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  1. art candy
    Artist Amer Kobaslija’s Cleaning Service Couldn’t Make ItSomebody call the Health Department!
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    Photographer Warwick Orme’s Flowers Gone WildOrme gives this pair of wildflowers the diva treatment.
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    Artist Tomoko Sawada Creates a Schoolyard Army of Tomoko SawadasTomoko Sawada, something of the Cindy Sherman of the Tokyo art world, shoots herself dressed in all manner of traditional Japanese garb.
  4. apropos of nothing
    Romanian Graffiti Artists Make Murray Hill Even More FabulousThe Romanian Cultural Institute flew in three graffiti artists to cover the gallery walls in brightly colored manimals, serpents, and slogans.
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    Orange You Glad You Don’t Have Hair Like Artist Ann Pachner?It’s not clear if Pachner is making the best of a bad hair day or if said bad hair day has provoked a nuclear reaction of sorts.
  7. apropos of nothing
    Tim Russert Immortalized by ‘Cursed’ Rug MakerCreated last year by artist Rob Conger, the 56-by-36-inch piece is made of woven acrylic yarn.
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    Artist Lilly McElroy Catches a Man the Old-fashioned WayLilly McElroy throws herself at men. Short ones, bearded ones, old ones, tubby ones. Not a lot of cute ones, we have to say.
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    Artist Sigalit Landau Swims Naked Among WatermelonsIn this wall-spanning projection, Landau emerges from a coil of watermelons, buoyant in the Dead Sea.
  10. last night’s gig
    Sigur Rós Bring Down the Museum of Modern ArtIt was a special show for Sigur Rós last night: Not only were they playing at MoMA, but they were doing it on Icelandic independence day!
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    Photographer James Mollison Discovers Lost Tribe of Marilyn Manson FansMollison presents his panoramic portraits of music fans outside their idols’ concerts at Hasted Hunt through August 16.
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    Dick Cheney and Mona Lisa Do Battle on Crowded CanvasThe Mona Lisa takes on Dick Cheney — and is clearly winning, with those lush purple lips and that insouciant (pervy) swan lunging from her brain.
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    Artist Tim White Makes the GradientTim White’s mellow, sparkling rendering of what the term “blank slate†should muster in the imagination.
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    Artist Lieu Nguyen Paints TreeWe look at Nguyen’s bursting cherry-blossom tree and start to fantasize about a splendid little world inside it where many creatures run happy and wild.
  15. apropos of nothing
    Americans, Beware! Artists Are All Around You!Afraid that your wife or husband may be an artist? Ask yourself these simple questions.
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    Artist Darina Karpov’s Purple HillsSometimes all we look for in our daily art candy is a lush slathering of comely lavender tones, like the one Darina Karpov lavishes on us here.
  17. live from new york
    M.I.A. Rocks the MoMA Sculpture GardenAt last night’s MoMA “Party in the Garden,†stars like Diane Sawyer and Mike Nichols kept cool while M.I.A. performed.
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    Artist Natsuki Uruma Tries a New PositionIt’s hard to tame our tee-heeing inner 5-year old when we behold Natsuki Uruma’s finely crafted tissue-paper prints.
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    Artist Masao Mochizuki Stalks the Queen of EnglandWe’re getting the distinct impression that Japanese photographer Masao Mochizuki is more obsessed with Queen Elizabeth II than the average British subject.
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    High-School Artist Francisca Wistuba’s Creative OutletFrancisca Wistuba’s charcoal print, plus six other works by high-school students!
  21. the take
    Know Your South Asian ArtFor those who only know Anish Kapoor (who’s based in London anyway), here’s a quick primer on the heavies of Indian art.
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    Artist Ryan Johnson Is Losing the War on CrimeCan you imagine waiting for campus security to arrive and hours later one of these geezers hobbles up?
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    Artist Denise Mickilowski Paints Millions of Peaches, Peaches for Free(Okay, they’re apricots.)
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    Artist Jim Torok Will Give You Love, He’ll Hit You Like a TruckJim Torok’s ‘All I Want Is My Truck’ (2006).
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    Artist Cameron Hayes Paints Missing Link Between Sugarhill Gang and Hieronymus BoschVast, intricate works derived equally from the pages of the Bible as from the weird visionary ramblings of your college roommate.
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    Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson Discovers Secret of Eternal Youth: Reynolds WrapA woman, wrapped in plastic, self-preserving, stewing in her own ruddy fumes like a lemon in a Moroccan kitchen.
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    Artist Fay Ray Blasts Contents of Purse Into Outer SpaceFay Ray’s delectably gaudy collage of girl matter struck us as a work every young lady should paste inside her locker door as a reminder of all the essential contents of the lady handbag.
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    Photographer Rachel Sussman’s Desert Has MeltedRachel Sussman takes giant photos of the oldest living things on Earth.
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    Artist Till Gerhard Paints Creepier-Than-Usual Rolling Stones ConcertScenes from ‘Gimme Shelter’ turn into a creepy Teutonic rite.
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    Artist Mel Bochner Has a Case of the BlahsAnd so he painted a huge picture with the word “blah†like eighteen times.
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    Russian Pair Paint Sunday in the Park With Giraffe, Parrot, and Catherine Zeta-JonesDubossarsky & Vinogradov’s ‘Summer Bubbles’ (2008).
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    Artist Andrea Aversa’s Tiny DancerAversa drew the cobbled square and painted the dreamy cathedral in the background, and the priest is a tiny plastic figure holding a tiny plastic briefcase.
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    Artist Margrit Lewcuk Makes Art for SquaresQuirky but essentially fit for kindergarten playtime, Lewccuk’s happy painting is among a group show at Sideshow in Williamsburg through Wednesday.
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    Artist Berend Strik Throws History’s Gloomiest Pool PartyHis stitched velvet makes idyllic scenes appear at once more glamorous and more phony than they really are.
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    Artist Björn Copeland Makes Home Depot Safe for DollsCopeland reinvents the shopping cart.
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    Takashi Murakami Watches From the Wings at Sotheby’sPlus: Robert Rauschenberg sets a record two days after his death.
  37. tube junkie
    Video: Vulture Explores Superhero Fashions at the Met’s Costume InstituteVulture’s Dan Kois talks with the Met’s Andrew Bolton about “Superheroes.†Plus: lightning fight!
  38. art candy
    Artist Catherine Murphy Hits the Snooze ButtonCatherine Murphy creates sparkling, meticulous paintings we want to crawl right into.
  39. kudos
    Turner Prize Short List a Girls’ Club for a ChangeNeedless to say, though, the lone male nominee is the current favorite to win.
  40. apropos of nothing
    Will Rauschenberg’s Death Create a Feeding Frenzy at Sotheby’s?Forgive us for being, well, vultures, but we could see Robert Rauschenberg setting a new sales record tomorrow night.
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    Photographer Jessica Dimmock Meets the NeedlesDimmock takes photos of heroin addicts which are definitely not pervy.
  42. obit
    Robert Rauschenberg Dies at 82Vulture remembers Rauschenberg with the story of his epochal meeting with Willem de Kooning in 1953.
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    Tony Shafrazi Defaces ‘Guernica’ AgainTwo strippers dressed as cops wheel out a cake decorated with Picasso’s ‘Guernica,’ tempting the gallery owner yet again.
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    Artist Yong Ho Ji Jumps the SharkYong Ho Ji’s mutant beasts are hand-carved out of recycled rubber tire.
  45. apropos of nothing
    Is This Guy Banksy?According to an anonymous waitress and several bar patrons, he sure is!
  46. news reel
    Tom Sachs: Grand Theft Auto ‘The Most Important Artwork of Our Time’“I don’t understand why that’s not in the Museum of Modern Art,†says Sachs.
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    Chuck Close to Paint Zhang Huan’s Giant Head All by HimselfZhang Huan uses 100 studio assistants. “I’m a schmuck,†says Close, “I’ve been doing all my own work.â€
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    Artist Anne Hardy Depicts a Bashful Superhero’s Worst NightmareIt’s a slightly sad state of affairs for this retro collection of phone booths.
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    Artist Gerry Snyder Knows Where Teletubbies Go After They DieWe see life-size gummy bears playing with sprinklers in the Garden of Eden.
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    Peter Garfield’s Art Is Complete GarbagePierogi Brooklyn is one big, beautiful rubbish dump through May 19.
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    Artist Matthew Pillsbury Spaces Out in the ParkA medical trial to test the possible health benefits of LSD for terminal patients has recently been announced in Switzerland. We’re hoping those benefits look something like this.
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