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Report from NADA Hudson: The Historic Venue Phish Show of Art Fairs

by David Harper on August 2, 2011
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Artists, dealers, hipsters, and collectors thronged upstate this weekend for the NADA Hudson, deemed the “Phish show of art fairs.” 51 participants, from far and wide, aimed to showcase projects that responded to the historic venue. Overall, it was a cohesive and buoyant success.

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Best Link Ever! Meowrissey!

by David Harper on September 14, 2010
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Genius.

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Best Link Ever! Hot Drinks, Cold Drinks!

by David Harper on August 20, 2010
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Anyone who has had the distinct privilege of working for a large, soulless, multinational chain is familiar with the hideous crap that is the corporate training video. They can be hours and hours long with such riveting topics like “how to fold jeans the right way” or “how to stock shelves” – it doesn’t make […]

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Best Link Ever! The Disney World of Furniture Stores!

by David Harper on August 17, 2010
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Apparently, NB Liebman Furniture is the place to shop when you have given up on any sort of possible enjoyment out of life. Someone should take Walton Craig from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Disney World stat.

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Approaching Abstraction in New York on 10/06/09

by David Harper on July 28, 2010
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Approaching Abstraction Date: Tuesday, October 6th 2009 – Sunday, September 12th 2010 Venue: American Folk Art Museum, 45 West 53rd St. The Folk Art Museum’s Approaching Abstraction has been open for nearly ten months now, but this may be the first show of “untrained” artists where both the creators and their works depart from what is […]

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Daniel Gordon, Thiry-One Days & Ruby Sky Stiler, Special Project in Callicoon on 07/17/10

by David Harper on July 28, 2010
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Daniel Gordon, Thiry-One Days & Ruby Sky Stiler, Special Project Date: Saturday, July 17th 2010 – Saturday, August 28th 2010 Venue: Callicoon Fine Arts, 27 Lower Main St. For those who didn’t make it to NADA’s County Affair, there is still a reason to get out of the city and up to Callicoon, NY: Thirty-One Days. […]

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Slummer Nights in New York on 07/28/10

by David Harper on July 28, 2010
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Slummer Nights Date: Wednesday, July 28th 2010 – Saturday, July 31st 2010 Venue: CANADA, 55 Chrystie Street Slummer Nights, organized by Sadie Laska, is a four-night series of collaborations between artists and musicians, including AFC friend Jon Williams. The series features installations, live projections, film, music and comedy. Some highlights include a presentation of video works […]

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Young Curators, New Ideas III in New York on 07/22/10

by David Harper on July 28, 2010
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Young Curators, New Ideas III Date: Thursday, July 22nd 2010 – Friday, August 20th 2010 Venue: P.P.O.W, 511 West 25th Street, Room 301 With Amani Olu in collaboration with P.P.O.W., eight curators working in six teams, and thirteen artists, Young Curators, New Ideas III is overwhelming to even think about. However, broken down into what the […]

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Best Link Ever! This Outfit Needs More One-Handed Push-Ups!

by David Harper on July 23, 2010
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I trust mustached man of authority Peter Dale when he says that the Crystal Light Aerobic Championship is the best aerobic championship. The music, the dancing, the one-handed push-up and roll – it’s all incredible. Even better, now we all have a new genre of YouTube videos to scour! Apparently some of us have been doing this […]

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BEST LINK EVER! Rocking Out With TnT Band

by David Harper on July 16, 2010
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In this week's Best Link Ever, a submission (which we encourage!) from AFC reader Sloane Snure Paullus, the TnT band “proves there is no such thing as too much video montage, too many lasers, breasts too huge, or clothes too tight.” Rock on!

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