Artist Elizabeth Peyton Paints Self, Turns Vacation Into Tax Write-off
Elizabeth Peyton presents a peaceful, if slightly somber, picture of herself, her dog, her book, her flip-flops, and her pool.
Posted 12/04/08 in Vulture
Basel Blog
Terence Koh Dazzles Art Basel Miami With Thrilling Nonperformance
'Terence's art is about nothing. His performance is that he is not playing music.'
Photographer Nikki S. Lee’s Triple Exposure
Indeed these are photographs of sketches Lee commissioned from street portraitists around the world.
Posted 12/03/08 in Vulture
Basel Blog
Art Basel Miami Kicks Off Cautiously, Optimistically
'It's a tough market,' says John Good, gallery director of Gagosian Gallery.
Artist Rafael Perez Will Get His Pants Back From That Bird
Here, a pantless woman inspects her kinda dainty rifle with care.
Artist Shai Azoulay Falls Asleep at the Canvas
If the sleep of reason creates monsters, does the sleep of creativity create … paintings?
Photographer Cindy Sherman Does Her Best Kirsten Dunst
For the 1990-era series, Sherman transformed into famous forlorn contessas. Here, she channels a reclining Marie Antoinette.
Artist Holly Andres Apparently the Victim of ‘Milk’ Viral Marketing
Holly Andres might be the slightly crazy girl who always shows up to your stoop sale in search of the gaudiest objects you can't believe anyone would pay for.
Artist Jeff Sonhouse Saves You the Cost of LSD
Sonhouse paints prominent and not so prominent African-Americans into colorful, distorted, geometrical compositions that render the subject barely recognizable.
Posted 11/18/08 in Vulture
The Economy
Rich Lady Opens 14,000-Square-Foot Gallery to Sell Her Own Art
'It never occurred to me to market through an existing gallery,' says Tzarev.
Artist Bogdan Rata Injured in Horrific Teleportation Accident
Rata's foot-slash-hand (fand? hoot?) looks like something out of the trailer for J.J. Abram's 'Star Trek.'
Vulture Exclusive: Emily Jacir on Winning the Hugo Boss Prize
'Particularly in America as an Arab-American, to win this award and have an exhibition at the Guggenheim museum, I feel incredibly honored.'
Posted 11/14/08 in Vulture
Everybody Hirst
Art Market Officially Depressed
Last night, money-printing taxidermist Damien Hirst couldn't even sell a painting for $3 million.
Jeffrey Deitch Wants a Basquiat in the White House
While Obama continues to put together his Cabinet in Washington, Deitch and his art-world colleagues are working to install one of their own at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Photographer Renate Aller Could’ve Sworn Those Ice Caps Were There a Minute Ago
Aller's show is a series of neat photographs of different versions of the same seascape.
Posted 11/13/08 in Vulture
Non-Comeuppances
Crappy Art Market Fails to Take Revenge on Richard Fuld
Equally infuriating: Lars Ulrich got $13.5 million for his Basquiat!
Photographer Mickey Smith Goes to the Library
Smith's polished photographs pay homage to the days when hanging at the library was cool.
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