Julian Schnabel

Hunger

In 1976, the British government has withdrawn Special Category Status to IRA and INLA prisoners. However, in February of the following year, the prisoners announced another hunger strike, led by Bobby Sands (Michael...

Wrap yourself in modern art

A limited-edition collection of towels featuring contemporary artwork went on sale Friday at Target.com. The Artist Towel Series, now in its third year, is a collaboration between Target and the Art Production Fund, a...

Paintings from the 1980s (at FT.com)

New York, 1981. Ronald Reagan has become president and almost overnight, SoHo galleries ditch minimalist restraint in favour of large figurative easel paintings. Their bold marks, ostentatious surfaces and showy styles reflect...

Guest of Cindy Sherman (***)

In the documentary Guest of Cindy Sherman, a confection of reality-show, confession, and celebrity gossip, we become acquainted with Paul H-O, the film’s narrator, subject, and co-director. Paul’s goofy New York cable-access...

Elvis Costello Talk Show

Sundance Channel To Premier "Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." On December 3, 2008 13-Episode Season of Talk/Performance Series Kicks off with Guest Sir Elton John One-Hour Program Airs Wednesday Nights at 9:00PM ET/PT Elvis...

Plunge in prices will sort the genuine innovators from the mere copycats

We have got so used to watching the prices of paintings soaring through the stratosphere that we seem to have forgotten that, in reality, the art world moves rather more like a car driven by a little old lady than like a space...

Id vicious

The Museum School Art Sale at SMFA, ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock + Roll’ at Steven Zevitas Gallery By EVAN J. GARZA | November 13, 2008 Money is a dominant topic of conversation in the art world even when there isn’t a global financial...

Lou Reed

When it was originally released in 1973, “Berlin” was to be Lou Reed’s masterpiece. Following hot on the trail of his smashing glam rock success “Transformer,” Reed said that “Berlin” was going to “totally destroy them [Reed’s...

Terence Koh: Flowers for Baudelaire

by Ariston Anderson Last night France's first brother Olivier Sarkozy hosted an unusual opening in his swank Upper East Side abode, which also happens to be Richard Avedon's former studio. Budding... Visit coolhunting.com for...

Tate Modern presents 'UBS Openings: Paintings from the 1980's'

LONDON - A new display at Tate Modern, UBS Openings: Paintings from the 1980s, will offer an opportunity to re-appraise Neo-Expressionist painting a quarter of a century after its emergence. Drawing on the collections of UBS...

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