No country for poor men
A new look at Picasso
I adore drag queens. I live for their wit, personality, and nails. But once in a while, a really rotten one comes along, so let's just describe what that would consist of and then move on, free at last. (5) The ones who think adding more hair, makeup, and accessories is the classy way to go. Ple ... More >>
Visit the collection of Gertrude Stein’s family
Saddest mugshot ever?Mark Lugo, the Hoboken man recently busted in a hotel in Napa for the theft of Picasso's 1965 "Tete de Femme" drawing, which he had snatched from San Francisco's Weinstein Gallery and then fled by taxi, is really more of a Thomas Crown than we had originally hoped for. Th ... More >>
New York Observer politics reporter Azi Paybarah brings us all this video of Mayor Bloomberg at a press conference this morning at New York City's Armory Art Show. "To change the topic, any thoughts on Picasso's Blue Period?" asks a reporter from the Paris Review. There's laughter and Bloomberg says ... More >>
Pierre Le Guennec, a 71-year-old retired French electrician who installed burglar alarm systems in Pablo Picasso's various houses, has revealed that he has 271 previously unknown works from the artist, including "lithographs, cubist paintings, notebooks, and a watercolour" reports the BBC. Th ... More >>
I love the Discovery Channel/TLC lineup of half-ton teens, mermaid girls, and other human oddities trying to beat the odds while inspiring you through the chunk blowing. It makes me feel so thrilled to be me! But their "Born Without a Face" show was a complete joke. Bitch had a face!
At Marian Goodman Gallery, the Dutch artist aims her lens on the faces and ways of youth
• There were no party crashers at the second Obama state dinner last night. But Eva Longoria Parker and Whoopi Goldberg were there, as well as "bold shades of fuchsia, tangerine and crisp blue." Also, White House Chief of Protocol Capricia Penavic Marshall fell on the steps, and Michelle go ... More >>
After years of producing cheap, bad wine, Chinese winemakers are creating high-end offerings, catering to a an increasingly affluent and sophisticated Chinese consumer. [Wall Street Journal] Christie's has announced it will auction Pablo Picasso's portrait, "The Absinthe Drinker," for betwee ... More >>
We know you've been working very hard on your screenplay, but before you go looking for some professional feedback, you might keep in mind the following piece by A History of Violence screenwriter Josh Olson. I will not read your fucking script. That's simple enough, isn't it? "I will not ... More >>
Too bad you missed the Guernica cake
So many comic books, only three days
Recommendations by R.C. Baker
Barcelona and the birth of the modern at the Met
Moving beyond its current Picasso exhibit, a new vision for the Whitney
Alas, the Whitney now looks almost as conservative and canonical as the Modern
From 18th-century Berlin to 1940s Santa Monica, a dazzling array of artists and intellectuals
Recipe for drama: Take one celebrity bio, add wisecracks, sex, ethical debate. Slice thin.
Lamb that tastes positively Welsh at Bleecker Street bistro
Modigliani overturned convention, then settled comfortably into one of his own making
An artist's dual preoccupation with race and corporeality
A big, voluptuous show at the Whitney by a tortured artist who drew his way to greatness
A Brief History of Protest Art
Friendship + Rivalry = Great Radical Art
