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This week's art landscape is shaped (or misshaped) by the tension between the real and the surreal. Physical space becomes "psychogeography" in Julie Mehretu's Liminal Squared, while elemental limits get tested in Ted Lawson's oil-slicked CRUDE. Erika Vogt freezes the New Museum in a moment of suspended chaos and some of our favorite nightclubs become galleries, showcasing the horror and beauty of the human condition—and if that's not a rift in reality, we don't know what is. More»

Planning for the weeks ahead? Head over to The Beverly Hilton for The Gracies Awards, join the Asian Pacific Women's Center at Walt Disney Concert Hall for their 11th Annual Metamorphosis Gala, and celebrate LA Waterkeeper's 20 years of protecting L.A. waterways at Making Waves 2013! Here are 10 can't miss parties and events to put on your radar. More»

The best art usually serves to make its viewer uncomfortable, addressing and portraying controversial subjects elegantly enough to be framed but raw enough to be moving. This week's art round up features such pieces—from Erik Sommer's lifeless living room in And Riding Clouds, to New York's nefarious underground as presented in WAN·DER·LUST, to Nobuyoshi Araki's infamous images of Japanese women in bondage. So keep your mind open as well as your eyes and get ready to leave your comfort zone this week.


From highly-conceptualized thought diagrams of the digital age to the lost collection of a photography legend, this week's art round up spans generations. Check out Dennis Hopper's rarest photos of the 1960s at the Gagosian Gallery or view pieces dating back to the 19th century at the AIPAD Photography Show at the Park Avenue Armory. Then zoom ahead to the future where tweet-length texts complement the complex geometric charts of Andrew Kuo in You Say Tomato—you won't look at 140 characters the same again. More»
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Cody Ross is the fashion designer behind Priestess NYC. He is not only an artist, but also a visionary when it comes to the major success of his fashion line. He will be debuting his newest line, Drone Explorations, next week at NYFW, which was inspired by the contours of vehicles, missile system and the CIA. Everyone from Lady Gaga, Rooney Mara and Katy Perry have worn Ross' designs, and the multifaceted designer plans on taking avant-garde to the next level in 2013. While Cody Ross isn't designing, he contributes to Bullett, Vogue China, and is a fashion editor at i-D magazine. We got the exclusive interview on all the secrets behind his NYFW show. More»