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Infinite Variety at The Park Armory: An Interview with Exhibition Designer Tom Hennes

by Paddy Johnson on April 1, 2011
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This Wednesday I published an interview with Elizabeth V. Warren co-curator of Infinite Variety, an exhibition of over 650 quilts by The Folk Art Museum at The New York Park Armory. The interview was the first in a two part series which I talk to the professionals behind the incredible show. Today, in the second part of the I speak with Tom Hennes at Thinc Design, about the exhibition design.

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Make TWO Trips To The New York Art Book Fair This Weekend!

by Paddy Johnson on November 5, 2010
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“You’re coming back right?” a few friends asked me last night at The New York Art Book Fair opening. This was pretty much the topic of the night, as the crowd was full of bookish types making their way through three floors of book vendors. There’s simply too much for the avid reading nerd to […]

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Posting Notice: Mixed Nationalism Edition

by Paddy Johnson on July 5, 2010
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We’re taking the day to enjoy the July Fourth long weekend and extend our Canada Day celebrations. Tomorrow I’ll discuss a few art likes and dislikes I saw in Ottawa and Toronto. I’ll also reflect a bit on Tom Moody’s excellent series of posts last week.

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Open Call: Horse Lamp Locations Needed!

by Paddy Johnson on June 8, 2010

Horse lamp by Swedish Design firm Front. Photo AFC Anyone wonder where the famed horse lamp gracing the Armory Art Fair’s VIP section this winter ended up? I know I didn’t. Thanks to former intern Anne Johnson’s hard weekend detective work though, we now know it’s location: 675 Bar! This horse is an unlimited edition which means […]

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Why Isn’t Ivan Navarro’s Nowhere Man 1 Plagiarism?

by Art Fag City on March 16, 2010

POST BY PADDY JOHNSON Ivan Navarro, Nowhere Man 1, 2009, florescent lights, metal fixtures, and electric energy. 66 x 77 inches Galerie Daniel Templon. Photo AFC Phillip Niemeyer of Double Triple asked me yesterday why Ivan Navarro’s Nowhere Man 1 [pictured above] isn’t a work of plagiarism. I don’t have a sufficient defense.  Spotted at […]

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Posting Notice: Miami Sunset Edition

by Art Fag City on December 7, 2009

Miami South Beach, Photo AFC We are traveling back to New York City today. Regular posting will resume tomorrow. Meanwhile, enjoy the view.

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NADA Fair Provides Great Art and a Relaxing Pool!

by Art Fag City on December 4, 2009

POST BY: PADDY JOHNSON Nada Hotel and pool. NADA’s free pool and spa is luring art lookers of all kinds up to North Beach. I like to think the art isn’t hurting the draw either. I haven’t yet seen Pulse, but based on what I’ve seen so far, I tend to think this fair will be […]

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Art Basel Gets Its Boring On

by Art Fag City on December 3, 2009

POST BY PADDY JOHNSON A totally banal picture of the Miami Convention Center. Photo: AFC I spent all day at the Art Basel Miami fair and I came away with boring. When was the last time anyone saw a blue-chip gallery take a big risk at Art Basel? 2006 marks the most recent great art stunt […]

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Art Fag City at Cue Foundation Tomorrow

by Art Fag City on October 26, 2009

POST BY PADDY JOHNSON Miguel Palma, Dream House, 2003 at Auto, Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo – Madrid, 2009. Photo AFC I’m not sure I have many solutions for artists struggling to make ends meet, but the few words of wisdom I have will be doled out tomorrow at The Cue Foundation with fellow panelists […]

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AFC’s World Wide Art Fair Rankings

by Art Fag City on October 22, 2009

POST BY PADDY JOHNSON Image AFC What are best contemporary and modern art fairs in the world? Dealers, artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts ask me this question all the time. People want to know where their time is best spent. AFC’s definitive art fair rankings answer these questions! Editors note: This list reflects only 25 […]

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