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Amazon Art Customer Reviews are Hysterical

by Ian Marshall on August 9, 2013
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It’s only been a week since Amazon launched its new fine arts category, but the customer reviews are already pouring in. Naturally, we immediately took to combing the site for the best of them. Some of the juiciest comments have already been removed from the site, but luckily we were able to snag a lot them before they disappeared. Hoo-boy, did we ever find some good ones!

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Bigger Than Koons: A Review of Chelsea’s Double-Feature

by Whitney Kimball on June 7, 2013
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We may know all we’d ever need to know about Jeff Koons at this point. That’s because he’s great at art.

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Venice Biennale Satellite Event Preview

by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on May 28, 2013
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We’re packing our bags for Venice this week. In preparation, we’ve made our own list of satellite exhibitions we’re looking forward to, because let’s face it, if you’re in Venice, you’ll see everything in the Giardini and the Arsenale.

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MOCA Reviews Merger Proposals, Trustees Offer A New Approach

by Corinna Kirsch on March 20, 2013
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Hold your horses, LACMA. It looks like MOCA will not be accepting your merger proposal after all.

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The Art Fairs In Review

by Paddy Johnson on March 11, 2013
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Missed the art fairs last week? Can’t get enough of art fair pictures? We’ve got you covered. Here’s a recap of how we spent our time last week.

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The Outsider Art Fair in Review

by Corinna Kirsch on February 6, 2013
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2013 was a good year for the Outsider Art Fair. The fair tripled its attendence, with crowds swelling to 9,500 visitors, up from 3,200 last year. Then, throughout the weekend, critics-of-note Jerry Saltz and Roberta Smith glowingly praised the fair—several times I overheard conversations by dealers dropping soundbites from those articles. Finally, most importantly, work was selling, and selling quick.

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Report from the Academy: Soft Pastel Grunge and FULL, in Review

by Ana Alvarez on February 4, 2013
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Our Brown Student Correspondent Ana Alvarez takes a look at two shows in Providence; Full at The Granoff Center, and Soft Pastel Grunge at EXPOSE.

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Art Critical Review Panel Tonight

by Paddy Johnson on February 1, 2013
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Critics often complain that we don’t talk about art enough. Tonight, I’ll joining David Cohen’s continued effort to change that, as we discuss Francis Alys: Reel-Unreel at David Zwirner, Song Dong at Pace Gallery, Diana Cooper: My Eye Travels at Postmasters, and David Shrigley at Anton Kern Gallery.

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Smörgåsbord Reviewed by Baynard Woods at City Paper

by Paddy Johnson on January 9, 2013
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I was the juror for a show called Smörgåsbord for Gallery CA in Baltimore. It just got its first review! Read all about it after the jump.

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Art Fag City at The L Magazine: The Art Year in Review

by Paddy Johnson on January 2, 2013
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2012 didn’t offer a lot for the art-inclined: the Whitney Biennial sucked; Bravo’s reality show Gallery Girls failed to find anyone in the art world both legitimate and crazy enough to produce a compelling show; and our schedules now have to make room for everyone’s favorite activity—art fairs!

Here’s a look at what we did last year.

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