Ramos & The Devil Doll

from the NY Times The Image Is Erotic. But Is It Art? By KEN JOHNSON WALKING out of a Mel Ramos exhibition the other day, my companion remarked on how benignly amusing his paintings now seemed. Back in the 1970s, when she was a younger, more fiery feminist, his works...

Dina Vierny Gone

from the LA Times Dina Vierny dies at 89; sculptor’s muse, artists’ model Louis Carre / AFP-Getty Images Dina Vierny, seen in 1944 with French sculptor Aristide Maillol, began modeling for him at age 15. She was his greatest devotee and the leading force...

The Kid With The Lobster Accordion

Hank Williams Jr & Hunter Hayes by hotrockers  I want this kid’s shirt. The reason the world thinks health care in America sucks is b/c of the dental work on The Nashville Network. – Editor

Doug Aitken’s “Write-In Jerry Brown President”

from artforum After the opening [for Doug Aitken’s latest art book, Write-In Jerry Brown President], a group of us caravanned to Lucques for the gallery dinner. Anderson regaled her tablemates over plates of salted cod and lamb-shank with tales of her genius preteen...