Artists Jennifer and Kevin McCoy Outsource Their Dull Lives
For this video, the McCoys hired 50 actors to perform their daily tasks.
Artist Kehinde Wiley Does a Face-Plant
Kehinde Wiley is in danger of overexposure at this point, but his show of four grand new paintings (and a few oldies) at Deitch closes this Saturday and we think you should see it.
Artist Nathalie Djurberg Makes Table-Dancing Classy
In Nathalie Djurberg's latest animation, a gangly ballerina prances about a table set for a tea party.
Photographer Jesse Rieser Shows a Flexible Three-Bedroom
Jesse Rieser’s luminous, hyper-staged photograph seems to be a warning to aspiring party planners.
Artwork Goes Miraculously Un-Stepped-On at Perilous Group Show
'If I was the gallerist, I would have a heart attack.'
Artists William Powhida and Jennifer Dalton Send Their Condolences
At Art Basel Miami this year, Powhida and Dalton whittled up a few dirt-cheap six-piece box sets of Leunig-like condolence cards.
Marlene Dumas Retrospective Stays Just This Side of Pornography
The exhibition celebrates the first 30 years of her tremendous career.
Artist Nagisa Nakauchi Bears All
Nagisa Nakauchi’s capped boy squats amid a mosh pit of fluffy bears and flattened dolls, all of them looking terribly bored with the whole situation.
Recession-Affected Artists Reduced to Working With Printer Paper
Called '8 1/2 x 11 / A4,' the group show featured more than 70 pieces by artists who'd been asked to use an empty sheet of white printer-type paper as the starting point for their work.
Posted 12/10/08 in Vulture
Basel Blog
Aftermath: The Big Sales and Breakout Stars of Art Basel Miami Beach
'We did better than we expected — and worse than we had hoped.'
Photographer Martin Klimas Will Send You Dead Flowers Every Morning
Martin Klimas has a series of stunning images at Foley Gallery (through January 17) that might have been shot by housewives after watching 'Quantum of Solace.'
Posted 12/09/08 in Vulture
Basel Blog
Seven Things We Learned at Art Basel Miami
Even New Yorkers who couldn’t care less about art could take something from the just-ended Art Basel Miami Beach fairs.
Posted 12/08/08 in Vulture
Basel Blog
Recession-Affected Art Basel Parties Fail to Incite Drunken Skinny-Dipping
The T-shirts worn by the Delano bellmen reading 'Recess is on' didn't help.
Artist Ves Pitt’s Cross-dressing Isn’t Fooling Anyone
There's something incredibly compelling about a glitter mustache.
Posted 12/05/08 in Vulture
Basel Blog
Takashi Murakami Scales Back at Art Basel
'We knew this was coming for about a year,' says Murakami.
Artist Elizabeth Peyton Paints Self, Turns Vacation Into Tax Write-off
Elizabeth Peyton presents a peaceful, if slightly somber, picture of herself, her dog, her book, her flip-flops, and her pool.
Posted 12/04/08 in Vulture
Basel Blog
Terence Koh Dazzles Art Basel Miami With Thrilling Nonperformance
'Terence's art is about nothing. His performance is that he is not playing music.'
Photographer Nikki S. Lee’s Triple Exposure
Indeed these are photographs of sketches Lee commissioned from street portraitists around the world.
Posted 12/03/08 in Vulture
Basel Blog
Art Basel Miami Kicks Off Cautiously, Optimistically
'It's a tough market,' says John Good, gallery director of Gagosian Gallery.
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