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Posted 07/02/09 in Vulture

Devil in the Centerfold

Amusing, Newly Unearthed Responses to Lynda Benglis and Her Infamous Dildo

"Many thanks for finally printing something outside of your normal drivel."

Posted 07/01/09 in Vulture

News Reel

Did Merkin Sell His Rothkos for More Than They Were Worth?

At $310 million, J. Ezra Merkin is getting less than he had hoped for his art collection, insiders say — but he still may be making more than the collection is worth.

Posted 06/30/09 in Vulture

Right On

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 06/24/09 in Vulture

Art

Saltz: Glimpse Art’s Near Future at No Soul for Sale

The intrepid X Initiative is staging what it calls an exercise in “radical hospitality,” with free blocks of space marked out on the floor.

Posted 06/22/09 in Vulture

Economypocalypse

The Met Makes Good on Promised Layoffs

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that it has completed the round of layoffs announced back in March, with an overall death toll of 357 positions.

Posted 06/18/09 in Vulture

Artsy

Standard Hotel Elevator Now Making All Local Stops to Hell

Check out footage from the hotel's new video installation.

Posted 06/15/09 in Vulture

Google

World’s Richest Internet Company Not Wasting Money on Art

Some illustrators are bristling over a request from Google to provide artwork free of charge for the company's upcoming web browser. But others said yes!

Posted 06/12/09 in Vulture

Art Candy

The Diversity and Dynamism of the Venice Biennale

It's the most diverse fair yet, with a record 77 nationalities represented among 90 artists.

Posted 06/12/09 in Vulture

Artsy

Saltz: Highlights of the Venice Biennale; Plus, Worst in Show

Maybe sinking malls have no other way of making money.

Posted 06/10/09 in Vulture

Art

Tim Burton Retrospective Coming to MoMA

It will run from November 2009 until April 2010.

Posted 06/09/09 in Vulture

News Reel

Art Galleries Breaking for the Summer — We Hope

Closed gallery doors evoke chilling memories of the early nineties, when, during the downturn, a handful of galleries temporarily closed, never to reopen.

Posted 06/05/09 in Vulture

Art Candy

The Damaged Glamour of Marilyn Minter

She photographed the tongues of models through glass as they sipped and slurped on gelatinous candy and cake decorations.

Posted 06/03/09 in Vulture

Tube Junkie

Video: All of the Non-Naked Parts of Last Night’s Shen Wei Dance Arts Performance

The dancers appeared and disappeared, climbed on each other, hopped like agitated popcorn, and then collapsed.

Posted 06/01/09 in Vulture

Awesome

Up in Progress

If you saw the movie, we hope you'll be able to stop crying for long enough to check out some awesome production art by Pixar illustrator Lou Romano.

Posted 05/22/09 in Vulture

Art Candy

Decades of Painter Alice Neel in a Single Sweep

See 29 portraits and nudes in our slideshow.

Posted 05/04/09 in Vulture

Artsy

Saltz: Adel Abdessemed’s Fighting-Animal Video Sparks Art-World Uproar

The conclusion of many was that “art should be moral.” That’s when I started to get uncomfortable.

Posted 04/23/09 in Vulture

Art Candy

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.

Posted 04/10/09 in Vulture

News Reel

Saltz on the New Museum’s ‘Younger Than Jesus’ Show

A video tour of the show with the 'New York' art critic.

Posted 03/30/09 in Vulture

Artsy

New Yorkers to Storm the Venice Biennale

Paul Chan, Tony Conrad, and Yoko Ono at the art-world equivalent of the Miss America pageant.

Posted 03/27/09 in Vulture

Chat Room

Guest of Cindy Sherman Co-director Paul H-O on Dating Sherman and Fighting Julian Schnabel

"If you push somebody [in the art world], they might start crying."