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Art critics have recently been proclaiming that "painting is dead", so this weekend three New York painters set about to prove them wrpng. Jeremy Penn, Ari Lankin and Borbray resurrected the "lost art" of painting on Saturday with a show in Tribeca. More»

While looking through the Flickr of the MoMA exhibit, "The Artist Is Present", I noticed that a weird amount of people CRIED while taking their turn sitting across from the artist. Luckily, someone else took notice, and made an awesome tumblr about it. But this still leaves us with the question: What's your damage, Marina Abramović ? Why do you make everyone cry? More»

Have you ever wondered what possibly went on in Andy Warhol's head? Well, the era of elusion is over. Pick up a stick, bash his head to bits and see what comes out... More»

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If you haven't been to the Heist Gallery to see the current exhibition, Boats Against The Current, you should. We were there for the opening, as photographer Andrea Tese celebrated her first solo photography show. “Boats Against the Current” is comprised of selected images from her series “After”, a project in which she tried to "capture the crucial moment that follows a marking experience". Among those enjoying the show were Kipton Cronkite of KiptonArt, Marlborough Gallery’s Melyora Kramer, Heist’s Talia Eisenberg, Lauren Warwick (Tese’s sister) and Cesar Lechowick (who were both subjects of Tese’s work), Vincent and Joyce Tese, Stonington Cox, Ellen Stendahl, Dior’s Brooke Travis, and Vogue’s Elissa Lumley and Valerie Boster.

[Papercut At Heist Gallery A Recessionista Reprieve]

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[Andrew, Jeff Koons, Andrew. Photos by JIMI CELESTE for PMc ]

We all know and love Jeff Koons' slick balloon animal-esque sculptures that graced the Met's rooftop. Well, last night, The National Arts Club, they decided to present Koons with a gold medal of honor at a dinner party in his honor. Also, several of the guests decided to don creative eye-wear in his honor. Koons, who recently made an apperance in "Milk", has contributed to the art world for quite some time, often causing an uproar (artistically, personally).

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[Onora Silver, Bianca Zvorc, Jada Smith, Mahlot San Sosa. Photos by SHAUN MADER for PMc]

Last night, Chelsea's Tyler Rollins Fine Art gallery held an opening reception for Ron Agam's exhibition entitled 'In Full Bloom'. The colors lit up the room. Ron, (who was brought up in Paris, Israel, and New York), on the Tyler Rollins site, speaks about treating the flowers as if they were faces, as he had been used to portraits. After over a year of working with the flowers, Agam realized how important they are and decided that he wanted this exhibition to make a statement on saving our environment so that these beautiful majestic flowers can keep blooming.

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[Marian Goodman with John Baldessari and one of his pieces. Photos by DAVID X PRUTTING for PMc]

Tuesday night the Marian Goodman Gallery held the opening reception for artist John Baldessari's Raised Eyebrows/ Furrowed Foreheads show. Like he did in his other series ‘Noses & Ears, Etc,’ or Arms and Legs (Specif. Elbows and Knees), Etc’, Baldessari used his paintings from the '50s as the source that he explores using space and color. This series "continues the artist’s exploration of human identity through the fragmentation of parts of the body." The opening brought out a definite sense of joy and excitement in its viewers- perhaps having to do with the colorful accents residing in his pieces.

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Every New Yorker knows that Thursdays bring about a slew of gallery openings. Last night, Milk Gallery held the opening of an art show that brought to light the sour truth behind Cambodia's sex trade and human trafficking. Norman Jean Roy's TRAFFIK exhibition is also made into a book. The whole project started when Roy met a former sex slave, Somaly Mam, while he was on assignment. Some more about their collaboration on the project here. The opening brought out many people, and most of the guests had a laid-back style with an artistic flair whether it be with their flannel, hairdos, or hats.

[Somaly Mam]

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Last Thursday night, Scallywag and Vagabond Magazine celebrated its launch by presenting an exhibition of the artist Serge Strosberg's work, entitled "The Dorian Gray Syndrome" - recent oil and tempera portraits, many of of Paris and NY socialites. ScV Chief Editor Christopher Koulouris welcomed a crowd that included curators from various museums, gallery owners, art collectors, media, and others including Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Angela Sahi, Fabian Cousteau, Robert Davi, Gossip Girls star Nicole Fiscella, David Janick, Doug Marshall, Ned Grace, Lisa Singer, Rick Davy of BK Fashion Weekend, Arthur Insana and Terry Oved.

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Last night we were lucky to attend the opening reception for Norwegian artist Unni Askeland's exhibit FRIEZED:BLONDIE IN THE FOREST. The exhibit, held at the Heiberg Cummings Design studio will be up from October 30th-Nov 21. Guests were treated to the amazing vocals of blues singer Terri White, while Unni bounced around the room making sure to talk to each arriving visitor. The artist, described as the "enfant terrible" of the contemporary Norwegian art scene, lived up to her glamorous reputation as she sipped wine in a audacious leopard print dress.

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[Karl Lagerfeld. Photos by BILLY FARRELL for Patrick McMullan]

Chanel's Mobile Contemporary Art Container commissioned by Chanel's own, Karl Lagerfeld, has traveled from Hong Kong to Tokyo, and now to New York City's Central Park. This jet-setting art installation and architectural gem includes work from contemporary artists across Europe, Asia, The U.S., Russia, and Latin America. The Tuesday night event was a huge success as the talented, fashionable, and ever so social New York crowd stepped out of their homes and into the art-filled pod to party with Karl.