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Flowers, like other objects of our affection - or lust - are usually sought out for their freshness and youth, and not for their spots and wrinkles. Anyone familiar with this site knows I love flowers, but I confess...

Out of sight and out of mind. Our concentration camp in Guantanamo is still off the chart (literally); missing from the Democratic Congressional agenda; "not present" in presidential campaign rhetoric; and, most frighteningly and damningly of all, it still...

A girl, who was wounded in a bomb attack, receives treatment in a hospital in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, December 25, 2007. U.S. forces killed two gunmen and detained four others in operation near Baquba,...

Ester Partegàs Yes Collection 2007 resin, spray acrylic and enamel paint 12.25" x 82.75" x 59" [installation view] Barcelona's Nogueras Blanchard gallery showed work by Ester Partegàs at NADA, including this over-size identification bracelet. I thought the gallery's images...

Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen The Artist's Song 2007 video (16mm film transferred to DVD) [large detail of still from video] Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen's terrific rap take on the state/hotness of the current art scene was one of the most entertaining...

four views of Ara Peterson's site-specific wall relief inside one of the most popular containers of "Art Positions" at Art Basel Miami Beach last week. This installation, of hand-painted, laser-cut birch plywood, glass mirrors and space, was arranged by...

It was totally dark on far West 27th Street at 6:15 last night, except for the amber incandescent lights overhead, so this beast looks even more weird than it might normally....

The first Smart of winter. The Mercedes Smart (yes, Mercedes) will finally be available in the U.S. by the end of January. We spotted this little beauty (a cabriolet with manufacturer's plates) parked across from our building as we...

Louise Fishman's "Dartmouth Quartet I" at New York's Cheim & Read large detail of Xu Zhen's "ShangART Supermarket" at Shanghai's ShangART Gallery Ann Craven's "Stripe" at New York's Klemens Gasser and Tanja Grunert large detail of still from Miguel...

Barry here, to say go visit the show created by Pierogi, Ron Feldman, and Hales galleries around the corner from Pulse. Today (Sunday the 9th) is the last day. More information is on bloggy....

Bruce High Quality Foundation arthur kills again 2007 [detail of installation] Eugenio Ampudia Impression Soleil Levant 2007 video [installation view] I'm not going to be able to do regular posts while Barry and I are still in Miami for...

Aaron Young Untitled (silver and gold) 2007 acrylic paint and rubber on aluminum 144" x 144" engineer: Wink 1,100 [detail] William Stone Branching Drawings 1996 computer printout on paper, dimensions variable, engineer: Charles Waldman [detail] I knew we had...

David Reed #575 oil and alkyd on polyester 40" x 160" [detail] I've enjoyed looking at David Reed's work for years, and this is one of the most beautiful paintings I've seen yet. He's definitely not standing still. The...

In my earlier post, and its addendum, I've shown views of the inside of the New Museum building itself; with this one I'm uploading images of [only some of] the works I found most interesting, and photographically accessible, on my...

A few footnotes to my earlier post on the architecture of the New Museum: This piece was my favorite continuing thing in the old New Museum, where it hung near the front door for years. This ACT UP/Gran Fury neon...