Andy's Maos Banned in China

Warhol Mao paintings banned in China!

Via telegraph-uk> http://tinyurl.com/c6flboa

Euro-Australian and Indiginous Artists Collaborate

Appropriation of indigenous art by Euro-Australians yields controversies; but also --- on the bright side --- new cross-cultural collaborations.


See above:  "Hymn to the Night" by Michael Jagamara Nelson and Imants Tillers.

Story @ theaustralian> http://tinyurl.com/cgw3fps

Occupy Cooper Union's Parting Shot

Students who occupied Cooper Union clock tower to protest the imposition of tuition to this traditionally free art school signed off with the tableau below.

Story and pix from hyperallergic> http://tinyurl.com/bolzos5

Problems in Performance Art

Problems in performance art, in Bushwick. Picture is of Rachel Parry at Grace Exhibition Space. Yes, it's chocolate.
Essay and pix via hyperallergic> http://tinyurl.com/a8a73r2

New Photos of 1913 Armory Show

New photos of 1913 Armory Show found. Matisse room pictured here.

Hyperallergic> Archives of American Art>http://tinyurl.com/cp47u7e

Hirst Jumps Ship

Damien Hirst leaves Gagosian Empire for parts unknown...also Koons from Gagosian to Zwirner. 

Via theatlanticwire> http://tinyurl.com/cuvwx2z

Armory Show Stamps Issued

USPS stamps to honor 1913 Armory show, including Duchamp's once-controversial "Nude Descending a Staircase." 

All 12 stamps> http://tinyurl.com/bqef2vq