Arts
Argentina Plans to Make Its Own Netflix, Boosting an Industry That ‘No One Sees’
President Fernandez de Kirchner said the new service will help the domestic film market, but industry types point out the government is pumping money into a domestic box office that is maxing out.
New York City's Cops Are Waging War on Subway Performers
Commissioner Bill Bratton's new "quality of life" campaign is seemingly designed to drain New York of character — and punish the poor.
How Virtual Currencies Are Helping Starving Artists Get Paid
It's challenging the one-size-fits-all traditional currency and wiping the slate clean for what’s considered valuable.
Things I Saw and Ate at the Frieze Art Fair
The suckling pig roasting on a spit in the sculpture park outside the fair next to a circle of hip high rubber tongue sculptures was, as it turns out, not just for show.
Constant Dullaart, URL Killer
The strange comment Constant Dullaart left on my wall sounded like him, but I knew that it wasn't.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Nerd
We’re at the point now where the Internet underwrites many of our experiences when we're not online. This holds true for art as well.
Feel the Future at the ITP Spring Show
Dennis Crowley, the co-founder of Foursquare, is an ITP alum and describes the program as “art school for engineers and engineering school for artists.”