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  1. 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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    Buy a Picture of Nicolas Cage As a Southern VampireYou can almost hear him saying “Sookie.â€
    By Ray Rahman
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    Shirtless James Franco on the Cover of WoooooReal men wear pink (body paint).
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Two Banksy Pieces From the West Bank Are Now For SaleComplete with bullet holes and real dust.
    By Margaret Lyons
  5. Patton Oswalt, Patron of the ArtsHere is a pretty adorable story about four artists/Patton Oswalt superfans who got in touch with the comedian and are now producing all sorts […]
    By Adam Frucci
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    Check Out David Byrne’s Fake, Amusing iPhone AppsFor “Social Media,†a group exhibit at New York City’s Pace Gallery.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Check Out the ‘Titanic Taxonomy’ of Professional Wrestler NamesFrom Pop Chart Labs.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Watch a Slow-Motion Rainbow-Powder FightMesmerizing.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Check Out These Excellent Minimalist Posters for The AvengersFancy.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Kalup Linzy and James Franco Don’t Text Each Other As Much As They Used To“James texted me saying, ‘Oh, we’re still friends, right?’â€
    By Amos Barshad
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    Watch a Chris Burden Mini-Documentary by the Catfish GuysHere’s his new installation, ‘Metropolis II.’
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Browse the Hand-Drawn ‘I Went to MoMA’ GalleryThere are a lot of food reviews.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    See Some Old-School Propaganda Posters for Your Favorite Social NetworksGoogle+ is scary.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Watch ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared,’ a Disturbing Ode to CreativityUh, this is nuts.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    See Ricky Gervais’s Rejected Rolling Stone Cover Photo“They definitely would have gone with the alternative, but since I didn’t give them one they went with Rihanna.â€
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Check Out Christian Jackson’s Lovely Minimalist Fairy Tale PostersAnd also slightly threatening.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    See ‘Animals Drawn Poorly on Cocktail Napkins’“Jean-Paul the stingray has a lazy eye.â€
    By Amanda Dobbins
  19. art
    Jerry Saltz on Lucian FreudWhy artists you don’t love can still be great.
    By Jerry Saltz
  20. obit
    Artist Lucian Freud Dead at 88He died last night.
    By Willa Paskin
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    See a Children’s Book Imagining of the Many Possible Community CouplingsExcept Pierce.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Check Out Jon Stewart’s Portrait Doppleganger at the Met“This weekend I was at the Met and was stopped dead in my tracks when I saw this painting by late 19th century Russian realist Ilya Repin.â€
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Watch ‘I’m Comic Sans, Asshole:’ the Animated Short FilmThe McSweeney’s monologue comes to stop-motion life.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Here’s a Very Enthusiastic Ad for Rainbow Art SpongesEndorsed by the Army Arts and Crafts department!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  25. art
    Alleged Picasso Thief ArrestedMark Lugo, a 31-year-old man from Hoboken, New Jersey, is the alleged culprit.
    By Mike Vilensky
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    The Stars Are Emoting in Super-Slow Motion in Lincoln CenterAlan Rickman, Lili Taylor, and more are projected in David Michalek’s eerily slowed-down video vignettes.
    By Rebecca Milzoff
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    Check Out This Crazy Parisian Street Art IllusionThe world is flat and round.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  28. art
    Somebody Stole a PicassoAnd the suspect description is both specific yet vague.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Watch a Skateboarding Paint Experiment in a Pool(The pool is empty.)
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    See Damien Hirst’s Cover for the New Red Hot Chili Peppers AlbumIt’s called “I’m With You.â€
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Jerry Saltz Celebrates the Life and Art of Cy TwomblyHis paintings are aphrodisiacal abstract seas wafting with ironic distance.
    By Jerry Saltz
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    Read ‘Broship of the Rings,’ a Buddy Road-Trip RetellingThey’re not hipsters, just dudes.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  33. obits
    Artist Cy Twombly DiesHe was 83.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  34. art
    Help Jerry Saltz Build an Art Family TreeHe needs help in building a definitive chart of which known artists once worked for and were inspired by another.
    By Jerry Saltz
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    Check Out These Nifty Classical Oreo PortraitsJudith G. Klausner carves lovely cameos out of Oreo creme.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  36. art candy
    Take a Rare Glimpse at Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei’s Early Photos of New York CityRight after he was released from a Chinese prison, his early photos are being exhibited in New York.
    By Josh Wolk
  37. art candy
    Take a Rare Glimpse at Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei’s Early Photos of New York CityRight after he was released from a Chinese prison, his early photos are being exhibited in New York.
    By Josh Wolk
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    Watch a Cirque du Soleil Performer Throw an Insane First PitchAnd straight over the plate, too.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Here’s a Pretty Video of 8,000 Lanterns Floating Over PolandThis is how they celebrate the solstice.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Check Out ‘Switcheroo,’ a Clothes-Swapping-Couples Art ProjectTricky!
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Watch a Mesmerizing Techno Ring Art RoutineMeet the Gob Bluth of Japan!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  42. francophile
    Buy Some Invisible Art From James Franco!It’s his latest art project.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Play the ‘Catering Don’ts’ Word Hunt From the Foo Fighters’ Tour RiderFrom the “Field Guide to Food Coloring Book and Activity Pages.â€
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    The 15 Most Titillating Things at the Venice BiennaleHuman-sized candles, simulated elevators, and infested-wound vagina dentata made out of packing tape, to name three.
    By Miranda Siegel
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    See Matt Groening’s Pre-Simpsons Art for an Apple User GuideDouble Fan-Boy alert.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Jerry Saltz’s Best and Worst of the Venice BiennaleHis five personal favorite pavilions and his three least favorite.
    By Jerry Saltz
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    Check Out This Very Cool Swedish Street Art IllusionHere’s “Mind Your Step,†by Erik Johansson.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    See Brad Renfro’s Name Carved Into James Franco’s ArmOuch.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Saltz on the Ugly American at the Venice Biennale“I think being embarrassed to be an American is partly what this is about.â€
    By Jerry Saltz
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    Watch ‘Dripped,’ a Whimsical Animated Tribute to Jackson PollackIt’s the drip period, explained (sort of).
    By Amanda Dobbins
  51. francophile
    James Franco Sits Next to the Best People at PartiesIncluding Madonna and a professional crier.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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