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NADA County Affair in Callicoon on 07/17/10

by David Harper on July 10, 2010
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NADA County Affair Date: Saturday, July 17th 2010 Venue: Callicoon Creek Park, Dorrer Drive and Main Street This summer’s edition of NADA’s always kooky and always fun one-day-only County Affair actually takes place where one would expect — in the country! If that doesn’t convince you, I have three words: ALPACA PETTING ZOO!

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Christmas in July in New York on 07/01/10

by David Harper on July 10, 2010
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Christmas in July Date: Thursday, July 1st 2010 – Tuesday, August 31st 2010 Venue: Yvon Lambert Gallery, 550 West 21st Street It certainly doesn’t feel like winter in Chelsea but Yvon Lambert’s Christmas In July, may benefit from reminding us that it in fact will not be this hot forever. The show focuses on the many tensions […]

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Defrosted: A Life of Walt Disney in New York on 06/29/10

by David Harper on July 10, 2010
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Defrosted: A Life of Walt Disney Date: Tuesday, June 29th 2010 – Friday, August 6th 2010 Venue: Postmasters, 459 West 19th Street Adam Cvijanovic and David Humphrey have used what Postmaster’s press release calls their “warped but studious perspectives” to create an exhibition on the life of Disney. Working together, the artists have covered the walls […]

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Darina Karpov: Wayward in Brooklyn on 07/02/10

by David Harper on July 10, 2010
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Artist: Darina Karpov Date: Friday, July 2nd 2010 – Sunday, August 1st 2010 Venue: Pierogi, 177 North 9th Stree Russian-born, Brooklyn-based Darina Karpov shifts materials from the mostly ink, gouache and watercolor on paper of her earlier works to oil on panel. The new series appears looser, wetter and lusher, a welcome addition to her oeuvre.

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Lush Life in New York on 06/16/10

by David Harper on July 10, 2010
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Lush Life Date: Wednesday, June 16th 2010 – Friday, August 13th 2010 Venue: Various LES Galleries Gallery-goers will be able to see all nine chapters of Lush Life — a mammoth, multi-gallery group show curated by Franklin Evans and Omar Lopez-Chahoud as of July 15th. Based on Richard Price’s eponymous, murder mystery novel set on […]

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BEST LINK EVER! Psychic Octopi

by David Harper on July 10, 2010
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In this week’s Best Link Ever! one octopus takes over the internet with his 2010 World Cup predictions and another gets taken down in a way only Japanese children’s television could conjure up.

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BEST LINK EVER! Going Down the Shore

by David Harper on July 2, 2010
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This holiday weekend’s Best Link Ever brings readers double dose of shore oddities in the form of trashy video classics and sexy pizza parlors thanks to the Jersey Shore.

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Best Link Ever! Party in the Matrix!

by David Harper on June 25, 2010
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Only the Internet could make The Matrix relevant again. In this edition of Best Link Ever Dave Harper locates a Matrix party page with complete instructions on how to celebrate with dark glasses. Enjoy!

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Polaroid: Instant Joy at AM Richard Fine Art, starting 06/19/10

by David Harper on June 21, 2010
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Polaroid: Instant Joy Date: Saturday, June 19th 2010 – Saturday, July 31st 2010 Venue: AM Richard Fine Art, 328 Berry Street, Williamsburg Who doesn’t love the instant gratification of a Polaroid? Curated by photographer Andrew Garn, this exhibition includes some well-known artists (Chuck Close, Sally Mann, William Wegman) but also many new names like Brendan Carroll and […]

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Condensations of the Social at Smack Mellon, starting 06/19/10

by David Harper on June 21, 2010
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Condensations of the Social Date: Saturday, June 19th 2010 – Sunday, August 1st 2010 Venue: Smack Mellon, 92 Plymouth Street This show connects contemporary artistic practice to the influential works of Tim Rollins + K.O.S. and Mierle Laderman Ukeles and includes works by 8 artists/students from Portland State University’s MFA concentration in Art and Social Practice. Curated by Sara Reisman, […]

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