Caught My Eye

September 10, 2008

Bloggy – Susan Meiselas Exhibition at ICP is Sponsored by Shell?!

Maybe the oil companies are looking for ways to temper criticism since the art world is one of the last domains that oil companies don't yet control.

(tags: art nyc photography)
Daily Voice – Alvin Ailey Dancer Forced to Perform for Israeli Police to Prove Identity

"…he was singled out from other members of the group because of his Muslim name….security officials at Ben-Gurion International Airport ordered him to dance to prove his talent."

(tags: dance humanrights)
Kamil Pasha – How Creationism Entered Turkey’s Schools

"… A widely available, low priced booklet (about 90 cents, 118 pages) by a leading Turkish creationist illustrates the nature of strict creationism in Turkey…The level of reliance on the 'creation science' produced by conservative Christians is striking…."

(tags: popculture)

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Hrag Vartanian is editor of Hyperallergic and a member of the Triangle Arts Association board.

He's a Brooklyn-based writer, editor and art critic who has written extensively about street art, performance art, the internet and issues of multiculturalism. He maintains a tumblelog notebook, called “A Brooklyn Art Critic’s Notebook.” He tweets a lot.

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Photo Sets
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- + On Display exhibition, Aug 2010 (19 photos)
- + Philip Johnson's Glass House Estate, New Canaan, Connecticut (26 photos)
- + Prospect New Orleans (P.1) (120 photos)
- + Bushwick Open Studios 2008 (184 photos) 2007 (51 photos)
- + Art Under the Bridge Festival 2008 in Dumbo (226 photos)
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