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From the DS Archives: New Photography of 2009 at MoMA

This week from the DS Archives we take a look at MoMA’s 2009 New Photography exhibition, and see where some of the photographers are now: The works of Sarah VanDerBeek and Leslie Hewitt are now on view at the Austin Art House‘s current exhibition,  The Anxiety of Photography – On view until December 30, 2011 Walead Beshty recently exhibited Securities and Exchanges at Ullens Center[…..]

From the DS Archives: Amy Sillman

This Sunday from the DS Archives brings you the mushy, illogical, cynicism and nostalgia of Amy Sillman’s on again/off again relationship with abstraction. Sillman’s work is now on view at the SF MoMA in the exhibition The Air We Breathe, until February 20, 2012. This article was originally published by Michael Tomeo on April 21, 2010: Amy Sillman’s highly publicized split from abstraction may not[…..]

Vintage Shots of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s SAMO© Graffiti

Today’s feature is brought to you by our friends at Flavorwire, where Marina Galperina briefly discusses vintage images of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s SAMO© Graffiti. At the end of the ’70s, as New York City’s Soho transformed from an ethnic factory district to the art hub of the elite, the graffiti collective SAMO© — made up of an anonymous teenage Jean-Michel Basquiat, his high school friend/graff veteran[…..]

From the DS Archives: Ai Weiwei

This week from the DS archives we bring you an oldy but a goody: Ai Weiwei. You can see his Circle of animals/Zodiac Heads at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art until February 12, 2012. The following article was originally published on May 21, 2008 by Annette Michalski: A collection of works by acclaimed Chinese conceptual artist, Ai Weiwei is currently on show at[…..]

From the DS Archives: Taryn Simon

This week from the DS Archives we bring you Contraband, Taryn Simon’s 2010 exhibition at Gagosian, Beverly Hills. Simons’ new series, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters is on view at the Tate Modern until January 2, 2012. This article was originally posted by Seth Curcio on September 29, 2010: Through the process of documenting America’s foundation through both mythology and quotidian objects,[…..]

From the DS Archives: Cy Twombly

This week from the DS Archives we bring you the sculptural works of Cy Twombly. Don’t miss the current exhibition of his works at the MoMA NY, on view until January 2, 2012. This article was originally posted by Seth Curcio on November 24, 2009: Artist Cy Twombly has created a new series of sculptures, under the humble title Eight Sculptures. These new objects are[…..]

From the DS Archives: George Jenne

Today from the DS Archives we bring George Jenne’s exhibition, Don’t Look Now at Civilian Art Projects, Washington DC. Jenne is currently in the group show, Pan’s Pipes, with Ryan Hill and Erick Jackson at Civilian Art Projects, on view until October 22, 2011. This article was originally posted on January 21, 2010 by Rebekah Drysdale: Civilian Art Projects in Washington, D.C. is currently presenting[…..]