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Art Bytes of 2001
Art Bytes of 2000
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The House That Ezra Did Not Build
 
    Art comes in all shapes and sizes. Last year, New York artist Ezra Shales mailed out 10,000 postcards, each featuring two strange views of a near-empty residential lot in a quiet neighborhood not far from the beach in Queens. Read more...
 
Night of 1000 Drawings
 
    There are only a few days left to buy drawings by hundreds of emerging artists at "Night of 1000 Drawings," a benefit exhibition at Artists Space, a non-profit alternative gallery in New York1s Soho neighborhood. Read more...
 
Gauguin's Beginnings
 
    The Post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin is probably best known for his colorful paintings of daily Polynesian life on the island of Bora Bora in Tahiti in the late 1800s. Read more...
 
Burger, anyone?
 
    The Christmas season is upon us, and if you've got a fashion fan on your list, you may want to look into the work of young New York artist Tom Sachs. Read more...
 
Protecting Guernica
 
    During the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, the Fascist army bombed the tiny rural town of Guernica, killing scores of civilians. Read more...
 
The Felt Suite
 
    If your closet's stuffed and you can't make it to the Salvation Army, think about creating some conceptual art at home. Read more...
 
ArtCandy
 
    Got leftover Halloween candy? Read more...
 
Damien Hirst Shark Byte
 
    Controversy recently erupted in New York over some of the works in the Brooklyn Museum's recent exhibition Sensation: New British Art. Read more...
 
The Dirt on Dirt
 
    In the middle of New York City lies a sculpture made entirely of dirt. Unknown to most, it has been on public display at the Dia Center for the Arts since 1980. Read more...
 
The Book of Etiquette
 
    Before Andy Warhol became an international Pop Art star, he was actually a successful commercial illustrator. Read more...
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