Art
To commemorate the 10th anniversary, MoMA PS1 organized a group exhibition, titled September 11, now on view to January 9, 2012. Curator Peter Eleey has brought together more than 70 works by 41 artists — many made prior to 9/11 — to investigate the attacks’ enduring resonance. Avoiding sensational
Books
Now in its sixth year, the New York Art Book Fair, which takes place at MoMA's hipper sister in Queens, PS1, from September 30 to October 2, features more than 200 exhibitors from Ireland to South Korea. Presented by Printed Matter, the fair is the world’s premier event for artists’ books, contempor
Art
Saturday, August 6, marked the opening of James Franco’s latest venture into the art world. High/Low Rob Lowe opened at Terence Koh’s Asia Song Society on Canal Street, but closed indefinitely the day after opening. We know many of you have been suffering from Franco fatigue. Thoughts are definitely
Art
Discussion of Ryan Trecartin's [http://www.elizabethdeegallery.com/artists/view/ryan-trecartin] work usually brims with a recurring set of buzz words: nonlinear, hyperactive, cut-up, frenetic. Any Ever [http://ps1.org/exhibitions/view/323], the Los Angeles-based artist's latest exhibition at MoMA PS
Opinion
In advance of Ryan Trecartin's upcoming exhibition at PS1, the artist has released a trailer teaser to get us all excited for a new batch of video works.
Opinion
Ever wanted to be a Chinese red soldier that shoots fireballs instead of spouting slogans, and battles aliens instead of Nationalists? I know, me too. Finally, we all have a chance to play out our CCP fantasies with Feng Mengbo's epic, historicizing video game “Long March: Restart” (2008), now on vi
Opinion
Today, we are launching our first Reactor podcast with a critical discussion of PS1’s Greater New York 2010 exhibition. Hosted by Hyperallergic editor Hrag Vartanian, the podcast features Paddy Johnson of Art Fag City, artist/critic William Powhida, as well as, Liza Eliano of Art Fag City, Holly Gov
Art
We perceive architecture, Walter Benjamin thought, in two ways: optical and tactile. There’s a progression over time in our optical perception of something that develops from looking at something into contemplating it. Black scratches to letters to a sign to an idea. But Benjamin didn’t think there
Opinion
This story keeps getting better and better … first, PS1 chief curator Klaus Biesenbach told David Byrne that Lady Gaga wasn’t an artist [http://hyperallergic.com/4960/david-byrne-klaus-biesenbach-lady-gaga/], then Byrne retracted the quote [http://hyperallergic.com/5151/biesenbach-gaga-is-an-artist/
Art
Daniel Larkin goes looking for pterodactyls in some recent art exhibitions. He writes: “Some artists have discovered that this flying reptile have some real cross-over potential. At first, this sounds like an awfully kitschy idea, but when this airborne creature is refracted, distilled, and boiled d
Opinion
Online we encounter more information than ever, but we also lose a hell of a lot. On May 3, the blog WeLoveViral posted a photos and a video titled “Swimming Pool Illusion [http://weloveviral.blogspot.com/2010/05/swimming-pool-illusion-fake-swimming.html].” The YouTube video embedded in the post is