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Save Cooper Union Reaches Fundraising Goal

by Henry Kaye on July 10, 2014
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The Committee to Save Cooper Union Legal Fund has reached its fundraising goal of $150,000!

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BFAMFAPhD: New York City Artists are Predominantly White

by Henry Kaye on July 2, 2014
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What does the typical New York City artist look like? According to BFAMFAPhD, the City’s arts community is more than twice as white as its general population.

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“Everybody Is a Zhe”: This Is Zhe Zhe

by Henry Kaye on June 24, 2014
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Throughout the web series Zhe Zhe, the show’s characters both fantasize and delude themselves about being anything other than in their twenties and underemployed. They’re rockstars, they’re socialites, and occasionally, even demonstrate a modicum of self awareness.

This is what makes Zhe Zhe so good.

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Ann Freedman Bought Her Own Fake Jackson “Pollok”

by Henry Kaye on June 12, 2014
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On Thursday, in an entertaining twist, newly released documents in an ongoing civil case showed that a $280,000 Pollock purchased from the same source as the other counterfeit by Ann Freedman herself was a fraud. What’s the proof? The painting was signed “Jackson Pollok.” Thats P-o-l-l-o-k.

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The Google Street Art Project: Getting Graffiti to Circulate

by Henry Kaye on June 11, 2014
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As we saw last November with the whitewashing of 5 Pointz, graffiti is transient. Through detailed documentation, Google launched an initiative to give this work a more stable place in history.

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Everybody’s Doing It: The Frick Plans to Expand

by Henry Kaye on June 10, 2014
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With the Met, MoMA, and the Whitney all in the midst of expansion, The Frick Collection has joined the club.

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Chicago Art Handlers and Teamsters Fight Over Results of Unionization Vote

by Henry Kaye on June 3, 2014
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The results of the art handlers’ vote remain on hold.

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