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This Week’s Must-See Art Events

by Whitney Kimball on October 22, 2012

In this week’s art events at the L Magazine: more John Cage, sound art takes Manhattan by storm, and some art critics have hearts. You’ll find them among Arts and Labor’s panel at Housing Works Thursday evening.

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Friday Links! Arty Sex Toys and a Swedish Librarian

by Corinna Kirsch on June 29, 2012

Keith Haring’s art is on a new line of sex toys, and the staff of AnimalNY took it upon themselves to ensure the “uber-advanced vacuum fuck cups” were up to par. Best review: “Still feels like I’m fucking a rubber egg.” [AnimalNY]
Jonathan Jones, that voice of art criticism cloaked in arcane classicism, has stated in recent tirades that cavemen weren’t artists, Big Ben is a timeless work of art, and if given the option, Rembrandt should be shown over Andy Warhol. Somehow, he still has room to like Bruce Nauman. [The Guardian]
For a time, Sweden’s biggest criminal was a wayward librarian. Nobody suspected the librarian had been stealing rare and valuable books, even though he was living the life of luxury, with “Armani suits, silk ties, Cuban Cohibas and a Mercedes.”After he was caught, he committed suicide, and became a posthumous celebrity in Sweden, with a TV mini-series and radio documentary. Now, one of his stolen manuscripts, containing the first Atlas of the Americas, has been recovered, a map worth almost half-a-million. [The New York Times]
At yesterday’s contemporary sale, Phillips de Pury showed the bigger auction houses that they, too, can shatter records. Some examples: they brought in the highest-ever dollar amount for a Wade Guyton and for a Basquiat-Warhol collaboration.We’d predicted the Guyton would move quickly, noting he’s been a charmer to collectors in our cheat sheet to the sale. [Art Observed]
Someone vandalized Billy the Kid’s tombstone in the Fort Sumner Museum. [Auction Central News]
The best K-pop art ever. And yes, that is a group of shirtless boys squirting each other with a hose. [Hancinema]
The National Academy announces its newest artist members to the academy, a group including Cindy Sherman, Bill Viola, and Robert Gober. You may now refer to them as “National Gallery Academicians.” Although this is an entirely honorary title, it’s the first time the organization has allowed artists working in video, photography, and installation to enter join the academy’s ranks. [Media Bistro]
The Coalition on the Academic Workforce (CAW) just released a report on the abuses of part-time college faculty. The report finds that almost half of the entire higher education faculty in the United States is part-time and the median pay per course for these part-timers is a measly $2,700 per semester. [CAW]
Don’t miss Amanda Fucking Palmer at The Seaport Museum tomorrow night. We predict awesomeness. [South Street Seaport Museum]
Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg have apparently trademarked “Cinemagraph.” [Cinemagraph]
If you’re in Baltimore, come listen to The Sound of Art! It’s included in an exhibition at Baltimore’s Guestspot gallery through August 4th. [Guestspot]

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Art Fag City’s 2011 September Preview: Gallery Edition

by Art Fag City on September 6, 2011

Who’s looking forward to sweating profusely this week at a bunch of crowded openings? I know I am! The question is, at which openings shall we sweat? I polled the AFC staff to come up with a few targets for the month. These are the results.

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The Sound of Art Flag Burning Begins Tomorrow

by Paddy Johnson on August 10, 2011

Canada better look out. Art Fag City is coming to Mercer Union tomorrow in Toronto, and we’re going to Whoop. Some. Ass! Granted, we’re not entirely sure how this will take place. The event only promises the use of a DJ battle record (not a DJ dual) and the very nature of contemporary art culture may force the replacement of “battle” with “respectful collaboration”. But WHO KNOWS. The event may well become an epic turf war to see who can get the most artists out on the gallery dance floor. And in any event, there will be beer. There will also be schwag and sound. Toronto readers, I’d better see you tomorrow!

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New Gifs for The Sound of Art

by Paddy Johnson on August 9, 2011

As promised, here is part two of three promo gifs for our FREE Sound of Art show, taking place Thursday at 9 PM at Toronto's Mercer Union. Phillip Niemeyer of Double Triple produced a series of posters for the event, which we’ll be running through Thursday. Canada takes a hit tomorrow — be sure to check it out!

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Listen Up Toronto: Sound of Art Drops This Thursday @ Mercer Union

by Paddy Johnson on August 8, 2011

Toronto readers, prepare to see AND hear Art Fag City in 3D. I'll be hosting a FREE [music!] show, starting 9PM Thursday, August 11th, at the Mercer Union Contemporary Art Centre. Paul Slocum and Lewis Kaye will remix Art Fag City's limited edition LP, The Sound of Art. In addition to guest performer Koushik, look out for spinning records, quilts, and A’s.

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40 Hour Non-Stop Party at Serralves This Weekend

by Paddy Johnson on May 27, 2011

Art folk in Porto won’t stop talking about GANG GANG DANCE! The band will be the closing act this weekend at the Serralves 40 hour non-stop party/performance, music, video and other stuff extravaganza, and everyone I’ve met is VERY excited. Well, me too (even if I can’t claim quite so much excitement over the museum band staple).

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Williamsburg 2000 Opens at Art 101

by Paddy Johnson on March 14, 2011

This month, Larry Walczak looks back more than a decade on some of the exhibitions he curated in a giant survey that opened this Saturday at Art 101. I haven’t seen the show yet, but it gets a preliminary recommendation regardless because of the size of the Brooklyn based art making community it reflects upon. [...]

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Donate to Art Fag City

by Art Fag City on February 8, 2011

WE LIKE WHAT WE DO. We’re New York’s strongest independent voice, providing readers with contemporary art news, reviews, discussion, and theory. Help us stay that way. We depend on reader donations to keep the blog going; it’s the readers and contributors that help us create projects like the Sound of Art, IMG MGMT, Art Club, [...]

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Keep The Conversation Coming: Donate To Art Fag City!

by Paddy Johnson on December 27, 2010

2010 marks the first year I ran Art Fag City without a second job or grant money. How did it go? In a lot of respects pretty well. I redesigned the blog (Thanks John Sexton and Veken Gueyikian), I ran a series of New York survival interviews, and launched a new recommended show section. Also, with the help of readers I produced The Sound of Art, an album filled with the sounds of performances, videos and installations across the city, and ran AFC’s popular image essay series IMG MGMT. I’m proud of these accomplishments, but I’m not going to lie — talking about art isn’t easy, and I have to fight hard for the resources to keep doing it. Donate today to keep AFC running.

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