Hrag Vartanian

A few weeks ago Paddy voiced some of the frustration that all of us feel in regards to the prohibition of photography in commercial galleries.
Bloggy & JamesWagner have already blogged about galleries they won’t cover because of their photographic prohibitions. I have my own list but I usually ignore the rules and take photos anyway [...]

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A friend of mine (Chris A.) is one of the masterminds behind the new eCognoscente email service which is a great resource for the casual culturatti.
Subscribers receive:
…a free daily e-mail on matters cultural, both contemporary and classical, in New York City [...]

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Nicole, of Contemporary Confections, have a wonderful interview with a New York couple (Glen & John) who for nearly twenty years have opened the door of their decked out Village apartment to locals providing an altar to which every guest can contribute in celebration of Dia de Muertos.
Here’s a snippet:
Glen: John and I are very [...]

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If you haven’t seen Exit Art’s very illuminating “Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now” exhibition than I suggest you go check it out. It closes December 6, 2008.
This poster, originally 3′ wide and 6′ tall, was pasted all over walls in San Francisco by the Diggers in 1967.
The image depicts two Chinese [...]

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