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The Web's Urban Dictionary has two definitions for the verb "to giuliani." The first, predictably, is "To sodomize with a plunger." The second,... More >>
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For some time now, painters have battled their ur-enemy — mechanical reproduction — by any means necessary. Tricksters like Warhol... More >>
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Can contemporary art be très Brooklyn? The answer is yes, if you're French or negatively predisposed to the sort of idealism taking root... More >>
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If you've always wanted to see a painted Jacuzzi, you're in for a treat. You say you haven't always wanted to see a painted Jacuzzi? You say you... More >>
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The back of a man's bowler-hatted head. A trio of hooded Klansmen smoking cigars. Dennis Hopper in a gas mask, screaming. These are just a few... More >>
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"Can I get a Pikachu?" I try not to roll my eyes at the guy sitting across from me, dressed in normal clothes amongst a sea of... More >>
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Crafted from two-by-fours and lashed at the waist (as it were) by ropes and bungee cords, multiple X-shaped structures span the gallery from... More >>
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Want to find a practical method for addressing a metaphysical problem? A 2012 video by the Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco suggests a way forward.... More >>
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Can we all agree that the pair of shiny white shafts blazing heavenward adjacent to the ground zero site — calling it "Tribute in Light"... More >>
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'What produces a present as different, and how does a present focus a past in turn?" A simple question asked in convoluted academic patois, the... More >>
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In the early 1950s, animation director Chuck Jones was idly sketching a bull when a Warner Bros. producer walked by and said, "I don't want any... More >>
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It is with naked astonishment that one encounters a lavender Hanky Panky thong in a museum exhibition. It is also, in fact, with some dismay... More >>
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Coco Chanel may seem an unlikely muse for Robert Gober: The Heart Is Not a Metaphor, the first American retrospective of the New York-based... More >>
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If there's a trend this fall in the art world, it's the embrace of the unfamiliar. Sure, you can get your servings of comfort food via Matisse... More >>
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Is that a chill in the air? Unlikely. Autumn in New York doesn't lack for sizzle. With heat and humidity subsiding and tourists making tracks,... More >>
