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Pierre Huyghe Releases Spiders, Welcomes Rats Into the Artist’s Institute

by Corinna Kirsch on February 27, 2014
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And it’s nice.

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Dude-Count Drops by One in a BYOB Net Art Show in Australia

by Paddy Johnson on March 12, 2013
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Charlie Sofo declined to participate in a BYOB show at RMIT Design Hub, Australia, citing lack of gender diversity. We approve.

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George W. Bush Has Painted 50 Dogs

by Will Brand on March 8, 2013
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Additional details have emerged about George W. Bush’s artmaking. He has painted 50 dogs (separately). His art tutor, who emphatically does not paint dogs (quote: “Oh my god, I don’t paint dogs!”), recorded an interview with the local Fox affiliate in Atlanta.

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“RETAINER” at the Sculpture Center

by Whitney Kimball on February 14, 2013
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If quality equals the amount of time spent thinking about an artwork, then Nairy Baghramian’s RETAINER has got to be pretty good.

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Video’s Future, in Google Glasses and Holograph TVs

by Whitney Kimball on January 30, 2013
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Here’s a great way to kill some office hours: take a look back on recent video developments, from Google glasses to the Arab Spring.

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We Went to Chelsea, Vol. 4

by The AFC Staff on July 3, 2012
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This week in Cheslea, we saw shows at Asya Geisberg, I-20, Leo Koenig, Andrea Rosen, Gagosian, Mary Boone, Foxy Production, Wallspace, and James Cohan. This marks week one on our crusade to cover different galleries each trip.

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We Went to Chelsea, Vol. 3

by The AFC Staff on June 12, 2012
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In another installment of We Went to Chelsea, we tell you why we’re not crazy about most of what’s up below 23rd Street. Next month, we’ll go higher. Our comments within on Gilbert and George, Tauba Auerbach, Brice Marden, Alice Neel, Philippe Decrauzat, Richteriana, and so much more.

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We Went To Chelsea, Vol. 2

by The AFC Staff on April 4, 2012
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This week, another installment of our radical idea of telling people whether the art we saw was any good. As always, it’s a mixed bag; this week we looked at shows by Virginia Overton, Fred Sandback, Stan Douglas, Moyra Davey, Vibha Galhotra, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Douglas Huebler, Dan Walsh, and Ugo Rondione.

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