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Michael Mahalchick Will Be Stripping Today at NADA

by Whitney Kimball on May 10, 2013
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We’ve already got a big fat bonerang for Michael Mahalchick, creator of Official Art F City Judy Chicago Wiener. So imagine our joy when we heard that we’ll get to see even more of him today at NADA! This morning, we received a dispatch from our editor Paddy Johnson, with cryptic but very tantalizing details about some sort of stripper-themed performance that’s going down at 4:30pm, for one hour only.

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AFC Sneak Peek: “twohundredfiftysixcolors”

by Corinna Kirsch on April 8, 2013
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The first full-length film about GIFs made up of GIFs premieres next week. The film isn’t available online just yet, but lucky for us—and you—AFC was given an exclusive preview, a section of “landscape” GIFs. It’s beautiful.

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Slideshow: “Stray Light Grey” at Marlborough Chelsea

by Anthony Espino and Corinna Kirsch on September 24, 2012
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“[Jonah Freeman & Justin Lowe] did this long before Breaking Bad was popular,” a Marlborough staff told an eager gallery goer who was busy eating up Stray Light Grey, the duo’s installation. The piece transforms the gallery space into a completely unrecognizable series of dust-covered rooms, like a paean to underground culture. I’ve never heard “artists did it before a TV show” as a selling point, but sometimes we take what we can get in the cultural relevancy department.

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BATTLE AUGUST at Postmasters Gallery

by Leighann Morris on August 7, 2012
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We’re excited about ARTyleria’s latest project: BATTLE AUGUST, at New York’s Postmasters Gallery. A curatorial venture by Paulina Bebecka and Robert von Leszczynski, BATTLE AUGUST showcases two battle-style performances that incorporate everything from image-rigged turntables, to dance battles supported by YAK films.

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Road Trip! AFC Goes to Philly

by Whitney Kimball on July 20, 2012
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Philadelphia has birthed a ton of emerging galleries in over the past couple of years, so of course, it was time to pay them a visit.

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There Are Baby Tigers at Ramiken Crucible

by Corinna Kirsch on May 22, 2012
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Cute baby tigers have invaded the Lower East Side! Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard has brought the joy of two tigers—surrounded by designer adult diapers—into Ramiken Crucible.

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We're Going to Open Studios!

by Art Fag City on April 25, 2012
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This week, AFC staff will be scouring the city for undiscovered masters thanks to the plethora of open studios. Who knows what we'll find, but here's a heads-up as to where we'll be and why.

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Slideshow: The New Museum’s “Ungovernables”

by Anthony Espino and Will Brand on February 16, 2012
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It’s here! “The Ungovernables”, curator Eungie Joo’s New Museum Triennial show, opened yesterday, and we’ve got the slideshow to prove it. Our review will be along shortly, but for the moment we invite you to make your own decisions: check out the gallery!

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