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Wendy is Coming … Look Busy!
Wendy is a 70-foot-tall, blue sea urchin at MoMA PS1 … and she’s Gotham’s new ecological savior!
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Gallery Girls: Cutting Throats, Getting Paid
The advertisement for the new Bravo TV show Gallery Girls is titled “The Cutthroat World of Gallery Girls.” The two-minute preview promises the approved dose of unapologetic reality TV narcissism. Lucky us.
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Required Reading
This week, beautiful internet design, Victorian-era death photos, religious zealotry in Tunisia impacts the arts, Paul Schimmel defenders take to the blogs, reviews of Damien Hirst and Edvard Munch in London, painting in Chelsea and more.
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Required Reading
This week, beautiful internet design, Victorian-era death photos, religious zealotry in Tunisia impacts the arts, Paul Schimmel defenders take to the blogs, reviews of Damien Hirst and Edvard Munch in London, painting in Chelsea and more.
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Keith Haring Products Redefine the Ability to Find Pleasure in Art
Last week I got an email advertising a collaboration between Shepard Fairey's apparel company OBEY and the Keith Haring Foundation, resulting in T-shirts, tank tops and baseball hats — including one with an unsettling combination of Haring's three-eyed face and Fairey's OBEY graphic — sold at mall h
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The Secret to Creativity Caught in the Ocean
Mickey Smith's Dark Side of the Lens is a gorgeous meditation of creative life as told through life on the sea.
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Printing Those Instagram Digitals
LOS ANGELES — Ever since Instagram sold for a cool billion and opened up to Android, its service has only grown in popularity.
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Designing an Exhibition? Take a Page from Apple
LOS ANGELES — Entering an Apple Store is a predictably seductive experience. The crisp, minimalist setup resembles an art gallery, but the lively crowds of people and curious clicks suggest the magic works. It's a far cry from most electronics stores.
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Privacy, Sexuality and Museum Politics at the Jewish Museum
Last month the Jewish Museum removed San Francisco artist Marc Adelman's controversial photo installation "Stelen (Columns)" (2007–11) from its exhibition Composed: Identity, Politics, Sex. Adelman's piece, which is part of the Jewish Museum's collection, consists of 150 profile pictures found on th
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Required Reading
This week, whither Warhol, Occupy Anish Kappor, Crayola-fication of colors, .art domain grab, deep-fried electronics and more.
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The Ever-Cool 8-Bit Aesthetic
The Evolution of 8-Bit Art, is the latest of the PBS series, Off Book, exploring the technological and cultural heritage of the thriving aesthetic.
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Olek Sells Cellphones To Pay Her Legal Bills
Knitting her way through a cellphone commercial, crochet-crazy artist Olek is Samsung's latest spokesperson, starring in a commercial for their Galaxy Note smart phone.