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Tuesday 31 July 2012


Tuesday, July 31, 2012
In a recent work by the Gao Brothers, we see Chairman Mao Zedong's firing squad taking aim at Jesus. The piece, titled, "The Execution of Christ," (2009) is forbidden to return to China due to it's controversial depiction of the leader; however, it is now is being exhibited for the first time in Europe at SHOWStudio in London.
Karl Benjamin 1925-2012: A True Inspiration
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Frightening Human Sculpture Unearthed In Turkey
Louvre Statues' Hipster Makeovers
Hanksy's Latest Target
BLOG POSTS
Summer Pierre: Writing Exercise: Why I Write One-Page Stories (IMAGES)
For about six years, I've been making a zine of one-page illustrated stories. I pull a noun from a stack of index cards, and write and draw the first memory that comes to me.
Deborah Stambler: Maia Sharp: Walking Through the Process
I'm a poet who wants to write song lyrics and can't for the life of me figure out how it's done. Maia falls into the line of singer/songwriters whose lyrics are satisfying, musical and meaningful. I thought picking her brain might help me crack the code on writing a song.
Regina Weinreich: Documentaries of Summer: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Detropia, About Face
Alison Klayman, an American and recent college grad in 2008 went to China, not knowing precisely what she would do there. Asked to videotape Ai Weiwei, she fell into a subject much larger than a sculptor and conceptual artist.
Kayley Kravitz: Revisiting Britpop in 2012
Just as it had been in the swinging '60s, London was hip again. The '90s ushered in an era known as "Cool Britannia." Of course, most Americans didn't care but oddly enough, some of them (myself included) identified strongly with Britpop.
Annette Insdorf: Paul Schneider, Versatile 'Babymaker' and 'Beloved' Actor
It's hard to imagine two more wildly different films than the lowbrow American comedy The Babymakers and the French arthouse drama Beloved. But their imminent release reveals that Paul Schneider is one of our most versatile actors.