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303 Gallery, the gallery that was originally located at 303 Park Avenue South but now in West Chelsea, is home to artist Richard Prince's latest show. For the exhibition, Prince, who lived in the back room at the gallery 30 years ago, created 14 pieces using only rubber bands, staples, acrylic paint, and newspaper. More»

If you haven't started your spring cleaning yet, we've found the incentive you need to finally get started. Earlier this month, Brooklyn-based artist Martha Rosler began collecting a variety of junk from generous New Yorkers, and in November, she'll turn the assortment of goods into an exhibition at MoMA's Donald B. and Catherine Marron Atrium. More»

It's Spring, and art is blossoming at the New York Botanical Garden, which has painstakingly recreated the lush gardens of Monet's Giverny. Also this week: the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program engages in "Creative Destruction," Maria José Arjona instructs on how to kiss, and surrealist Daniel Merriam presents watercolors of "The Greatest Show on Earth." There's even an Open Studios on Governors Island. So catch the next ferry, and check out this week's art scene. More»

In the 1990s, Englishman Andrew Wells began a marketing movement to attract patrons to his discount golfing store—he hung brightly colored signs, titled “Golf Sale,” along the posh London thoroughfares. Although eventually banned, the signs became a surprising symbol of consumer rebellion, and quietly caught on in other cities across the world.

And now, Golf Sale comes to New York. But instead of hawking five irons and golf balls, this Sale is an exhibition of art.

“A lot of our artists our from England, or are based there,” said curator Peter Makebish, who began Golf Sale in the midst of Frieze, the mega art fair also imported from London. "The exhibition plays off this idea of a basement sale, but elevates it to fine art." More»

In his most recent artistic endeavor, singer/songwriter Adam Green created the film The Wrong Ferrari, which he shot entirely on his iPhone. Next month he's moving away from film though, and beginning June 9th he'll reveal his second art exhibit at The Intercourse Gallery in Red Hook, reports Paper Magazine. More»

At a new exhibit that opened on Friday at Discovery Times Square, guests can explore the inner-workings of the largely unknown world of spies.

The exhibit, called "Spy: Secret World of Espionage," combines traditional displays of various gadgets used by US spies over the past century, as well as interactive stations where guests can alter their voices, navigate through laser beams, and create their own disguises. More»

For the past three years, space-enthusiast and artist Tom Sachs and a team of 13 astro-artists have been increasingly working on a Space Program art project called Space Program: Mars. On Tuesday night they debuted Phase 2 of their long-standing project, which is co-presented by Creative Time and Park Avenue Armory. The opening event attracted celebrities from the likes of Kanye West, to artists like Bill Powers at the Park Avenue Armory.

The project is essentially a thought-provoking presentation encapsulating all things necessary to survive, colonize, and explore on a four-week mission to Mars, bringing American colonialism to entirely new level. More»

International Museum Day has been a world-wide event since 1977, and this year, many of New York's museums will waiving or reducing their fees on Friday in honor of the event. More»

This week's art scene is a little slower-paced than usual. But it's only the calm before the storm -- next Tuesday, Santigold is headlining MoMA's Party in the Garden, with a special After Party DJ set by Solange Knowles. Until then, there are a number of End of Year student exhibitions, including Cooper Union and Hunter College. Also: the Met reopens its Roof Garden, and Tom Sachs has transformed the Park Avenue Armory into a Martian landscape. So put on your Moon Boots, y'all, and check out this week's art scene. More»

EMM Group's 20,000 square foot restaurant isn't opening until the fall, but they're getting a head start on decorating the place by hiring street artist Alec Monopoly to paint the outside of the building. More»

The Second Avenue subway is in the process of changing its image by adding $5 million dollars of art to a variety of stations. The MTA has reached out to Chuck Close to work on the East 86th Street station. More»