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The L Magazine

Art F City at The L Magazine: Nail Art at PS1

by Paddy Johnson on February 13, 2013
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My nails have looked like bedroom wallpaper for the last week. I had them painted by Jessica Washick, one of four nail artists working at Rita Pinto’s Vanity Projects in the basement of PS1. The group of girls will be working there again on Saturdays through March 16 (excluding February 23) from 12pm to 6pm, and I plan to go back to change up my nails. Right now, two are coral-and-white striped, two are green with roses, and the rest are a flat coral color. I like them a lot more than is reasonable.

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Art F City at The L Magazine: Art that Needs Me: “Dieter Roth. Bjorn Roth.”

by Paddy Johnson on February 5, 2013

This week at The L Magazine, I discuss the inaugural exhibition at Hauser & Wirth’s Chelsea location and why it left me feeling ecstatic, but empty.

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Art Fag City at The L Magazine: ArtStack, The Pinterest for Artists

by Paddy Johnson on January 30, 2013
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Why is ArtStack suddenly so popular? This week at The L Magazine I talk to a few artists using the service to figure out why.

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Art Fag City at The L Magazine: A Love For Art Blinds No Longer Empty’s Vision

by Paddy Johnson on January 16, 2013
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No Longer Empty launches “How Much Do I Owe You?” in Long Island City. There’s lots of room for improvement.

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This Week’s Art Events

by Whitney Kimball on January 14, 2013
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This week, we’ll be attending an underground animation screening, a ton of international exhibitions, and the re-re-reopening of the Seaport Museum.

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Art Fag City at The L Magazine: Chelsea’s (Mostly) Back

by Whitney Kimball on January 7, 2013
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Let the openings begin. We’re going to see a whole bunch of new shows open this week, and we plan to attend them all. We’re crazy like that. Our full list of recommendations can be found at The L Magazine, but our list of Chelsea recommends can be had after the jump.

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Art Fag City at The L Magazine: The Art Year in Review

by Paddy Johnson on January 2, 2013
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2012 didn’t offer a lot for the art-inclined: the Whitney Biennial sucked; Bravo’s reality show Gallery Girls failed to find anyone in the art world both legitimate and crazy enough to produce a compelling show; and our schedules now have to make room for everyone’s favorite activity—art fairs!

Here’s a look at what we did last year.

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Art Fag City at The L Magazine: This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Extreme Hangover Edition

by Whitney Kimball on January 1, 2013
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Thanks to the holiday, some of us will not be at our finest this week. Our massive hangovers will likely be compounded with the news that taxes are going way up and arts funding’s going way down. Happy New Year!

In light of all that, here are some art events that are easy on both your stomach and your wallet.

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Art Fag City at The L Magazine: The 10 Best Exhibitions of 2012

by Paddy Johnson on December 28, 2012
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My favorite exhibitions of 2012 is up at the L Magazine. No museum shows this year. Ghosts in the Machine was the only one that came close to making the list. Lots of under recognized talent this year, Viola Yesiltac, and Michael Barryhill amongst them.

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