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Archive for March, 2010

Comin' around again (cover)

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For the last few years shooting Polaroids was an honorable activity – dwindling supplies, daring to challenge extinction, fighting against imposing iPhone camera posses. It was cool. It was relevant. There was some really good work. Like the return of vinyl records and tube amps for music “The Impossible Project” revives a fun but somewhat [...]

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We launched The Economist’s first Facebook application “The well red quiz” on Thursday. Modeled after our long running weekly quiz and built to showoff to your friends just how smart you are. (Smartness Disclaimer: I got 3 out of 10). These are the kinds of questions ideal for bar bets, annoying dinner party guests, pesky [...]

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Changing room

From Paddy Johnson/L Magazine Bad times for good art Artists with representation have a different set of problems than those without. During the boom, for example, many artists I knew felt completely trapped. Collectors only wanted one version of their work, and as relative unknowns among a stable of blue-chip artists, they worried they’d negatively [...]

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There is a sense that contemporary art is over privileged and under attended. There is also a sense that an alternative scene fueled by social media buzz, inventive pop-up galleries and cultural entrepreneurs is gaining traction and attention. With a seemingly multitude of contemporary arts practices how do we size the audience at the widest [...]

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