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  1. clickables
    Watch a Nifty Short About Colorful Graphic ViolenceIt’s literal, see.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  2. clickables
    See a Very Impressive Gingerbread Re-creation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling WaterWith eight bags of powdered sugar.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  3. art
    Jerry Saltz’s Favorite PaintingsThe tip of the tip of an iceberg of something extraordinary.
    By Jerry Saltz and Evan Kleinman
  4. jail
    Thomas Kinkade Gets Jail Time for DUIA near fortnight.
    By Amos Barshad
  5. art
    James Franco Books His First Solo Gallery ShowIt’s in Berlin.
    By Amos Barshad
  7. ask an art critic
    Ask An Art CriticJerry Saltz answers your questions about bad art, good biographies, and the Smithsonian controversy.
    By Jerry Saltz
  8. clickables
    Learn How to Hack Your Facebook Profile in the Style of MagritteFancy!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  9. culture wars
    Warhol Foundation Threatens to Cut Smithsonian FundingBecause, unlike Boehner, the Warhol Foundation actually paid for it.
    By Mike Vilensky
  10. ask an art critic
    Ask an Art Critic: Jerry Saltz Answers Your Questions About Anselm Kiefer and What’s Killing MoMA“Anselm Kiefer at Larry Gagosian: Thumbs-up? Thumbs-down? Why?â€
    By Jerry Saltz
  11. Steve Martin, Art Expert, Helps Colbert Add Value to His PortraitThe Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cMarch to Keep Fear Alive Noted art world insider Steve Martin joined Stephen Colbert last night, […]
    By Adam Frucci
  12. clickables
    Watch a Very Short Robot Film by Tim BurtonLike the Rudolph Balloon, but cuter.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  13. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: Sex-Tape Tips From Chelsea HandlerPlus, Stephen Colbert tests Steve Martin’s art knowledge, on our regular late-night roundup.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  14. clickables
    Learn How to Draw Snakes, Knots, and Other Impressive Doodles Using MathArt!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  15. clickables
    Watch a Hypnotic Video About Making CrayonsCan you I.D. the “secret powder?â€
    By Amanda Dobbins
  16. clickables
    Watch a Lovely Stop-Motion Film About Dogs and Street ArtCharming.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  17. Steve Martin Interview Ruined By ‘Philistine’ AudienceApparently, Steve Martin’s conversation with the New York Times’ Deborah Solomon at the 92nd St Y in NYC earlier this week didn’t go so well. […]
    By Adam Frucci
  18. well excuse me
    Steve Martin Fails to Talk Enough About Steve Martin at 92nd Street Y“As for the Y’s standard of excellence, it can’t be that high because this is the second time I’ve appeared there.â€
    By Matthew Perpetua
  19. art theft
    Over 200 Possibly Stolen Picasso Works Turn Up in French Electrician’s Garage“It was madame who gave them to me, because he was pleased with my service.â€
    By Mike Vilensky
  20. clickables
    Meet the Brazilian Drug Lord Who Loves Justin BieberHe has a Justin Bieber Mural of Love!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  21. kanye
    Artist George Condo Explains His Five Covers for Kanye West’s Twisted FantasyCondo talked to us about Macbeth, ballerinas, and how he and West might have a few surprises up their sleeves.
    By Dan Kois
  22. kanye
    See New Artwork for Kanye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyLook at this thing!
    By Lane Brown
  23. action painting
    Jim Carrey Now Painting Over at Julian Schnabel’s PlaceBut of course.
    By Willa Paskin
  24. art
    Andy Warhol Canvas Of Coke Bottle Sells For Over $35.36 MillionThe piece was sold at a Sotheby’s auction, ten million dollars higher than the expected price
    By Avi Zenilman
  25. clickables
    See All Five Covers of Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’The last one’s a screencap from his webcast yesterday.
    By Nisha Gopalan
  26. exclusive
    See Anton Corbijn’s Photographs of Springsteen, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Alexander McQueen, and Others“As a person to photograph, [Bruce Springsteen] is up there in a way with Tom Waits, I think. They’ve so become the people they want to be.â€
    By Bruce Bennett
  27. ask an art critic
    Jerry Saltz Answers Your Questions About Museum Design and Self-PromotionMuseums that work, museums that don’t.
    By Jerry Saltz
  28. art candy
    Our Most Controversial Female Celebrities, EmbroideredBritney Spears, Kate Gosselin, Amanda Knox, and more, throw-pillow-style. And with bonus phrenology!
    By Miranda Siegel
  29. ask an art critic
    Jerry Saltz on Irritating Dealers and Glorious SpacesWhat’s the one thing a dealer should never do to a critic?
    By Jerry Saltz
  30. art
    See Bill Murray Reimagined As Other Wes Anderson CharactersArtist Casey Weldon created six different paintings that feature the stone-faced, onscreen father figure as the very kids he messed up.
    By Nisha Gopalan
  31. Marcel Duchamp and Comedy in the Art WorldUsually, I hate hearing inside jokes. They come off as self-important, obnoxious, and most importantly, not funny. Those who enjoy them most […]
    By Kate Goyette
  32. art
    Die Antwoord Are Now Guggenheim-ApprovedThey’re one of the winners of the museum’s YouTube Play competition.
    By Amos Barshad
  33. ask an art critic
    Ask an Art Critic: Jerry Saltz on London Art and Power ListsLet’s make our own power list: Call it “Jerry Saltz’s Vulture 100.â€
    By Jerry Saltz
  34. clickables
    See a Floor Plan of the Mad Men OfficeWe’d go directly to the whiskey storage, or the female toilet.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  35. clickables
    Watch Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips Paint a Poster With His Own BloodWe screamed unexpectedly at the 24-second mark.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  36. clickables
    Woman Transforms Herself Into Jared Leto Using MakeupIt’s called ART.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  37. clickables
    See James Franco in Drag on the Cover of Candy MagazineHe doesn’t make the prettiest lady, but his eyebrows are flawless.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  38. ask an art critic
    Jerry Saltz on Bad Galleries, Dirty Looks, and Good AlternativesAh yes, the old bad-artist-at-a-good-gallery, good-artist-at-a-bad-gallery problem.
    By Jerry Saltz
  39. art
    See Photos of Dancers Making ‘Human Sculptures’ in the Financial DistrictHere’s one awesome picture from “Bodies in Urban Spaces,†by choreographer Willi Dorner.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  40. art
    Naked Bret Michaels Looks Totally Normal on the Cover of BillboardMichelangelo, back from the dead.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  41. ask an art critic
    Jerry Saltz Answers Your Questions on Elitism, Careerism, and CronyismIn the first edition of his new column, Jerry Saltz takes questions from all comers.
    By Jerry Saltz
  42. art
    See Jared Leto’s Embarrassing Teen-Modeling PhotosWow!
    By Edith Zimmerman
  43. art
    Vulture Premieres Eric Fischl’s Erotic Poster for the Hamptons Film FestivalA crotch-grabbing, full-frontal provocation.
    By Logan Hill
  44. art
    See Footage From the Altered Barbie ShowOur favorites are sack-mask Barbie and living Ken.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  45. Short Imagined Monologue: The Artist Plays BasketballToday on McSweeney’s, The Artist Plays Basketball: “Anyway, what I’m working on, my current project, right here, while I collect the ball […]
    By Adam Frucci
  46. tv
    See the Best and Worst of Fall-TV Artwork’House,’ good. ‘Undercovers,’ bad.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  47. movies
    Watch Princess Hijab, a Short Film on the Headdress-Adding Graffiti ArtistPrincess Hijab, a Parisian artist, adds burkas to unsuspecting advertisements.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  48. ask an art critic
    Judge Jerry: Ask Saltz AnythingHave a question about art, art critics, art careers, art dealers, art prices, or anything else art-related?
  49. art
    Watch an Infomercial for Eyehole Paintings, the Last Great Stand in the ‘War on Crookery’They’re “works of art that will ward off fiends, stealers, and vandalists, wherever you are.â€
    By Edith Zimmerman
  50. art
    See an Artsy Fountain of BloodYum! Spotted in Bucharest, Romania.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  51. I’d pay to go see Lärrydavhead open for ConstanzigThe first offering from Aye Jay’s Pop Sub Print Club is a series of four 7-inch screenprints, all based on comedians. You’ve got BillHicksFits, […]
    By Adam Frucci
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