Cariou v. Prince, et al.

The Art Newspaper, by Andrew Goldstein, has been covering the unfolding legal tête-à-tête between French photographer Patrick Cariou and Richard Prince over the latter’s appropriation of 30 photographs from the former for his Canal Zone (2008) exhibition at Gagosian Gallery.
First filed December 30, 2008, the complaint (.PDF link) alleges copyright infringement by Prince for the […]

Laurel Nakadate — Stay the Same Never Change (trailer)


First Thursday of the Year 2009

 
New Year’s Day was Thursday, January 1st and no good art was going to happen then as thoughts waxed and hangovers waned. Fast forward to the next Thursday (Jan. 8th) and you have yourself a major event. The art world came out in droves following the holidays, which stretched at least as far back as […]

the LouvreFRITOS Opening, Tomorrow Friday, Oct. 3

In a bout of self-promotion (which I hope to keep to a minimum), I wanted to inform our readers that the show that Alex and I curated and have been working on for so long is finally open.  The reception for the LouvreFRITOS will take place tomorrow, Friday, October 3rd at Cuchifritos gallery/project space from […]

High Line Festival: Claude Cahun [Update]

The High Line Festival is a multi-disciplinary arts event in its inaugural year. Each year, one artist will curate the music, film, visual art, and comedy; David Bowie has the honour this year. Part of the proceeds of ticket sales goes to Friends of the High Line, the not-for-profit working with the City towards […]

Gilbert & George speak their piece

Join me at The New School this afternoon for a talk by my artistic heroes, Gilbert & George:
Legendary British duo Gilbert & George will discuss their remarkable artistic and personal collaboration over the last thirty-five years, from their early performance pieces to their large-scale photomontages, which have attracted both fierce controversy and enormous acclaim. This […]