The idea for filmmaker Andrew Bujaski wasn’t to make a pandemic film, but the circumstances ahead of him presented itself in such a way that filming during the height of the pandemic would lead to an experiment. Maybe it could be called a true islotion film, but 2022’s There There, was made with actors alone […]
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Catherine Opie photographed by Heather Rasmussen (all images © Catherine Opie and courtesy Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London) This article is part of Hyperallergic’s 2024 Pride Month series, featuring interviews with art-world queer and trans elders throughout June. The year is 1990 and the scene is the San Francisco Pride Parade. Two women are perched
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“Be aware time runs out” reads a line from a recent work by Allen Ruppersberg, as if to underscore his longstanding fascination with the shelf life of cultural memory. The artist has spent fifty years delighting in and recasting the ephemera of post-war consumption, and his fourth solo show at Greene Naftali features a new
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Doug Chrismas, the founder of the now defunct blue-chip Ace Gallery in Los Angeles, was found guilty on Friday of embezzling more than $260,000 from his gallery’s bankruptcy estate for which he acted as trustee and custodian. The verdict, which was first published in the Los Angeles Times, marks the end of a tumultuous career for the 80-year-old
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James Reka’s latest show, Floriana, opens at Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne this week. The Australian artist returns to his hometown for the first time in six years for this body of work, completed partly at his studio in Malta, and in residence at the gallery. As part of the original Everfresh Crew, Reka initially made his
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Buyers buy art they like. We believe most art buyers make the purchase decision on the fact they want to live with the art in their home or workplace and that being limited is not a huge buying factor. Does anyone think consumers are not entirely aware that digital prints can be reproduced endlessly and
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A Symphony of Contrasts and Colors In the heart of Stuttgart, Germany, Carsten Güth emerges as a beacon of visual artistry, weaving a tapestry of vibrant contrasts and intricate textures. His artistic journey is a testament to the power of visual storytelling, where pop-colored and halftone graphics coalesce to craft visuals that defy temporal boundaries.
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Ernest Hemingway first arrived in Valencia in the summer of 1925, following bullfighting legend Cayetano Ordóñez from Pamplona, with the intent to keep “the party going,” so to speak. He found himself in the center of the city at the Hotel Reina Victoria, with a balcony that gave him a panorama of the bustling town
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At least 20 demonstrators were arrested this afternoon, May 31, during a massive protest against Israel’s war on Gaza at the Brooklyn Museum. Over 500 activists overtook the New York museum, staging a protest in its lobby, waving Palestine flags above its glass pavilion, and unfurling a large banner from its rooftop that read “Free
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HANS-CHRISTIAN DANYBut these are train-tickets. Why should I be interested in them? ARIANE MÜLLERWell, it’s called illegal travel documents. I don’t know, are you interested in that? HANS-CHRISTIANThat sounds more interesting. When were they forged? They look older. ARIANEFor about five years, six years, in the late 80s to mid 90s when I moved to