Deinstallation is underway
Monday, February 14, 2011
Yep, it's that time again...
READ MORE by clicking below to see pictures of Rob and Jessie hard at work on the deinstallation of Tuesday.
TAGS: installation / robcarter
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Mary Temple: Light Installation at Rice University
Monday, February 14, 2011
SHOUT OUT to 29-95.com for this great article about Mary Temple's recently opened light installation at Rice University Art Gallery. The site-specific artwork, Northwest Corner, Southeast Light, will be on view through May 25, 2011.And...read more to find out what special activities will be taking place!
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Flick Football Winner
Monday, February 14, 2011
Every tournament has its winner...
Read More? Click below.
TAGS: mulroney
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Yum / Yuck (some reading)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Artinfo has some of the greatest coverage ever of both ENTICING art news, and STOMACH-TURNING art news...To read more, hit our brand new, handy-dandy READ MORE button below!!!
TAGS: news
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some weekend reading...
Friday, February 04, 2011
ANOTHER art fair....Winkleman keeps us up-to-date on the NEA news.
What you WON'T see on Google Art Project (via Blackbook)
Statute of Limitations. Ouch.
Not just Russian spies, but also Russian "Guggenheims"! (via ArtLawBlog)
TAGS: news / tag
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Friday is Fun Day
Friday, February 04, 2011
Rob bought us a brand new tape gun. SHAPED LIKE A SHARK! Happy Friday.
TAGS: fridayfunday / sharks
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Mark Mulroney: Flick it to Win It
Thursday, February 03, 2011
As promised, the info for the Flick Football Tournament, featuring Team Captain Mark Mulroney, will commence this Friday at Partners & Spade.
Word is out, thanks to Daily Candy:
What: Put those seventh grade tabletop skills to use during artist Mark Mulroney’s pint-size, pre-Super Bowl gathering.
Why: Take a break from playing to admire relics of paper seasons past. (We’re impressed by the Billy Graham-inspired “Flick Thee Satan Back to Hell” record.)
When: Fri., 6-9 p.m.
Where: Partners & Spade, 40 Great Jones St., b/t Bowery & Lafayette St. (646-861-2827). Admission is free. To sign up, e-mail post@partnersandspade.com.
TAGS: event / mixedgreensartists / performance
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And, in shark news
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Thousands of sharks spotted off Palm Beach!
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Google Art Project (shows everything!)
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
The new Google Art Project is an amazing database of images and virtual tours (so far it only includes museums). You can zoom in, and by "zoom in ", I mean you can ZOOOOM INNNN. See the cheek of Botticelli's Venus in "Birth of Venus" above. Unfortunately, just like High Definition television, high resolution images show the not-so-pretty side....in this case, Venus' dirty cheek.
Have fun browsing!
And here's how they did it (thank you Gizmodo!)
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Monday NEWS and LINKS
Monday, January 31, 2011
Welcome to the 100th post of the new and improved version of The Pit! For this Monday's reading, we have world events, VIP Art Fair wrap-up, and some Gawker fun:
Finally, the wrap-up we've been anxiously waiting for...Ed Winkleman discusses the VIP Art Fair dealer experience (and it's not as detailed as we were hoping for)
Illicit Cultural Property blog is following the reports of looting in Egypt.
VIP art fair spam?? I could've guessed this one.
Using Flickr to rebuild the world virtually...down to the millimeter.
C-Monster's Digest (more links than I have)
Some funny Gawker reading to get you through your Monday...about that "cool" place, the ACE hotel.
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Fatta Cuckoo is OPEN!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
HDB dined at Fatta Cuckoo the other night--here are some shots of her company (Leah & Marty!) and her flourless chocolate cake.
TAGS: mixedgreensartists
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BREAKING NEWS
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wichcraft changed their menu. This news will mean more to some than others. (it might just be life-changing)
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We love a good party
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
EFA Project Space is starting up the "Welcome To New York" Party for new artists in town. We love a good party, and love welcoming newbies. Kudos to EFA for this idea.And speaking of a good time, word on the street is that there's gonna be a Flick Football Tourney next week at Partners & Spade...Mark Mulroney and other shady characters will probably be involved. I'd rate this a NOT TO BE MISSED event.
Do you think Banksy and Vik Muniz are celebrating over their respective Academy Award nominations??
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VIP: Frustration
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Talk about banging your head against a wall...
The VIP Art Fair has suffered a few setbacks. First, the slow factor. Second, the failed chat function. And now, the critics:
Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog.
Paddy Johnson's Art Fag City.
Artinfo.com
TAGS: artfairs / news
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VIP: a few hurdles
Monday, January 24, 2011
The VIP Art Fair launched this weekend to much fanfare (and publicity). However, it seems to be encountering a bumpy start due to slow loading pages, slow loading videos, and a chat feature that's down for maintenance (see screenshot above of David Kordansky's booth--the red means that they are offline). As soon as the chat feature began to falter, I noticed that a few dealers posted a message with their email contact. Considering the chat feature is the only way for interested collectors to inquire about the works, I hope hope hope that VIP gets this up and running soon.
The chatter on Facebook is definitely that the site is suuuuper slow. But I guess that's to be expected when you have thousands of super high-res artwork images loading.
The visitors are still pretty optimistic, but I wonder how the dealers are feeling about these technical difficulties. Hyperallergic blogged about one such chat fail between Paddy Johnson and Postmasters gallery, not to mention the fact that VIP visitors' email addresses are being given to galleries upon entering a booth. ArtReview is saddened by the lack of free booze (aren't we all).
TAGS: artfairs
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