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June 2010

Changing the rules of the Digg game | The Social – CNET News

by Art Fag City on June 21, 2010

Changing the rules of the Digg game | The Social – CNET News This sounds like the make-over Jason Calacanis gave Netscape that didn’t work. Arguably you could say that even with the giant cut in traffic that came with the decision, it was still the right move, but I don’t think the editors there […]

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Still a “Sensation”? | The Art Newspaper

by Art Fag City on June 21, 2010

Still a “Sensation”? | The Art Newspaper A ridiculous feature that unwittingly suggests it was the US arrival of two cited exhibitions that landed the British art scene a “cool” label. It goes on to question the relevance of the YBAs as a whole. At this point though I think it’s a crazy to be […]

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Paddy Johnson – Who the fuck needs more paintings? Today one has…

by Art Fag City on June 21, 2010

Paddy Johnson – Who the fuck needs more paintings? Today one has… I have no idea what this means, but it somehow seems relevant right now.

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From Poland, Doughnuts Filled With Plum Jam – Diner’s Journal Blog – NYTimes.com

by Art Fag City on June 19, 2010

From Poland, Doughnuts Filled With Plum Jam – Diner’s Journal Blog – NYTimes.com Yum.

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Best Link Ever! Pizza Kids!

by David Harper on June 18, 2010
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It's Friday, so that must mean it's time for BEST LINK EVER!!! Growing up in my house Fridays also meant pizza day, which naturally brings us this week's pick, Pizza Kids' “We Like Pizza (Radio Version). I assume this epic tune is a huge hit in Bulgaria or Sicily or some other place across the […]

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Fresh Links!

by Art Fag City on June 17, 2010

artfagcity dump.fm This is amazing! Art Fag City dump.fm is up! Mix your images bitches!

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The Shape of Things To Come: A Bleak Outlook

by Paddy Johnson on June 17, 2010
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Ryan Shultz puts his hands on his head in frustration. Whatever chance Bravo’s Work of Art had to make the public better versed in art circled the bowl last night in “The Shape of Things To Come”.  That education largely hangs on the judges and Bravo’s editing of the show, and neither did much to […]

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Recasting A Misfire: The Guggenheim’s YouTube Biennial

by Paddy Johnson on June 16, 2010
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Guggenheim at night It looks like I hit the nail on the wrong head in this morning’s post. I complained that the Guggenheim’s curators weren’t qualified enough to choose 200 great submissions made via youtube forgetting that they hadn’t even set the exhibition up well enough to have that problem (this isn’t to say they […]

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What Great Artist?

by Paddy Johnson on June 16, 2010
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Abdi Farah’s portrait of Ryan Shultz on Work of Art and Chuck Close’s Big Self Portrait, 1962 Please consider the above painting comparison a reminder to folks that willful suspension of disbelief is needed while watching Bravo’s latest search for the “next great artist” tonight at 10. Farah’s portrait was a finalist in last week’s […]

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The Guggenheim’s YouTube Exhibition Play Challenged From The Outset

by Paddy Johnson on June 16, 2010
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An update on the criticisms of this post can be found here. How out of touch can the art people get? The Guggenheim’s launching a new YouTube Biennial dubbed Play for two days this October and the museum’s curators have named themselves the web experts and chief video selectors. “We're looking for things we haven't […]

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