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Erik Guzman in Brooklyn

By Chris Bors
Erik Guzman’s finely crafted kinetic sculptures are both mysterious and challenging, and the three created for his current solo exhibition, “Who Made Who” at Brooklyn’s Front Room gallery, are no exception. Full article
COMINGS & GOINGS

Carnegie Museum Creates Photography Department and Appoints Chief Curator

By ARTINFO

Also, Frieze Art Fair has announced that Thelma Golden and Sabine Breitwieser will be the 2008 guest curators for the Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund.
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THE AI INTERVIEW

Dana Gioia

By Kris Wilton

The outgoing chair of the National Endowment for the Arts talks about art in America.
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EDITOR'S PICKS

New York Fall Shows: Round Two

By Robert Ayers

A diverse list of gallery shows in New York, featuring everything from urban frenzy to painterly whimsy.
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ART PARTIES

Opie Opens

By ARTINFO

Catherine Opie's retrospective opens at the Guggenheim; the Museum of Arts and Design re-opens in Columbus Circle; and the Louise Blouin Institute hosts Art After Dark.
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DISPATCH

Chinatown Fire Drill

By Sonia Campagnola

Hang around L.A.’s Chinatown galleries these days, and you will notice that things are in flux.
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AUCTION REPORTS

Christie’s Hong Kong to Sell Works from Oliver Stone Collection

By Alexandra A. Seno

Five paintings by some of the biggest names in Chinese art could fetch a total of more than HK$46 million (U.S. $5.5 million) for the director.
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LIVES

Martín Ramírez and Life After Death

By Jillian Steinhauer

On the eve of his new show at the Folk Art Museum, ARTINFO sets out to make sense of the artist's confused legacy.
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ART FAIRS & EVENTS

Black Is the New Black at International Art + Design Fair

By Amy Page

Expectations for the fair had been about as low as they were for Sarah Palin during last week’s vice-presidential debate, but with two days to go until it closes, the IADF has already done much better than predicted.
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DISPATCH

The Art of Murder

By Sean O'Toole

In South Africa, violent crime is pervasive, making it hardly surprising that it also figures strongly in the content of contemporary art.
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THE ART WORLD WEEK IN REVIEW

The Weeks That Were (September 19 – October 3, 2008)

By Sarah Douglas

Basic common sense and decency.
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