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NYT’s Marina Abramovic Blushathon
The New York Times apparently can’t get past the nudies at MOMA’s current blockbuster, “Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present.” (Campaign Outsider’s unblushing review here.) But back to the nudies from the Saturday Times Abramovic Watch: Probably the most talked-about … Continue reading
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Tagged Abramovic Watch, Blushathon, Marina Abramovic, MOMA, New York Times
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Pricey Johns
You tell us: Is the art world out of control or not? From Friday’s New York Times: Planting a Johns ‘Flag’ in a Private Collection Less than two months before Christie’s will be selling one of Jasper Johns’s signature “Flag” paintings, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Flag 1958, Jasper Johns, New York Times, Steven A. Cohen
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Ansell Kiefer
From Friday’s New York Times op-ed page: THE SEASONS | ANSELM KIEFER Before Spring Anselm Kiefer, “Snow Melt in the Odenwald,” 2010, gouache on photographic paper. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York. Text on the work is translated as follows: Snow melt … Continue reading
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Tagged Anselm Kiefer, Before Spring, Gagosian Gallery, New York Times, The Seasons
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New York Times Correction o’ the Day®
This is the best. A 65-year-old correction in Friday’s New York Times. In full: Corrections A caption on March 6, 1945, for a photograph distributed by The Associated Press that became one of the most widely published images from World … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Bataan Death March, corrections, New York Times
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Trusty Trustee?
Fascinating Thursday New York Times front page report about the heretofore-largely-unremarked Judith Rothschild Foundation. Lede: Like the abstract painter who created it, the Judith Rothschild Foundation has never had a very high profile in the art world. Ms. Rothschild, who died … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvey Miller, Judith Rothschild Foundation, New York Times
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Go Muskies!
As a proud Class of ’71 Xavier University graduate (full disclosure: I’ve never given them any money, then or now), I was of course thrilled to see the old alma mater on Page One of Tuesday’s New York Times. Headline … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Derrick Jackson, New York Times, Sister Rose Ann Fleming, Xavier University
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Campaign Outsider Official Twofer®
From the Weekend Wall Street Journal: Forbidden Fruit: Microsoft Workers Hide Their iPhones Steve Ballmer Sours on Apple Product; Work for Ford, Drive a Ford From the Sunday New York Times: Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal Questions? Comments? Bitter Recriminations?
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Tagged Apple, Google, Microsoft, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
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Editors’ Note o’ the Day™
From Thursday’s New York Times: Editors’ Note A commentary published on Feb. 7, 2008, in the Arts section discussed the impact of the recently deceased Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Beatles and their music. The article mentioned in passing Alexis … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexis Mardas, Beatles, Editors' Note, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, New York Times
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Mitchmania
Monday’s New York Times featured an op-ed mash note to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels from mostly Web-ed columnist Ross Douthat. Headline: A Republican Surprise Pull quote: Murmurings about Mitch Daniels for 2012 That would be murmurings about a presidential run by … Continue reading
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Tagged Mitch Daniels, New York Times, Ross Douthat, Wall Street Journal, Web-ed columnist
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