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Cleopatra’s Karaoke: Three Steps to Art

by Whitney Kimball on April 23, 2013
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For their portion of the Shanghai Biennale, Cleopatra’s has teamed up with artist Chris Rice in commissioning over 50 mostly-emerging Brooklyn artists to make karaoke videos. The series , CKTV, is now on view at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. If that sounds like the kind of fun, toss-off premise you find in summer shows, it is fun– but by no means arbitrary.

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The Glowing Ass Forest and Other Highlights from the Dependent Fair

by Will Brand on March 14, 2012
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Last year, I wrote that “despite the chaos, it's difficult to see the Dependent as anything but a success.” This year, I'm willing to go a bit further: The Dependent Art Fair was, hands-down, the most interesting, highest-quality fair in town.

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PSA: Some Art Spaces Are Not Open All The Time

by Whitney Kimball on February 13, 2012
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I tend to miss a lot of shows where the venue has limited hours or is not on the way to another gallery. This is too bad, because those shows are often the ones I want to see most. I bet this happens to other people, too, so I’ve put together my shortlist of the ones that get away.

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Slummer Nights in New York on 07/28/10

by David Harper on July 28, 2010
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Slummer Nights Date: Wednesday, July 28th 2010 – Saturday, July 31st 2010 Venue: CANADA, 55 Chrystie Street Slummer Nights, organized by Sadie Laska, is a four-night series of collaborations between artists and musicians, including AFC friend Jon Williams. The series features installations, live projections, film, music and comedy. Some highlights include a presentation of video works [...]

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