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art candy Jan. 29, 2014
See a Gallery of Jackie Nickerson’s Striking Photo Series ‘Terrain’These pictures, of farmers in Africa carrying food, depict people as people, and as sculpture.By Vulture Editors
art candy Sept. 19, 2011
Sample the Work of Alex Steinweiss, Inventor of Album Cover ArtA new book celebrates the man who invented the album cover.By Christopher Bonanos
art candy June 29, 2011
Take a Rare Glimpse at Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei’s Early Photos of New York CityRight after he was released from a Chinese prison, his early photos are being exhibited in New York.By Josh Wolk
art candy Feb. 23, 2010
Pieter Hugo’s Photos on Nigerian CinemaHugo sets up his own “film stills” based on common themes in Nigerian movies, resulting in sharp, strong images with narratives all their own.By Miranda Siegel
art candy Mar. 6, 2009
What’s Selling (or Not) at the Armory ShowArt critic Jerry Saltz previews the annual art show and sees how the recession is affecting sales.By Jerry Saltz
art candy Jan. 28, 2009
Artist Alex Melamid Paints 50 Cent in Brood StrokesMelamid renders Curtis brooding in a romantic setting.By Emma Pearse
art candy Jan. 27, 2009
Artist Loie Glasser Instructs You on Where to SitNot all of Loie Glasser’s miniature armchairs are quite so ladylike, but this one sure is.By Emma Pearse
art candy Jan. 26, 2009
Artist Peter Caine Brings Narnia to ChelseaBrooklyn artist Caine has given our winter demons a face.By Emma Pearse
art candy Jan. 23, 2009
Artist Jenny Laden Not Overly Concerned About the Practicality of Her HairstyleJenny Laden’s delicate watercolor lady, seemingly spun like an old-fashioned candy cane, has the dashing angularity of Nefertiti.By Emma Pearse
art candy Jan. 22, 2009
Artists Sol Sender, Andy Keene, and Amanda Gentry Work Toward an ‘O’See the evolution of an Obama logo.By Andrew Goldstein
art candy Jan. 21, 2009
Artist Matthew McGuinness Looks Back in AngerGeorge W. Bush may have helicoptered off into the sunset yesterday, but artist Matthew McGuinness reminds that 43’s legacy won’t soon be forgotten.By Andrew Goldstein
art candy Jan. 20, 2009
Artist Billi Kid Wishes You a Happy Inauguration DayBilli Kid’s latest stencil, on view in D.C., imagines the future that begins … today.By Emma Pearse
art candy Jan. 16, 2009
Artist Liz Renay Ruins It for EverybodyRenay, the late burlesque diva, gangster moll, and John Waters muse, occupied her reflective moments by painting erotic kitsch.By Andrew Goldstein
art candy Jan. 15, 2009
Artist Samara Golden Redecorates the BatcaveGolden’s diorama-like installation turns a basement nook into what appears to be the cluttered vanity of a media-obsessed eighties teenager.By Andrew Goldstein
art candy Jan. 14, 2009
Artist Nancy Spero Bullish on Kate Winslet’s Oscar ShotSpero has been plumbing the totems and taboos of the human (especially female) psyche for more than a half-century.By Andrew Goldstein
art candy Jan. 13, 2009
Artists Laurent and Jean de Brunhoff Sport Their Racing TrunksHalf the charm of Laurent and Jean de Brunhoff’s drawings are in the titles.By Emma Pearse
art candy Jan. 12, 2009
Artist Richard Aldrich Draws a BlankT.S. Eliot said the bloody-minded playwright John Webster ‘saw the skull beneath the skin,’ and here artist Richard Aldrich demonstrates a similar X-ray aptitude.By Andrew Goldstein
art candy Jan. 9, 2009
Artist Gardar Eide Einarsson Brakes for PopesWere you to encounter this bleak road sign, what would be the appropriate response?By Andrew Goldstein
art candy Jan. 5, 2009
Megan Cedro Goes Picasso by Way of Ghost WorldWe have a feeling Dan Clowes would like to go record shopping with her.By Emma Pearse
art candy Jan. 2, 2009
Photographer Amy Arbus Battles the WindchillAmy Arbus remembers when Manhattan women used to wear fur bikinis in the wintertime.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 30, 2008
Artist Alan Reid Is Breaking Up the BandAlan Reid has been busy with his coloring pencils, fashioning majestic women into insipid, sometimes silly situations.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 23, 2008
Artist Lisa Young Putters AroundIn Lisa Young’s hushed video, a young man wearing an untucked polo shirt tees off while a lawnmower crops the course quietly in the background.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 22, 2008
Artists Jennifer and Kevin McCoy Outsource Their Dull LivesFor this video, the McCoys hired 50 actors to perform their daily tasks.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 19, 2008
Photographer Susan Mikula Shifts FocusWith her Polaroid camera, Susan Mikula creates abstract visions of empty spaces that inspire memories we never knew we had.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 18, 2008
Artist Kehinde Wiley Does a Face-PlantKehinde Wiley is in danger of overexposure at this point, but his show of four grand new paintings (and a few oldies) at Deitch closes this Saturday and we think you should see it.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 17, 2008
Artist Nathalie Djurberg Makes Table-Dancing ClassyIn Nathalie Djurberg’s latest animation, a gangly ballerina prances about a table set for a tea party.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 16, 2008
Photographer Jesse Rieser Shows a Flexible Three-BedroomJesse Rieser’s luminous, hyper-staged photograph seems to be a warning to aspiring party planners.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 15, 2008
Artists William Powhida and Jennifer Dalton Send Their CondolencesAt Art Basel Miami this year, Powhida and Dalton whittled up a few dirt-cheap six-piece box sets of Leunig-like condolence cards.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 11, 2008
Artist Nagisa Nakauchi Bears AllNagisa Nakauchi’s capped boy squats amid a mosh pit of fluffy bears and flattened dolls, all of them looking terribly bored with the whole situation.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 10, 2008
Artist Ann Lislegaard Makes Sci-fi Less BoringLislegaard has animated science-fiction novels to make them more sparkly than the average, garden-variety sci-fi experience.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 9, 2008
Photographer Martin Klimas Will Send You Dead Flowers Every MorningMartin Klimas has a series of stunning images at Foley Gallery (through January 17) that might have been shot by housewives after watching ‘Quantum of Solace.’By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 8, 2008
Artist Marianne Vitale Pitches a Tent in HellOne of the standout works on display at Art Basel is a vision of making a new home in hell.By Andrew Goldstein
art candy Dec. 5, 2008
Artist Ves Pitt’s Cross-dressing Isn’t Fooling AnyoneThere’s something incredibly compelling about a glitter mustache.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 4, 2008
Artist Elizabeth Peyton Paints Self, Turns Vacation Into Tax Write-offElizabeth Peyton presents a peaceful, if slightly somber, picture of herself, her dog, her book, her flip-flops, and her pool.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 3, 2008
Photographer Nikki S. Lee’s Triple ExposureIndeed these are photographs of sketches Lee commissioned from street portraitists around the world.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 2, 2008
Artist Kate Gilmore Breaks Down the Fifth WallThe artist, dressed in a black wrap dress and yellow spiked heels, punches and kicks her way through five layers of drywall.By Emma Pearse
art candy Dec. 1, 2008
Artist Rafael Perez Will Get His Pants Back From That BirdHere, a pantless woman inspects her kinda dainty rifle with care.By Emma Pearse
art candy Nov. 25, 2008
Art Collective Yemenwed Visits MarsYemenwed has whittled down a millennium of culture into a short video that is quite blissful to watch.By Emma Pearse
art candy Nov. 24, 2008
Artist Shai Azoulay Falls Asleep at the CanvasIf the sleep of reason creates monsters, does the sleep of creativity create … paintings?By Andrew Goldstein
art candy Nov. 20, 2008
Photographer Cindy Sherman Does Her Best Kirsten DunstFor the 1990-era series, Sherman transformed into famous forlorn contessas. Here, she channels a reclining Marie Antoinette.By Emma Pearse
art candy Nov. 19, 2008
Artist Holly Andres Apparently the Victim of ‘Milk’ Viral MarketingHolly Andres might be the slightly crazy girl who always shows up to your stoop sale in search of the gaudiest objects you can’t believe anyone would pay for.By Emma Pearse
art candy Nov. 18, 2008
Artist Jeff Sonhouse Saves You the Cost of LSDSonhouse paints prominent and not so prominent African-Americans into colorful, distorted, geometrical compositions that render the subject barely recognizable.By Emma Pearse
art candy Nov. 17, 2008
Artist Bogdan Rata Injured in Horrific Teleportation AccidentRata’s foot-slash-hand (fand? hoot?) looks like something out of the trailer for J.J. Abram’s ‘Star Trek.’By Emma Pearse
art candy Nov. 14, 2008
Photographer Cindy Sherman Sports Latest DisguiseSherman continues to impress us.By Emma Pearse
art candy Nov. 13, 2008
Photographer Renate Aller Could’ve Sworn Those Ice Caps Were There a Minute AgoAller’s show is a series of neat photographs of different versions of the same seascape.By Lane Brown
art candy Nov. 12, 2008
Photographer Mickey Smith Goes to the LibrarySmith’s polished photographs pay homage to the days when hanging at the library was cool.By Emma Pearse
art candy Nov. 11, 2008
Artist Casey Ruble Will Blow Your Little MindRuble’s gouache works look like hallucinogenic versions of those scratch-n-sniff children’s books.By Emma Pearse
art candy Nov. 10, 2008
Artist Luigi Benedicenti Orders a Suggestive DessertBenedicenti’s paintings are of delicious treats like cream-filled profiteroles, pears dripping in caramel, and the sunniest of sunny-side up breakfast eggs.By Emma Pearse
art candy Nov. 7, 2008
Artist Tessa Farmer Kills TinkerbellTessa Farmer’s fairies are made of dead insects and live on twisted plant roots and animal carcasses.By Emma Pearse
art candy Nov. 6, 2008
Artist Michael Buhler-Rose Visits Bollywood, FloridaMichael Buhler-Rose seems to have stumbled upon an outpost of Bollywood extras waiting for their big moment.By Emma Pearse
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