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Hoping for a Nexus of Creativity in New Orleans
The New Orleans Museum of Art hosted a luncheon today for members of arts community that amounted to something much more than the usual meet and greet.
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Least Relevant Award Goes to the Hamptons
The Hamptons have been heating up lately. While all the collectors are out of the city, and Chelsea seems relatively empty, Long Island is teeming with people. Despite being is probably one of the only places in the world where you can find a Richard Serra on someone's front lawn the ultra-rich beac
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New Orleans and the Summer of Swoon
There's more compelling art being produced in the Crescent City these days than at any point in its history. And there may be no better place to start looking at it this summer than the Great Hall of the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Opinion
A Peek at Swoon Installation in New Orleans Museum
World-renowned street artist Swoon is installing her newest work in the central hall of the New Orleans Museum of Art and photographer and art historian John D'Addario was there to capture a glimpse for Hyperallergic readers.
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My Very Personal Beat Nite in Photos, Part 2
… Half the night was already over and we had the daunting task of seeing the other spaces in the midst of all the buzz of Beat Nite with only a few hours left. Art hopping in Bushwick isn't always easy. With no real density of art spots, you end up darting around the neighborhood by foot or train. S
Opinion
Swoon's First Community Center Inaugurated in Haiti
Last week, the "first real inauguration of the [Konbit Shelter] community center with workshops and events brought by Ayiti Resurrect and Ayiti Cherie Healing" took place in Bigones, Haiti. Spearheaded by Brooklyn-based artist Swoon, the Konbit Shelter Project was created with the idea that a group
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Swoon Getting Up in New Orleans
Photographer and art historian John D'Addario [jonnodotcom.tumblr.com] has been capturing images of the new Swoon pieces going up in the Crescent City. Judging by the designs she has big plans for the city, oh right, she's planning an art house [http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2010/11/street_arti
Opinion
The Underbelly Project Wants to Create an "Underground"
Unbeknown to the vast majority of New Yorkers, a street art project has quietly been taking place under the streets of our fair city, artist by artist and flashlight by flashlight. The Underbelly Project is a reaction against the overwhelming commercialization of street art. Project organizers Workh
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New York Street Art: Alive & Kicking
2010 has begun with some fascinating street art, including works by Bansky, Shepard Fairey, Kid Acne, Ema, El Sol 25, TrustCorp …
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Swoon's Konbit Shelter: Every Disaster Holds the Promise of Creation
Two Konbit Shelter project team members, Thaddeus Pawlowski and Sarah Walko, reflect on the nature of disasters and what they can teach us about how we become who we are. As they explain, "They reveal deep patterns in our nature. Artists are vital to the rebuilding process because they can help us r
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Review of Banksy’s “Exit Through the Gift Shop”
As a film, Exit Through the Gift Shop is funny, interesting, and quirky, but you don’t walk away feeling like you experienced a film as much as a really long DIY online video. Some parts are very compelling, and there are some real laughs, but the movie often drags, making you wish you could fast fo
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Art World Ikeas
A new generation of websites selling prints by contemporary artists are emerging as the Ikeas of the art world — they sell editions, from large to small runs, of different kinds of work, from traditional prints to paintings and drawings. At high volume and low prices, these sites make the most of th