Aw, Yeah: New Museum Saves ‘Hell, Yes!’
Exclusive: Originally loaned for a two-year exhibition, the piece was recently purchased for the museum by trustees.
Posted 03/13/09 in Vulture
Architecture
Float On: Architectural Treasure Heads Downstream
Its creator once proudly described the house as “a bold little ugly banal box.”
At P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Things Get Political
Now that Bush has left office, is political art becoming more accessible?
Recession-Addled Art World Weighs Return to Barter System at Group Show
'We've exchanged work with people, but we haven't said 'You give me your Rolex and I'll give you a piece of art' ... Not yet.'
Artists Sol Sender, Andy Keene, and Amanda Gentry Work Toward an ‘O’
See the evolution of an Obama logo.
Artist Matthew McGuinness Looks Back in Anger
George W. Bush may have helicoptered off into the sunset yesterday, but artist Matthew McGuinness reminds that 43's legacy won't soon be forgotten.
Artist Liz Renay Ruins It for Everybody
Renay, the late burlesque diva, gangster moll, and John Waters muse, occupied her reflective moments by painting erotic kitsch.
Artist Samara Golden Redecorates the Batcave
Golden's diorama-like installation turns a basement nook into what appears to be the cluttered vanity of a media-obsessed eighties teenager.
Artist Nancy Spero Bullish on Kate Winslet’s Oscar Shot
Spero has been plumbing the totems and taboos of the human (especially female) psyche for more than a half-century.
Artist Richard Aldrich Draws a Blank
T.S. Eliot said the bloody-minded playwright John Webster 'saw the skull beneath the skin,' and here artist Richard Aldrich demonstrates a similar X-ray aptitude.
Artist Gardar Eide Einarsson Brakes for Popes
Were you to encounter this bleak road sign, what would be the appropriate response?
Artwork Goes Miraculously Un-Stepped-On at Perilous Group Show
'If I was the gallerist, I would have a heart attack.'
Marlene Dumas Retrospective Stays Just This Side of Pornography
The exhibition celebrates the first 30 years of her tremendous career.
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 12/09/08 in Grub Street
Slideshow
A First Look at Sorella, a Taste of Piedmont in Chinatown
Sorella's chef-owner 'wanted to bring back the love that we found in Piedmont's food and culture to New York.'
Artist Marianne Vitale Pitches a Tent in Hell
One of the standout works on display at Art Basel is a vision of making a new home in hell.
Artist Shai Azoulay Falls Asleep at the Canvas
If the sleep of reason creates monsters, does the sleep of creativity create … paintings?
Shiny Art-World Celebrities Turn Out for Performa’s Metal Ball
A team of 'wardrobe specialists' was on hand to make silver-Mylar turbans and other accoutrements for any non-shiny guests.
Vulture Exclusive: Emily Jacir on Winning the Hugo Boss Prize
'Particularly in America as an Arab-American, to win this award and have an exhibition at the Guggenheim museum, I feel incredibly honored.'
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