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AO On-Site: Bushwick Open Studios 2015, June 5th-7th, 2015

Monday, June 8th, 2015

A selection of works by Fanny Allie,  via Art Observed
A selection of works by Fanny Allie, via Art Observed

Bushwick Open Studios has come and gone in the North Brooklyn arts hub, with another year of exhibitions and projects spread across the sprawling industrial landscapes of the borough closing to strong attendance.

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WSJ Tours Richard Prince’s Upstate Studio Compound

Friday, December 5th, 2014

The Wall Street Journal heads upstate for a tour of artist Richard Prince’s Catskill Mountains home, where the artist has built a studio and a number of immense sculptures and special projects he has never exhibited. “A lot of stuff here I don’t consider art, or at least it didn’t begin as art,” Prince says. “I’m just trying to make something I haven’t seen before. Cool stuff.” (more…)