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7 Rising Art Stars to Watch: Claudia Maté

by Paddy Johnson Whitney Kimball and Corinna Kirsch on August 27, 2014
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“Fucking prolific” is a phrase that comes to mind when paging through Claudia Maté’s web portfolio. Just based on the thirty-nine websites, GIFs and videos on her site, you might think she’s well into her late thirties. Her resume is equally long, listing exhibitions at MoMA, The Art Gallery of Ontario, and Wayne State University.

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Frank Gehry Will Design Facebook’s New York Headquarters

by Corinna Kirsch on June 4, 2013
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Now that the world’s museums have nearly exhausted the Gehry aesthetic, his firm has found a new clientele in Facebook. According to Mashable, Facebook just signed a 10-year lease on office space at 770 Broadway, which will include an interior designed by Frank Gehry.

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The NY Art Book Fair and New Yorker Festival Event Recommendations

by Paddy Johnson on September 27, 2011
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It’s hard to imagine a busier culture week for New York than this one. AFC’s Whitney Kimball is about to unleash our gallery opening picks for this week alone – oddly enough Lisa Yuskavage at David Zwirner is on our list of shows to see (we, like everybody else, enjoy crotch shots and boobs) — and both the NY Art Book Fair and The New Yorker Festival will run Friday through Sunday. Given the sheer volume of events to go see, I’ve picked out a few anticipated talks from the NY Art Book Fair and The New Yorker Festival. I have a feeling this will be a very fun weekend.

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Forget in Ten Parts, Part 6: An illustrated list

by Guy Forget on March 18, 2011
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Forget in Ten Parts is a ten-part weekly series by AFC's Curatorial Fellow, Guy Forget, focusing on the aesthetics of impermanence. This week Guy has put together a list of ten art works, illustrated.

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Dear Arts Canada, Your Website is Broken

by Art Fag City on May 22, 2009

Canadian art websites in the Toronto area seriously need to kick it up a notch.  A survey of search results found when preparing for my visit to Toronto today (follow me on twitter here).  The result: exasperation. Greener Pastures Contemporary Art.  I know this gallery exists because it shows up on Google maps, but nothing […]

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FL: TheStar.com | entertainment | Gallery joins a global wave of renos

by Art Fag City on November 13, 2008

TheStar.com | entertainment | Gallery joins a global wave of renos A good discussion of the Art Gallery of Ontario choice to remaining partially open during its two year renovation. The museum reopens this weekend.

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The Best Art of 2006

by Art Fag City on January 11, 2007

Thwarting any expectation that our year end list making activities may have been completed, over the last two weeks we’ve been compiling a list of what we think are the best and worst exhibitions and talks of the year. The list obviously can only include those exhibitions we’ve seen, so if you are wondering why, […]

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