Archive of Paddy Johnson

Paddy Johnson is the founding editor of Art Fag City. In addition to her work on the blog, she has been published in New York Magazine, artreview.com, Art in America, The Daily, Print Magazine, Time Out NY, The Reeler, The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, The Guardian, and New York Press, and linked to by publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, Boing-Boing, The New York Observer, Gawker, Design Observer, Make Magazine, The Awl, Artinfo, and we-make-money-not-art. Paddy lectures widely about art and the Internet at venues including Yale University, Parsons, Rutgers, South by Southwest, and the Whitney Independent Study Program. In 2008, she became the first blogger to earn a Creative Capital Arts Writers grant from the Creative Capital Foundation. Paddy is also the art editor at The L Magazine, where she writes a regular column..

Paddy has written 4753 article(s) for AFC.

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BLNK: Inside Casa da Música

by Art Fag City on May 24, 2011
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This Sunday I visited Casa da Música, the famed Rem Koolhaas designed music hall in Porto, Portugal. Conceived to look as if it were dropped from space like a meteor, the building rarely lets one forget where they are: The inside is made to feel integrated with the outside. In other words, there are a lot of windows. A few photos with commentary from my tour below.

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New Land Found in Brooklyn For Artist Urban Renewal Projects

by Art Fag City on May 19, 2011
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Are you an artist living in New York in need of some affordable housing? The Brooklyn Arts Council will be hosting seminar on affordable housing Tuesday May 24th, to discuss such opportunities as The Schermerhorn. The Schermerhorn is a permanent housing residence in downtown Brooklyn with affordable spaces for perform-y types (read: actors, screenwriters, musicians, dancers, editors, composers, set designers, producers, singers, directors and other performing arts and entertainment professionals). Monthly rent starts at $635, while the income of residents cannot exceed $33,660 or be less than $21,770. To qualify you must already live in one of the following areas: Boerum Hill,  Brooklyn Heights, Clinton Hill, Downtown, DUMBO, Fort Greene, Vinegar Hill.

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Cariou v. Prince: The Copyright Bungle by Joy Garnett – artnet Magazine

by Art Fag City on April 2, 2011

Cariou v. Prince: The Copyright Bungle by Joy Garnett – artnet Magazine – Some things cannot be easily destroyed, and whatever Prince may have done with the mass-produced copies of Cariou’s photographs, the photographs themselves remain intact. But one-of-kind art objects, once disposed of, are deleted forever.

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Zero Performance: Top 10 Youtubes, Jan 2011

by Art Fag City on April 2, 2011

Zero Performance: Top 10 Youtubes, Jan 2011 – "I just watched the top ten youtubes of all time so that you wouldn't have to." What follows is basically an educated rant on why Bieber (and others) suck. Miley Cyrus – Party in the U.S.A. is a favorite:  Cowboy boots, American cars, a rainbow coalition of hot […]

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Essays | Everything is Obvious

by Art Fag City on April 2, 2011

Essays | Everything is Obvious – A fantastic essay on what sparks revolutions (or what doesn't).

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The Guggenheim, the Founder of MTV, and a Horde of Dealers and Artists Sign on for Artspace, the Latest Online Art Commerce Experiment – ARTINFO.com

by Art Fag City on March 29, 2011

The Guggenheim, the Founder of MTV, and a Horde of Dealers and Artists Sign on for Artspace, the Latest Online Art Commerce Experiment – ARTINFO.com – More of Jen Bekman’s Zombie Army. ArtSpace offers brand recognition: David Zwirner, The Guggenheim and The Brooklyn Museum, but it’s unclear what the collaborations with museums will offer. Are […]

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French Photographer Patrick Cariou on His Copyright Suit Victory Against Richard Prince and Gagosian – ARTINFO.com

by Art Fag City on March 29, 2011

French Photographer Patrick Cariou on His Copyright Suit Victory Against Richard Prince and Gagosian – ARTINFO.com – Andrew Goldstein interviews Patrick Cariou. Prince and Gagosian have 7 days to launch an appeal.

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just chillin – not really at tom moody

by Art Fag City on March 22, 2011

just chillin – not really at tom moody – Not a huge fan of the jstchillin name either but sometimes I get a little bummed by the thought that artists should have to appropriately brand themselves to be successful on the web. I’ve always liked Spirit Surfers as a surf club name. The read that […]

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Ten Female Entrepreneurs And Mompreneurs To Watch – Jen Bekman, 20×200 – Forbes.com

by Art Fag City on March 22, 2011

Ten Female Entrepreneurs And Mompreneurs To Watch – Jen Bekman, 20×200 – Forbes.com – Holy shit! Has a dealer ever made Forbes top ten entrepreneurs list?

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Conscientious | A War of Images

by Art Fag City on March 21, 2011

Conscientious | A War of Images – A nice piece ruminating on what images from various sources tell us. 

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