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See a Gallery of Jackie Nickerson’s Striking Photo Series ‘Terrain’These pictures, of farmers in Africa carrying food, depict people as people, and as sculpture.
By Vulture Editors
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See a Gallery of Jackie Nickerson’s Striking Photo Series ‘Terrain’These pictures, of farmers in Africa carrying food, depict people as people, and as sculpture.
By Vulture Editors
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Take a Rare Glimpse at Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei’s Early Photos of New York CityRight after he was released from a Chinese prison, his early photos are being exhibited in New York.
By Josh Wolk
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Take a Rare Glimpse at Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei’s Early Photos of New York CityRight after he was released from a Chinese prison, his early photos are being exhibited in New York.
By Josh Wolk
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Street Artist D*Face’s Guided Tour Through His ‘aPopcalyptic’ WorkThe man dubbed “the next Banksy” exhibits his dark take on fame and all things celebrity.
By Susan Michals
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See a Unique Polaroid Portfolio of the DecemberistsShe spent months taking over 2,500 shots of the band while they recorded their new album. She explains them to Vulture.
By Rachael Maddux
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Our Most Controversial Female Celebrities, EmbroideredBritney Spears, Kate Gosselin, Amanda Knox, and more, throw-pillow-style. And with bonus phrenology!
By Miranda Siegel
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See MoMA’s Massive Matisse ShowThe artist himself named two of the works on view among his most “pivotal.”
By Miranda Siegel
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Two Decades of Eccentric Coney Island SunbathersBruce Gilden’s shots of amorous youngsters and wrinkled grannies.
By Miranda Siegel
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Julian Faulhaber’s Eerily Pristine PhotosFaulhaber achieves his unique effects through long exposures — ten to twenty seconds — and a clever use of artificial light.
By Miranda Siegel
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Lee Bontecou’s Mesmerizing ArtBefore 2003, she had spent decades avoiding the art world in rural Pennsylvania.
By Miranda Siegel
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Kim In Sook’s Spy-Like PhotosThe artist has meticulously staged creepy scenarios using actors and props.
By Miranda Siegel
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See the Work of Nathan Sawaya, Lego SculptorTo create his surprisingly adult works of art, he has a six-figure annual Lego budget.
By Alex Vadukul
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See Paintings by Otto DixHis witty, brilliant oil portraits are highly stylized, titillatingly grotesque, and endlessly fascinating.
By Miranda Siegel
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See R. Crumb’s Book of GenesisThis somewhat lurid graphic novel was an instant sensation upon its debut.
By Miranda Siegel
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Pieter Hugo’s Photos on Nigerian CinemaHugo sets up his own “film stills” based on common themes in Nigerian movies, resulting in sharp, strong images with narratives all their own.
By Miranda Siegel
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Pieter Hugo’s Photos on Nigerian CinemaHugo sets up his own “film stills” based on common themes in Nigerian movies, resulting in sharp, strong images with narratives all their own.
By Miranda Siegel
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See Emilio Perez’s Gorgeous, Nightmarish PaintingsMultiple sheets of painted latex and acrylic are layered over wood, then cut away to expose the various colors beneath.
By Miranda Siegel
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See Photographer Lea Bertucci Turn the Indoors OutThe Brooklyn-based artist creates postcards from the underworld.
By Emma Pearse
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Art Basel: The Works That Sold — and Sparked ConversationSculpture, stainless steel, new works, and art from the Middle East and Asia dominated at a very active fair.
By Alexandra Peers
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Vulture Presents the Best of Performa 09Concluding yesterday was Performa 09, the third iteration of the biennial that sees 150 performance artists descend on New York. See our slideshow recap!
By Emma Pearse
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See Angela Strassheim’s Eerie Crime-Scene ArtThe photographer learned her technique working at the Miami Forensic Imaging Bureau.
By Emma Pearse
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Sneak Preview: MoMA’s Tim Burton RetrospectiveSee a sprawling show of films, photos, props, and puppets, as well as a selection of immaculate, beautiful, and sinister drawings the director has done throughout his life.
By Emma Pearse
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Let Us Show You ‘Who Shot Rock & Roll’The Brooklyn Museum’s photo exhibit showcases rock stars, of course, but it also highlights the photographers who captured them.
By Emma Pearse
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See Mariah Robertson’s Glamorous PhotogramsRobertson’s series feels like images from a film-noir set — or maybe plans for a new, gaudy, alluring Art Deco mansion in Miami.
By Emma Pearse
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Trip Through Khalif Kelly’s WonderlandLush oil paintings featuring robotlike adolescents, dapper rabbits, and sassy gnomes.
By Emma Pearse
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The ICP Rounds Out Its Year of Fashion With ‘Dress Codes’See how a group of fashion-inclined artists explore beauty, identity, and role play.
By Emma Pearse
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Contemporary Chinese Photography, Highly DistilledA selection of images handpicked from twenty different provinces over 60 years.
By Emma Pearse
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Georgia O’Keeffe’s Startling Abstract WorksFifteen pieces, including paintings that will surprise even some of her most devoted fans, and several charcoal drawings that first convinced Alfred Stieglitz of her greatness.
By Emma Pearse
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Photographer Tracey Baran’s Intimate Take on LifeSee fifteen photos full of humor but also some horror.
By Emma Pearse
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Thirty of John Currin’s Controversial WomenHis paintings of nude women have been both reviled and — especially since his 2003 mid-career survey at the Whitney — revered.
By Emma Pearse
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See What 30 Local Artists Stuffed Into ‘Dime Bags’Anthropomorphized acorns! Lego Michael Jacksons! Embroidered “domestic specimens”!
By Emma Pearse
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See Works by Dorothy Iannone, Sex Goddess, Matriarch, and Contrarian For all her influence, this, at 75, is Iannone’s first solo show in an American museum.
By Emma Pearse
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Photographs of South Africa From David Goldblatt’s Massive, Rich Museum Show The exhibit — 38 pieces of which we’ve included in this slideshow — is part documentary, part high drama.
By Emma Pearse
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The Diversity and Dynamism of the Venice BiennaleIt’s the most diverse fair yet, with a record 77 nationalities represented among 90 artists.
By Emma Pearse
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The Damaged Glamour of Marilyn MinterShe photographed the tongues of models through glass as they sipped and slurped on gelatinous candy and cake decorations.
By Emma Pearse
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Preview the Met’s Fab New Show, ‘The Pictures Generation’It’s a look back at the gang of mostly New York artists who first came of age with TV news and pop culture.
By Alexandra Peers
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What’s Selling (or Not) at the Armory ShowArt critic Jerry Saltz previews the annual art show and sees how the recession is affecting sales.
By Jerry Saltz
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Artist Alex Melamid Paints 50 Cent in Brood StrokesMelamid renders Curtis brooding in a romantic setting.
By Emma Pearse
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Artist Loie Glasser Instructs You on Where to SitNot all of Loie Glasser’s miniature armchairs are quite so ladylike, but this one sure is.
By Emma Pearse
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Artist Peter Caine Brings Narnia to ChelseaBrooklyn artist Caine has given our winter demons a face.
By Emma Pearse
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