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Bartschland Comes to FIT

Victor P. Corona 2015-09-24

The Museum at FIT stages a widely anticipated retrospective showing of the looks of nightlife icon Susanne Bartsch

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The Other Pop

Victor P. Corona 2012-10-02

As the Met’s Warhol retrospective refocuses attention on the Pop artist’s vast influence, shows by Desi Santiago and Skylar Fein point to new horizons in the future of Pop.

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The Art World’s Blonde Spot

Victor P. Corona 2012-06-13

Whether on the gritty Lower East Side or in the heart of Chelsea’s gallery district, the lustrous blondes of cultural history beckon to artists and admirers alike.

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The Kost of Transformation

Victor P. Corona 2012-05-29

Whether models, drag queens, or world-famous celebrities, the subjects of Jeremy Kost’s collages and paintings draw attention to the labor of becoming that is fundamental to the human condition.

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Inspired Identities and the Imagination of Jane Forth

Victor P. Corona 2012-03-20

Given attention to the use of make-up in today’s art, perhaps best exemplified by MoMA’s Cindy Sherman retrospective, we invited cultural icon and Warhol Superstar Jane Forth to sit for an interview.

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Yumiko Furukawa “Art Review Drawings” 003

Yumiko Furukawa 2012-02-09

Third installment of drawings/ reviews by artist Yumiko Furukawa on gallery press releases of five notable New York exhibition, January/ February 2012.

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Feeding the Future: Bibbe Hansen and the Finding of Fluxus

Victor P. Corona 2011-11-08

Bibbe Hansen, daughter of artist Al Hansen, and a unique journey from her Fluxus foundations through the Warhol Factory to art in Second Life

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Hally McGehean’s Laminated Luxe

Victor P. Corona 2011-09-20

McGehean’s Pop couture is crafted not from materials indiscernible to the average person but from the vibrant commercial images that swirl around us endlessly.

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Fragments of Fashion’s Future by Nicola Formichetti

Victor P. Corona 2011-09-12

The most powerful design feature of Formichetti’s store is the fragmented mirrored space. It creates a kind of dazzling disco dungeon that seems to be on the verge of collapse were it not for the aesthetic energy within.

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The Beautiful Memories of Veronica Ibarra

Victor P. Corona 2011-08-22

Ibarra’s photographs try to “capture the real and create the surreal.” Her artistic process tolerates aberrations because, she says, “Even mistakes can be beautiful.”

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