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  1. art
    Steve Martin Spent $850,000 on a Forged PaintingIn his defense, it was a really good forgery.
    By Margaret Lyons
  2. video
    Lindsay Lohan Swam Around in a Video, for ArtWatch it.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  3. clickables
    See The Office Cast’s Re-creation of Seurat’s Sunday AfternoonFrom NBC’s upfront presentation.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  4. art
    James Franco Carved ‘Brad Renfro’ Into His ArmFor art.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  5. clickables
    See What It’s Like to Live in the IKEA ShowroomOh, that’s what those baskets are for.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  7. art
    Jerry Saltz Has It All Wrong About the American Folk Art MuseumA fellow critic dissents.
    By Justin Davidson
  8. art
    What Killed the American Folk Art Museum?Bad architecture.
    By Jerry Saltz
  9. clickables
    Check Out a Collection of Simpsons–Pulp Fiction Fan ArtMysterious!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  10. clickables
    See a New Painting by Calvin and Hobbes Creator Bill WattersonIt’s the first work from Watterson in sixteen years.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  11. clickables
    Read a Bright Young Girl’s Incisive MoMA ReviewLet’s get Annabelle and Hennessy Youngman on a podcast together, pronto.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  12. clickables
    Watch a Cool Turkish Water-Painting Music Video for Project Jenny, Project JanBy artist Hikmet Barutçugil.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  13. art candy
    Street Artist D*Face’s Guided Tour Through His ‘aPopcalyptic’ WorkThe man dubbed “the next Banksy†exhibits his dark take on fame and all things celebrity.
    By Susan Michals
  14. art
    Jerry Saltz on John McCracken, 1934–2011The minimalist sculptor was “a great space cowboy.â€
    By Jerry Saltz
  15. art
    Jerry Saltz on John McCracken, 1934–2011The minimalist sculptor was “a great space cowboy.â€
    By Jerry Saltz
  16. clickables
    Play a Quick Game of Superhero AlphabetCan you guess them all?
    By Amanda Dobbins
  17. art
    Someone Is Going to Dig Up the Mona Lisa’s BonesRude.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  18. clickables
    Meet Millie Brown, the Vomit PainterSee ‘Nexus Vomitus.’
    By Amanda Dobbins
  19. ask an art critic
    Ask an Art Critic: Jerry Saltz on Smug Galleristas and Sunday HoursPlus: A fresh look at Rudolf Stingel.
    By Jerry Saltz
  20. clickables
    See a NSFW Photo From James Franco’s ‘Violent Art Film’ With Harmony KorineFranco has been tweeting and deleting again.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  21. art
    Jerry Saltz on the Unveiling of The Andy Monument“I hope you like it for more than fifteen minutes,†said the artist.
    By Jerry Saltz
  22. clickables
    Learn About Post-Structuralism and Other Big Words With Art ThoughtzLet’s go!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  23. art
    Jerry Saltz on Andy Warhol’s Portraits of Liz“Andy is in the air we breathe; Liz was in the air he breathed.â€
    By Jerry Saltz
  24. art car
    Saltz: How Gavin Brown’s Volvo Inadvertently Became Part of an ArtworkWell, he did leave the keys in the ignition.
    By Jerry Saltz
  25. clickables
    See a Handy Chart of David Lynch’s Hair Compared to Famous ArtThe David Lynch Water Lily: America’s Next Hair Craze.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  26. Left Handed Radio: ‘How Did You Know it Was Banksy?’On this episode: a housecat ruins a man’s life, a hotel guest finds more than a mint on his pillow, all the cold cuts keep disappearing, Trevin […]
    By Left Handed Radio
  27. ask an art critic
    Jerry Saltz Answers Your Questions About Art Fairs and What’s Cooking Right NowJerry Saltz on art fairs good and bad, plus Chelsea’s best meal.
    By Jerry Saltz
  28. clickables
    Watch Spain’s King Philip IV Sign Autographs by His Portrait at the Met“Ask him, what does he eat?â€
    By Amanda Dobbins
  29. ask an art critic
    Ask an Art Critic: Jerry Saltz on Bad Art and Good Marathon ViewingEdouard Manet wrote us a letter!
    By Jerry Saltz
  30. francophile
    James Franco Will Show at Gagosian GalleryHe cut the twelve-hour version of ‘My Own Private Idaho’ that you’ve been waiting for.
    By Mike Vilensky
  31. clickables
    Read a Slightly Disturbing Theater Comic by James FrancoHe has excellent penmanship.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  32. clickables
    Take an International Graffiti Tour on Street Art ViewThe Danes are very up on their graffiti.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  33. art
    Jerry Saltz on What May Be the Greatest Movie EverChristian Marclay’s ‘The Clock’ is a 24-hour ode to time.
    By Jerry Saltz
  34. art
    Why Can’t Detroit Have a RoboCop Statue?They have the money.
    By Amos Barshad
  35. clickables
    See M.C. Escher’s Waterfall Brought to LifeFeel the wonder.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  36. clickables
    Check Out ‘Back to the Future,’ a Now and Then Photo ProjectOccasionally NSFW.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  37. oscars
    Weeks Before the Oscars, New Art From Banksy Showing Up in L.A.Is he plotting something bigger?
    By Amos Barshad
  38. controversy
    Steve Martin’s Art Conversation Goes Over Better in Los AngelesUnlike in New York, no refunds had to be issued.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  39. ask an art critic
    Ask an Art CriticIncluding the the Jerry Saltz Abstract Manifesto, in Twenty Parts.
    By Jerry Saltz
  40. clickables
    See Some Paintings from the Twin Peaks Twentieth-Anniversary Art ExhibitPlus, a nice owl statue.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  41. clickables
    Watch a Soothing Video of the ‘Paint-Pouring’ Art ProcessPaint-by-gravity!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  42. francophile
    James Franco Considering Three’s Company Film“The ‘Three’s Company’ estate contacted us … they saw what we did and loved it.â€
    By Amos Barshad
  43. alternate history
    Mona Lisa Possibly a DudeDa Vinci’s longtime apprentice may have been a model for the painting.
    By Willa Paskin
  44. clickables
    Take an International Museum Tour on the New Google Art ProjectFancy art!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  45. art
    Saltz: Remembering Dennis Oppenheim, Artist Gone Spectacularly RogueWhatever Oppenheim’s work meant, you immediately got that he was taking art into the world, and bringing the world into his art.
    By Jerry Saltz
  46. clickables
    Enjoy the Lost Artwork of a Pre–Jersey Shore JWOWWJWOWW: big ‘Family Guy’ fan.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  47. art
    Jeff Koons Sues Others for Manufacturing Balloon DogsHe contends someone making bookends of balloon dogs, is knocking off ‘Balloon Dog.’
    By Willa Paskin
  48. clickables
    Help Find the Owner of These Beautiful Lost Blizzard Photos“I was skiing in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park and I found a roll of film.â€
    By Amanda Dobbins
  49. clickables
    Watch The Brick Thief, a Nifty Lego Short FilmDon’t worry; your missing Legos have found a better life.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  50. clickables
    Watch a Festive Yarn-Bombing Video Starring the Wall Street BullOlé!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  51. party lines
    Ryan McNamara at the Rob Pruitt Art AwardsPlus: Klaus Biesenbach, Marilyn Minter, Lucy Dodd …
    By Mike Vilensky
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