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Overtime: Sept 1 – Sept 7

Posted by Khoi, September 7, 2014

More stories from the week that ended Sept 7 (click on bolded words for more information): Totally Thames launches Florentijn Hofman’s first-ever UK commission, HippopoThames. RIP: Thawan Duchanee, who died at the age of 74 due to hepatitis. RIP: Lida Moser, who died at the age of 93. Three charged in the murder of Bilal Berreni, aka Zoo Project, in Detroit. Robert Rauschenberg’s Collection assists in solving decades-old murder case. Thoma Vuille, aka M. Chat, on trial for graffiti, but has much support. Public art has been […]

Overtime: Aug 25 – Aug 31

Posted by Khoi, August 31, 2014

More stories from the week that ended Aug 31 (click on bolded words for more information): Images up for New Image Painting exhibition at Shane Campbell Gallery. RIP: Marilena Bonomo, who passed away at the age of 86. RIP: 23-year old MoMA intern Cindy Yeh dies after falling off roof during rooftop party. RIP: 29-year old artist and gallery manager Alicia Louise Cipicchio is killed by a bus at Burning Man. James Meyer admits to illegally selling stolen Jasper Johns works. REVOK, REYES and STEEL […]

Overtime: Aug 18 – Aug 24

Posted by Khoi, August 24, 2014

More stories form the week that ended Aug 24 (click on bolded words for more information): Olafur Eliasson puts riverbed installation in his Louisiana Museum of Modern Art show in Denmark. RIP: Ger van Elk, who died at the age of 73. Paul Yore pleads not guilty to creating & possessing child exploitation material in creation of an art installation. Judge hears court challenge to Cooper Union’s tuition plan. Ron Perelman subpoena demands Gagosian and the Mugrabis provide info about all transactions since 2010. Louise […]

Overtime: Aug 11 – Aug 17

Posted by Khoi, August 17, 2014

More stories from the week that ended Aug 17 (click on bolded words for more information): Parker Ito’s images from his White Cube show. RIP: Richard D. Marshall, who died unexpectedly at the age of 67. RIP: Edward Leffingwell, who died at the age of 72 due to cardiac arrest. Molly Crabapple sneaks into Guggenheim Abu Dhabi site to interview workers and expose poor conditions. Chapman Brothers Piggyback piece at Rome’s MAXXI censored and removed for being paedopornographic. Jayme McLellan fired as instructor at the […]

Releases: “Banksy in New York” Book by Ray Mock

Posted by Khoi, August 13, 2014

Coming out this Friday, August 15 is Banksy in New York – the ultimate companion to Banksy’s New York residency (covered). The book, by graffiti and street art writer and photographer Ray Mock, provides a first-hand account of the British street artist’s American residency, from reactions from locals and building owners to the controversial defacement and removal of his pieces to interactions between Banksy’s fans and detractors. Through Mock’s unique extensive knowledge of the movement and his local perspective, the impact of Banksy’s time in […]

Overtime: Aug 4 – Aug 10

Posted by Khoi, August 10, 2014

More stories from the week that ended Aug 10 (click on bolded words for more information): Ryoji Ikeda’s spectra shoots up into the London sky to commemorate first world war. RIP: Herbert Volkmann, who died at the age of 60. Oleg Vorotnikov, founder of Voina, arrested in Venice in July and faces extradition to Russia. Could there be more important cultural and archaeological sites at risk for destruction by ISIS? MOCANoMi board to form new entity, move out of North Miami and into Design District. […]

Overtime: July 28 – Aug 3

Posted by Khoi, August 3, 2014

More stories from the week that ended Aug 3 (click on bolded words for more information): Luis Hernan captures images of wifi signals using Android app and long exposure photography. RIP: Devin Leonardi, who took his own life at the age of 33. RIP: King Robbo, who died at the age of 45 after being in a vegetative state since 2011. RIP: Andrea L. Rich, who passed away at the age of 71 due to acute myeloid leukemia. Residents distraught and angry as militants destroy […]

Overtime: July 21 – July 27

Posted by Khoi, July 27, 2014

More stories from the week that ended July 27 (click on bolded words for more information): Azuma Makoto sends bonsai tree, orchids, lilies, other plants into the stratosphere, suspended in a balloon. RIP: Otto Piene, who died at the age of 85. Should Britain do more to protect cultural objects and sites during time of war? The Shrine of Jonah/Mosque of Yunus (Nineveh, Mosul, Iraq) has been destroyed, allegedly by ISIS. Artists destroy Beuys sculpture for an ingredient in liquor, which they drank. Eva Beuys takes […]

Overtime: July 14 – July 20

Posted by Khoi, July 20, 2014

More stories from the week that ended July 20 (click on bolded words for more information): Profile of The Mistake Room and a look at Korakrit Arunanondchai exhibition there. RIP: Seymour Slive, who died at 93 after battling cancer. RIP: Otto Piene, who died in a taxi at the age of 86. One of the world’s greatest art collections in private hands in all likelihood is a hoax. Ronald Lauder urges Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum to return Pissarro painting looted by Nazis. Three paintings in Prussian Cultural Heritage […]

Overtime: July 7 – July 13

Posted by Khoi, July 13, 2014

Image: © Nancy Rubins. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian Gagosian Gallery. Photography by Erich Koyama More stories from the week that ended July 13 (click on bolded words for more information): Nancy Rubins’ Our Friend Fluid Metal opens at Gagosian Gallery W 21st St on July 17. RIP: On Kawara, who died at the age of 81. Helly Nahmad had a month-long “party” before heading off to prison. Stuart Krimko leaves his position as director at David Kordansky Gallery to focus on poetry. The […]