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  1. art
    This Year’s Armory Art Show Revels in the NewThe threat of the upcoming Frieze show seems to have made organizers raise their game.
    By Alexandra Peers
  2. Check Out This Comedian-Inspired Art, Art Appreciators“This sculpture of Louis C.K.’s head as a melting scoop of ice cream will pair beautifully with the de Kooning in my collection,†muses a small […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  3. pictures
    See Renderings of How the Frieze Art Fair Will Take Over Randall’s IslandTake a look at the temporary gallery.
    By Justin Davidson
  4. art
    See Comedy-Inspired Artwork From Gallery1988’s ‘Is This Thing On? 2’ ExhibitLouis C.K. is sad ice cream! Do you “get†it?
    By Eliot Glazer
  5. Jerry Saltz Remembers the Sculptor Ken Price, 1935-2012“Luminescent color flecks that make it look like a million-eyed being from another dimension.â€
    By Jerry Saltz
  7. art
    Rem Koolhaas to Build Marina Abramovic’s New Museum of Performance ArtIt will focus on pieces that last six hours minimum, some will go for days.
    By Alexandra Peers
  8. New York’s Koch-Fueled Binge: Saltz and Davidson on Distasteful DonationsIs David Koch’s money good enough for the Met?
    By Jerry Saltz and Justin Davidson
  9. miguel
    Watch The Color-Coated Video For Miguel’s ‘Adorn’Best art history lesson ever.
    By Eliot Glazer
  10. obits
    Jerry Saltz on the Perverse Master Mike Kelley, 1954–2012A titan of the Los Angeles art world.
    By Jerry Saltz
  11. obits
    Jerry Saltz on Dorothea Tanning, 1910–2012The pioneering Surrealist, gone at 101.
    By Jerry Saltz
  12. art
    Jerry Saltz: As Massimiliano Gioni Takes Over, New Hope for the Biennale“It’s not beyond Gioni to do a bad show, but I’m hopeful that he won’t for several reasons.â€
    By Jerry Saltz
  13. photography
    Create GIFs Using Stereographs From the New York Public LibraryPhotography nerds, prepare for your weekend accordingly.
    By Eliot Glazer
  14. Art Dealer Charged With Defrauding Client of $4MStill, he’s no Lawrence Salander.
    By Andre Tartar
  15. community
    Check Out a Series of Extensive Doodles Drawn in Meetings by Community Writer Megan GanzNow imagine what Keith Haring could have done inside the writers’ room for Work It!
    By Eliot Glazer
  16. Jerry Saltz on Maurizio Cattelan’s Mysterious New GalleryIs it the smallest gallery in New York? Could be.
    By Jerry Saltz
  17. art
    Meet Winkelhimer Smith, the Squirrel Who PaintsWinkelhimer Smith prefers watercolors, chewing on acorns (just like any fine artist).
    By Eliot Glazer
  18. tim and eric awesome show great job
    See a Tim and Eric–Themed Cartoon LineupPonytails, turtlenecks, and flip-flops, oh my! 
    By Eliot Glazer
  19. art
    Jerry Saltz: On Helen Frankenthaler, 1928–2011“There was picture-making, pure and simple. And beauty. Lots of it.†–
    By Jerry Saltz
  20. Jerry Saltz Reviews Sucklord’s Jerry Saltz Action FigureWork of Art’s Sucklord made an action figure of Jerry Saltz. So we asked Jerry to review it.
    By Jerry Saltz
  21. Now It’s Even Easier to Make Your Own Louis C.K. WallpaperOh, here’s 50 pieces of Louis C.K. fan art. Page three is where it starts getting a little weird (if a picture of a totally naked Louie holding […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  22. ryan gosling
    Watch a Time Lapse Video of an Artist Painting Ryan GoslingGosling gets immortalized in paint, makes you consider opening the Ryan Gosling Museum.
    By Eliot Glazer
  23. Saltz: The Prince of the One Percent Would Like You to Know That Buying Art Is Less Fun These DaysJerry Saltz does not mince words when it comes to collector-columnist Adam Lindemann’s anti–Art Basel Miami Beach screed.
    By Jerry Saltz
  24. Is a Celebrity Invasion Turning Art Basel Miami Beach Into Sundance?Art second, parties first.
    By Alexandra Peers
  25. art
    Visit a Blog Dedicated to Ugly Renaissance BabiesSO MANY ugly Renaissance-era babies!
    By Eliot Glazer
  26. art
    Jerry Saltz on Ragnar Kjartansson’s Transcendent Twelve-Hour Operatic PerformanceBliss is a masterpiece.
    By Jerry Saltz
  27. The Weird and Mirthful Subversions of Maurizio CattelanWhat do you get when you cross an Italian artist with a penchant for subversion and an architectural gem known for it’s hierarchical space? No, […]
    By Kate Goyette
  28. andreas gursky
    See the World’s Most Expensive Photograph$4,400,000 for a picture of the Rhine? We’d better brush up on Instagram-ing those boring foliage photos we took.
    By Eliot Glazer
  29. art
    Ouija Board Secured, James Franco Preps to Speak to Tennessee WilliamsHe tells Vulture about his upcoming performance art piece, in which he chats up the dead playwright.
    By Alexandra Peers
  30. art
    See a Guy With a Giant TV HeadDude walks around with a giant live TV on his head, or Halloween in San Francisco? TRY BOTH!
    By Eliot Glazer
  31. dogs
    Read What Dogs WantWhy couldn’t they have made this with Mel Gibson? Who needs Helen Hunt?
    By Eliot Glazer
  32. clickables
    See a Robot on a Skateboard Spray Graffiti ArtRobots can be hoodlums, too!
    By Eliot Glazer
  33. art
    James Franco Will Conduct a Séance to Speak to Tennessee WilliamsFor art.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  34. The Lost Art of the CaricatureWho hasn’t at some point found himself in a rousing debate about whether James Gillray or Thomas Nast is the father of political cartooning? Or […]
    By Jake Tuck
  35. art
    NYC Performance Artist Gives Birth in GalleryShe says it was “the highest form of art.â€
    By Kyle Buchanan
  36. fandoms
    Watch the Construction of the Museum of Conan Art ExhibitFun with time lapse!
    By Margaret Lyons
  37. NY Museum of Conan Art Unveils First ExhibitRemember January 2010 and that whole Team Coco thing? Turns out a lot of people were supporting Conan with more than tweets. At least 50 pieces […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  38. art
    Richard Prince Has Thoughts on Bob Dylan’s Paintings“They’re workmanlike and they do their job. They’re not trying to be something they’re not.â€
    By Willa Paskin
  39. Ricky Gervais Loves Twitter After AllRicky Gervais’ admission that Twitter is actually pretty cool after all (welcome to 2011, RG) quickly morphs into a meditation on the meaning […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  40. clickables
    Watch a Woman Paint Landscapes With GravityAmy Shackleton doesn’t need brushes.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  41. art
    New Bob Dylan Paintings Remind Some People of Other ArtworkHis Gagosian exhibit draws some criticism.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  42. clickables
    Play a Fittingly Bizarre Twin Peaks 8-Bit Video Game“If you confront the Black Lodge with imperfect courage, it will utterly annihilate your soul.â€
    By Ray Rahman
  43. clickables
    See the Poster for Meryl Streep’s Turn As Margaret Thatcher in The Iron LadyWhat’s that coming out of her … oh wait, it’s Big Ben.
    By Andre Tartar
  44. clickables
    See What Smurfs Might Look Like If Smurfs Were RealTrue-ish blue.
    By Ray Rahman
  45. clickables
    Look at This New Poster for The Human Centipede 2: Full SequenceJust in time for Oscar season.
    By Ray Rahman
  46. clickables
    See Two Amazingly Named Breaking Bad–Themed Pizza SpecialsA real thing that a real pizzeria is really doing.
    By Ray Rahman
  47. clickables
    Meet the Star Wars–Batman Love Child, Darth KnightIt’s exactly what it sounds like.
    By Ray Rahman
  48. clickables
    Check Out Four Crayons Whittled Into Star Wars CharactersChewbacca, C-3PO, Darth Vader, and more!
    By Ray Rahman
  49. clickables
    See a Picture of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Hanging Out With Six BabiesTaken from his Instagram account.
    By Ray Rahman
  50. clickables
    See 53 Pixelated Portraits of People From The WireCourtesy of Iotacon artist Andy Rash.
    By Ray Rahman
  51. art candy
    Sample the Work of Alex Steinweiss, Inventor of Album Cover ArtA new book celebrates the man who invented the album cover.
    By Christopher Bonanos
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