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The Armory Show: 1913 vs. 2013

by Paddy Johnson on February 28, 2013
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In honor of The Armory’s 100th anniversary, I do a short comparison of the Armory Fair, then and now. I won’t spoil the results, but it probably won’t come as any surprise that I think the current version of the fair could do better.

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1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash, and No Star at the New Museum

by Paddy Johnson on February 26, 2013
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Those looking for a brief reprieve from contemporary culture may find solace in the New Museum’s “1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash, No Star.” The show surveys the New York art world in 1993, which as this show tells it, may not be much better than what we’ve got now, but was at least more open about its displeasure with the status quo. It is a raw, imperfect exhibition whose narrative is unusually informed by the route one takes through the museum, and it is worth every minute you can spend on it.

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This Week’s Must-See Art Events

by Whitney Kimball on February 25, 2013
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Between tonight’s sex talk at The Kitchen and this weekend’s hack-a-thon in Bushwick, we’re marking our calendars for every single art event this week. We know. We’re surprised, too.

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Here’s a Look at Some Emerging Comix

by Whitney Kimball on February 21, 2013
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If you’re googling for emerging underground comics these days, the Happiness tumblr is a good place to start. I’m biased because I know founder Leah Wishnia from art school, but based on a recent phone call for this piece, Brooklyn’s main art comic dealer Desert Island thinks so, too. In the few years that she’s been self-publishing her biannual anthology, she’s been hitting the road, collaborating, kicking ass, and taking names; trolling Happiness will lead you through a wormhole of BK comic makers (my former self included), local collectives (Dimensions, Jeans, Chromazoid), and international artists.

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Brooklyn Spotlight: “Hello, Darling” at Southfirst

by Corinna Kirsch on February 19, 2013

Painting is a great actor. It has to be more than what it is, or else it’s just colored goop on canvas. When painting achieves this end, it’s sometimes difficult to talk about; it’s always changing, even when you’re standing still.

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This Week’s Must-See Art Events

by Whitney Kimball on February 18, 2013
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Starting tomorrow, of course.

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Art F City at The L Magazine: Nail Art at PS1

by Paddy Johnson on February 13, 2013
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My nails have looked like bedroom wallpaper for the last week. I had them painted by Jessica Washick, one of four nail artists working at Rita Pinto’s Vanity Projects in the basement of PS1. The group of girls will be working there again on Saturdays through March 16 (excluding February 23) from 12pm to 6pm, and I plan to go back to change up my nails. Right now, two are coral-and-white striped, two are green with roses, and the rest are a flat coral color. I like them a lot more than is reasonable.

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