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Study Finds Nonprofits Generally Suck at Fundraising
Nonprofits across the US are stuck in a cycle that hinders their ability to raise money, a new report says. Commissioned by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund and conducted by CompassPoint, the study examines fundraising issues at nonprofits nationwide, and the results aren't pretty.