Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg, Renaissance Man of American Art, Dies at 82

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Robert Rauschenberg, a pioneering American artist who was an accomplished sculptor, painter, photographer, printmaker, choreographer, onstage performer, set designer and, even a composer, died Monday night. He was 82. His death was confirmed by his gallery, PaceWildenstein in Manhattan. The New York Times reports:  read more »

An Eminent Art Historian Says Thanks for Nothing

Brigitte Lacombe

When someone who was once at the helm of MoMA promises to confront our uncertainties about the last  read more »

Titan of Tenements Stakes Out West Side

Michael Bloomberg would have liked to see a development centered on an Olympic stadium at the West Side rail yards, but rising real-estate mogul Baruch Singer likely has other plans.
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Michael Bloomberg would have liked to see a development centered on an Olympic stadium at the West Side rail yards, but rising real-estate mogul Baruch Singer likely has other plans.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg failed to bring the Jets to the West Side.  read more »

Serendipitous Convergence Hooks Up Sax and Splatter

Looking in the mirror: Coleman ponders Pollock at the Guggenheim.
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Looking in the mirror: Coleman ponders Pollock at the Guggenheim.

Ornette Coleman stands before Jackson Pollock’s Number 13 (1949), one of the more poetic splat  read more »

Serendipitous Convergence Hooks Up Sax and Splatter

Ornette Coleman stands before Jackson Pollock’s Number 13 (1949), one of the more poetic splatter  read more »

Dubrow’s Crisp Canvases Engage Tradition, City Life

John Dubrow
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John Dubrow

There’s no epithet in the art world quite as damning or feared as “conservative.”  read more »