Mike Kelley (1954-2012). "The Mobile Homestead" in front of the abandoned Detroit Central Train Station, 2010 / Photo by Corine Vermuelen
+There are five floors, 51 artists, 11 rotating performances and 15 film and video screenings. It has taken over a year to organize and prepare for the event, and they have only three months to showcase it. By Annika Darling.
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Production still from Wu Tsang's film "WILDNESS," 2012. Courtesy of the artist.
The 2012 Whitney Biennial is taking on new territory. For the first time, an entire floor of the renown state-of-contemporary-art show has been set aside for performances, events, and residencies - like site-specific pieces from choreographers Sarah Michelson and Michael Clark, among others. Now through May 27, with some portions continuing through June, this groundbreaking exhibition will lend itself to the public for personal examination and debate. Click the photo for image gallery and credits.

A portion of sidewalk done by British artist Jon Burgerman
FABnyc's ArtUp program sponsored its first opening on Saturday, Nov. 19 in Artist Alley at Extra Place, an alley on E. 1st St. between Bowery and 2nd Ave. The show, entitled "Groundbreak," features sidewalk paintings from artists Jon Burgerman, Abe Lincoln Jr. and Ellis Gallagher. A portion of Burgerman's piece is pictured above. Click to the jump to view a gallery with two additional photos. The work will be on display through March 18, 2012.
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Lonny Price has always been ambitious. As a thirteen year old growing up in New Jersey, Price wrote a letter to Stephen Sondheim, thanking the composer/lyricist for nourishing him and inspiring his interest in musical
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In our first review - of Patti Smith's Just Kids - we were lucky to be in agreement about pretty much everything. Not so this week.
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Gregg Gillis, the sample-master known as Girl Talk, talks with Joel Silverstein about his bio-engineering background, his recent performance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and Trey Told 'Em, his collaboration with Hearts of Darkness' Frank Musarra.
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Opera Cabal smashed Ikea chairs as well as opera conventions last month, at the New York debut of its multimedia work, USW (und so weiter). Story by Charis Shafer.
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