Category Archives: Art

Have You Ever Wondered…

Have you ever wondered what art museum guards are thinking about all day ? Well, now you can find out. There’s a new art and literature magazine being published by professional museum guards. In fact, everyone involved with Sw!pe —writers, … Continue reading →

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First Cut Is The Deepest

Like most booklovers ( and bookdealers ), I still cringe a little at the notion of cutting-up a book for art. But the brilliant work by Japanese artist Ryuta Iida is definitely engaging. With just a knife and an old … Continue reading →

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Hand, Voice & Vision in NYC

The Grolier Club will present an exhibition featuring artists’ books by thirty-six artists published over thirty years by Women’s Studio Workshop. Hand, Voice & Vision: Artists’ Books from Women’s Studio Workshop will be on display at the Grolier Club from … Continue reading →

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Street Art World Tour

               

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Small Works in Old City

Located in Old City, Philadelphia, the most historic aquare mile in the United States, Artists’ House gallery is presenting “Small Works 2010”. The show, which runs from tonight through December 24th, features some of Philly’s hottest painters. Our favorite featured … Continue reading →

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Visit Bucks County (for the art)

Bucks County, Pennsylvania is a wonderful place to visit even in the Winter. And the best place to visit is the historic, old village of Newtown. The cozy little borough’s newest art gallery, Countryside-Radhouse is the place see this December, … Continue reading →

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Just Sublime

British artist Jason de Caires Taylor creates extraordinary life-sized cement sculptures of people in a variety of poses and then submerges them in the sea off of the Mexican Yucatan and in the Caribbean Sea off of Grenada. Eventually, the … Continue reading →

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ROA…Street Art

Based in Ghent, Belgium, ROA is a street artist who is gaining international acclaim for his giant animals. ROA got his start painting bridges, walls and abandoned buildings throughout Belgium. Since then, his work has popped-up afar afield as Warsaw, … Continue reading →

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Real Street Art, Italian Style

The city of Milan, in conjunction with its fiber optic company Metroweb, has commissioned street artists to create 20 original manhole covers. The series, titled Over the Under, is made-up of four covers each from Rendo, Shepard Fairey, the London Police, … Continue reading →

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Mapping NYC

Maps © Ursula Hitz

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