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In our book review from last week, we looked at the art-world comic book Adventures of Grossmalerman, the often-bloody satire of a bad-boy German painter. This video episode of Grossmalerman lampoons the classic cliche of a studio visit: a standoffish critic takes one look at the artist's latest can
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The personal foundation of Damien Hirst’s friend and hunting buddy, Victor Pinchuk, is inviting the Davos elite to produce a spin painting with the formaldehyde man himself using the artist's spin painting machines and, according to the Pinchuk Foundation press release, "specially delivered to Davos
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This edition of Required Reading has a heavy dose of California and some very critical texts. Jon Jackson says goodbye to LA with billboards — Mike Kelley shows in LA after 8 years — Donald Kuspit tears apart John Baldessari — Paddy Johnson gives Brad Troemel the thumbs down — House Republicans hate
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We will be chiming in about the VIP art fair tomorrow, but until then I couldn't resist sharing this snark from art blogger Tyler Green. A website is somehow an "art fair?" Uh, OK. I'm pleased to announce that MAN is now the Modern Art Notes Art Fair.less than a minute ago [http://twitter.com/Tyler
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In Charles LeDray's workworkworkworkwork (that's five in total) exhibition at the Whitney, the artist has created “MENS SUITS” (2006-2009), a replica of the shop floor of a thrift store in miniature. But this is no mini train set; the shop is actually somewhere between life size and tiny. Check out
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"What really dismays me … is how three major organizations [Time, Toronto Star & New York Times] could send out three of the best photographers in the business and, within the space of just over two weeks, proudly publish nearly the same photo-story … Is this pure coincidence? Or, does it illustrat
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The Left Rights's "I'm on Crack" — Souren Melikian on 20th C Italian figural artists — Glenn Lowry speaks about new plans to expand the MoMA — the 10 best British buildings of the 21st C — Peter Saul interview in the Brooklyn Rail — From the Archives: "How I Got My DIt Degree" — Grayson Perry talks
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And here we thought the Brits were all repressed about their sexuality. London's famed Fourth Plinth, a sculptural pedestal left empty after funds ran out in the 19th century, has played host to sculptures by Rachel Whiteread and other British art world lights. In 2013, the pedestal will have a GIAN
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"I was really upset this morning when I found out that Urban Outfitters has STOLEN the work of street artist Cali Killa." — According2g.com I'm a bit torn on this issue since I don't know if an artist who uses public space to display their art (often illegally) has the right to tell someone else the
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Botticelli's original “The Birth of Venus” is hanging in a soul-stirring gallery in Florence's Uffizi Gallery, a masterpiece of delicately painted elongated figures and an icon of art history. This 8-bit version of the painting by PixelJam [http://www.pixeljam.com/]'s Rich Grilloti is sitting right
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Inspired by our image-saturated culture, French artist Leo Caillard has reimagined the Louvre as a digital library, while James Elkins has compiled some real stats about how long people actually look at art in museums.
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Ai Weiwei is a media sensation, and that's not a bad thing. The artist’s pioneering works, relentless activism and life-broadcasting on Twitter and other media have turned Ai the artist into Ai the figurehead. His role as a pioneer of contemporary Chinese art in the Western world, taking on landmark