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Minimalism's (Ahem) "Relations"
A golden nugget from James Kalm's Facebook profile page and the birth of a fantastic new term, "vaginal surround sound."
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Thoughts on West Asian Performance Art
We've been catching up on our reading at Hyperallergic HQ and came across this quote by Wafaa Bilal in the Dubai-based Brownbook magazine (Issue 25) about the state of performance art in West Asia …
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Onion: City Opens Art Jail
Dear Onion, will you please have my baby? Here is their latest brilliance … "Most visitors to the art jail … said they were grateful for the opportunity to see the prisoners, though some acknowledged … [it] was emotionally complicated for them."
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I'm Baaack …
After a two weeks on the road, I'm back in Brooklyn and again at the helm of Hyperallergic.
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Tuesday Art Video: Night(s) At The Museum
Carmageddon 2011 might chiefly be remembered as the big transportation nightmare that wasn't [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-carmageddon-20110719,0,5035874.story]: an accelerated work schedule, coupled with a couple million people in the Los Angeles area realizing they didn't need to drive
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Required Reading
This week's Required Reading has a talk by Ji Lee, Anthony Weiner on the street, Samarqand pics, Lucien Freud's subjects speak, the Museum of (in)Tolerance, Google image search changes, Matt Black's Mexican photos and James Schamus on art in times of crisis.
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Spotted In Soho: Gaia's Giant Cock
This short video starring street artist Gaia creating a giant mural on the side of the Rag & Bone store on Houston and Elizabeth streets in Soho last week combines three of my favorite things: paintings by Pieter Breugel, time lapse photography, and giant roosters.
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The Way Forward For Social Media Art
My latest thoughts on the evolving discussion about the use of social media in art and where it should (in my opinion) go.
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Required Reading
This week's Required Reading examines how copyright law impacts images by animals, art's LGBT problem, a history of English, China's political prisoners, against reviews and Frank Lloyd Wright's dislike of intellectuals.
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Missing the Point About "Twitter Art"
Critic Paddy Johnson just penned a column for L Magazine about something she terms "Twitter art," by which she means (I assume) art that uses Twitter. I often enjoy her take on new media but in regards to her treatment of Twitter-related art, I think she misses the mark. Here's why.
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5 Art-inspired Barbie Dolls We Want to See
You may have heard that Mattel has launched its new Museum Collection of Barbie dolls. Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night," Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Block-Bauer I," these dolls, which are part of a brand cherished by children the world over, are
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Battle for the Legacy of the Egyptian Revolution in Ads & Street Art
NPR's Eric Westervelt looks at the legacy of the Egyptian Revolution and how corporations are using it to promote their brands … but not everyone is thrilled, particularly street artists …