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Killing The Poor and Eating The Rich: NYC’s Artbus

by Art Fag City on March 11, 2010

POST BY PADDY JOHNSON Democracia, Eat The Rich, Kill The Poor. New York, 2010, (photographer: Rodrigo Pereda) Democracia, Eat The Rich, Kill The Poor. New York, 2010, (photographer: Rodrigo Pereda) Eat The Rich, Kill The Poor. That’s what I always say, so why not immortalize those words on a stretch limo? Thanks to Raul Martinez […]

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Posting Notice: Snowmaggedon Edition!

by Art Fag City on February 26, 2010

I realize that “snowmageddon” is just the blogosphere’s way of saying a bunch of snow fell, but I like it anyway. We’re taking the day to prepare for next week’s art fairs. See you Monday!

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Posting Notice: Premature Valentine’s Day Edition!

by Art Fag City on February 11, 2010

Call me a Valentine’s Day lethargist, but takes too much energy to feel anything about this Hallmark Holiday past a vague anthropological interest in the influx of red themed emails currently hitting my inbox. I’m slammed with deadlines today, so why not watch artists Ligorano/Reese build one of their most popular art works- the FUCK […]

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Posting Notice: Dream Scene Christmas

by Art Fag City on December 23, 2009

POST BY: PADDY JOHNSON Javier Morales, from the mp3 compilation The Dream Scene Christmas recorded 2004-2009 I’m on a bus to Canada for most of the day so the blog’s not going to be particularly active. In my stead, I leave you with artist Javier Morales’s free collection of Christmas MP3s. It’s great. Also, for those […]

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Art Fag City at The L Magazine: Celebrity Hacks Invade Art Basel Miami

by Art Fag City on December 16, 2009

POST BY: PADDY JOHNSON Art Basel Miami, minutes before the VIP preview opens I discuss a number of news stories and trends coming out of Art Basel Miami at The L Magazine. The teaser below. When I first started writing about art fairs, I was more naive than I’d like to admit. I mistakenly believed my […]

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Posting Notice: Miami Sunset Edition

by Art Fag City on December 7, 2009

Miami South Beach, Photo AFC We are traveling back to New York City today. Regular posting will resume tomorrow. Meanwhile, enjoy the view.

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Art Miami Sucks

by Art Fag City on December 6, 2009

POST BY: PADDY JOHNSON Jean Wells, Teddy Bear, 2009, $50,000. Timothy Yarger Fine Art I’m not going to waste much time discussing Art Miami because the fair isn’t worth the energy. Sure, their smooth concrete floors improve upon the rickety wooden one they had last year, but if they fill the space with crap it […]

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Pulse Miami Fares Fine

by Art Fag City on December 6, 2009

POST BY: PADDY JOHNSON Pulse Miami, Photo courtesy: Art House Kudos to Pulse Miami for not repeating their New York fair missteps earlier this year. The fair clearly isn’t as strong as NADA — expect to view roughly 25% more WTF booths — but there were a number of great showings regardless. Not that any […]

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Posting Notice

by Art Fag City on November 19, 2009

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates, Central Park, 1979-2005, Image via ashevilleart.org We’re a little more behind than we expected today, so posting will have to resume tomorrow. We were sad to read that Jeanne-Claude died today at the age of 74. More on this tomorrow.

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Posting Notice: Michel de Broin Edition

by Art Fag City on November 5, 2009

POST BY PADDY JOHNSON Michel de Broin, Shared Propulsion Car (pulled over by Toronto Police), 2007 I have a lot of deadlines and art viewing to tend to today, so there won’t be too much posting here. In the meantime, I leave readers with a Canadian highlight from my trip to Madrid. Michel de Broin’s video Shared […]

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