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Traumas of a Spotted Lady
Yayoi Kusama seems to reinforce popular notions of the artist who battles with some form of madness.
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The Floating World of One Woman's Camera Diary
Floating around Twitter and Sina Weibo as of late has been my new favorite blog, Yowayowa Camera Woman Diary. Lifted to the web by Tokyo-based photographer Natsumi Hayashi, the diary features a series of "daily levitations," as Hayashi drifts through the hustle and bustle of her city.
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Is Damien Hirst Lazy?
A spotted judgment pops up on the streets of Paris. And someone goes in stoned (we think) to the Hirst show in LA.
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David Hockney Disses Hirst, Now Former Professor Trashes Him
The Brit-gone-LA artist was grabbing headlines earlier this month for his supposed swipe against Damien Hirst but now it's his turn to take criticism from someone who knows his work, a former professor.
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Required Reading
This week, an unfinished masterpiece, artists on Facebook, Guggenheim's free online catalogues, Okwui Enwezor lectures on art and civic imagination, Russian space, nasty ancient graffiti and much more …
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Reports from Last Night's Bushwick Panel
Last night's "Confronting Bushwick" was attended by roughly 120 people and there are already two excellent reports published online about the event … not to mention the tweets.
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Absolutely No Comment: Berlin Press Release Edition
This morning, I received the following image of a press release from a Berlin gallery show and I was speechless.
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A Twisted Game of Life Highlights the Pitfalls of the Creative Process
Ah, the mysteries of the creative process. Now an infographic by Viruscomix shows its twists and turns in a labyrinthine landscape. Is it accurate?
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Get This Season's It Bag, Courtesy of Leonardo da Vinci
Based upon sketches drawn round the time he worked on "The Last Supper" (15th C.), an Italian fashion house is introducing a new bag designed by the original Renaissance man himself.
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Occupy Dolce & Gabbana
The internet was atwitter this past month when reports broke of protests at Dolce & Gabbana’s Hong Kong flagship over alleged discrimination.
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Artists In the 1%
Let the class-based anxieties begin! The New York Times has published a useful tool to quickly and easily to figure out where you fit into the great pyramid of wealth in this country.
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Professor at Yale Limits Enrollment In Art History Course Due to Internet Concerns
Students at Yale University are enrolling by the hundreds to get into an introductory Art History course this semester, but that's not the big surprise. The real shocker is that professor Alexander Nemerov is turning many of them away.