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Call for Submissions: Write for AFC!

by Art Fag City on April 24, 2012
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Can’t sleep at night for all the burning ideas you have about art? Time to write a few of those words down.

Art Fag City is now accepting pitches in net art and art outside New York; details within.

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Free Art: Download and Print Your Own Conceptual Art

by Corinna Kirsch on March 5, 2012
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Now you can xerox your own Xerox Book. In collaboration with the non-profit Primary Information, Seth Siegelaub, the do-it-all curator, writer, and art dealer, just released half a dozen of his essays and art projects from the late 60's and 70's for free download. It's all part of Primary Information's new Seth Siegelaub Online Archive and it will be expanding in the months to come. Siegelaub's interest in conceptual artists and how they can make a living from ephemeral and reproducible materials remains incredibly fresh, particularly in light of the Occupy Movement.

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Everything is Dolphins: Art Book + Role Playing Game

by Paddy Johnson on March 5, 2012
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I had no idea there were enough artists in Chelsea using dolphins in their work for Tim Hutchings’ new book “Everything is Dolphins” to include more than say, one. I was wrong. According to Hutchings’ Kickstarter, the illustrations included in the new role playing book he’s publishing come from both self-taught and gallery-represented artists. It’s unclear exactly what this game will look like — his campaign simply describes the project as “hovering somewhere between a side scroller video game, talking animal fairy tale, and triptastic fun” (whatever that is) — but I did suss out that you’re supposed to play a dolphin in a world without humans.

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PSA: Some Art Spaces Are Not Open All The Time

by Whitney Kimball on February 13, 2012
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I tend to miss a lot of shows where the venue has limited hours or is not on the way to another gallery. This is too bad, because those shows are often the ones I want to see most. I bet this happens to other people, too, so I’ve put together my shortlist of the ones that get away.

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Open Call for Administrative Interns

by Paddy Johnson on January 18, 2012
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Art Fag City seeks an administrative intern for the winter semester. Ideal candidates have a strong interest in visual art and digital media, are proficient in MS Office, Quickbooks, and Excel and possess excellent writing skills. Applicants should also be extremely organized, self-motivated, and detail-oriented. Photoshop knowledge is a plus, but not necessary. If interested, please e-mail cover letter, resume, and availability to artfagcity@gmail.com with “Intern Application” as the subject line.

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PSA: apexart’s Unsolicited Proposal Program Opens Today

by John Gawarecki-Maxwell on January 17, 2012
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Aspiring curators take note: Today is the first day for you to submit your exhibition proposal to Tribeca institution apexart for their annual Unsolicited Proposal Program.

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Hirsts Spotted at Gagosian

by Will Brand on January 4, 2012
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January's show at Gagosian – any Gagosian, all Gagosians – is Damien Hirst's spot paintings. All of them, loaned back from their owners, in a retrospective. Why? Because they can.

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The Best Work in Miami (for Perverts), Pizza, Guns, and Strip Clubs

by Will Brand on December 1, 2011
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Our reader survey last month revealed just how many of our visitors self-identify as perverts. If you’re one of that sizeable minority, and you’re in Miami, there’s no excuse not to make your way over to Nicolai Wallner’s booth to catch sneaky glimpses at some 1% snatch with this floor mirror by Jeppe Hein- and yes, we’ve mentioned him three times today. Deal with it.

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Nothing Says Thanksgiving Like A French Bulldog

by Paddy Johnson on November 24, 2011
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Yeah, I know. This isn’t the most Thanksgiving-y video you’ll ever watch, much like those eggs I referenced in yesterday’s youtube Thanksgiving parade don’t have much to do with, um, Thanksgiving. I’m Canadian, what do you want?

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