Curated lets us know about this exhibition:

“Contemporary Clay highlights recent ceramic sculpture by a range of artists – Kathy Butterly, Nicole Cherubini, Julia Chiang, Naoki Koide, Jeff Koons, Klara Kristalova, Erin McCutcheon, John O’Reilly, Joyce Robins, Arlene Shechet, Shinique Smith, Paul Swenbeck, Ai Weiwei – many with immediately recognizable names.”

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Curated lets us know about this:

“Madeleine de Sinéty: Photographs opens on September 24, 2011  at the Portland Museum of Art. The exhibition will feature a selection of 60 black-and-white and color images, the first to explore the breadth of de Sinéty’s photographic essays. Madeleine de Sinéty: Photographs is the fourth in a series of exhibitions at the PMA called Circa that explores compelling aspects of contemporary art in the state of Maine and beyond.”

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Curated turns us onto this exhibition:

“American Street photographer Simpson Kalisher is celebrated in a small exhibition, Simpson Kalisher: The Alienated Photographer, on view through September 18, 2011 at the MFA Boston. Kalisher’s no-nonsense street scenes capture the spirit of 1950s/60s New York City. In 2009, the MFA received a gift from Kalisher supporter Gloria Richards of 100 photographs. 59 of these works make up the current exhibition, a selection that is at once “instantly familiar” and capable of inspiring a thousand questions.”

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That’s right, we’re into portraits of cats now. As Curated says, “Philadelphia-based photographer Andrew Pinkham has updated his site and shares some of his 19th-century style animal portraits.”

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Curated recaps Jessica Rohrer’s ‘Oakridge Road’:

“Jessica Rohrer’s third solo exhibition at P.P.O.W runs through July 23, 2011. Through 24 new paintings, Oakridge Road, depicts a series of domestic interiors and suburban life from the artist’s own immediate surroundings. Influenced by photographers like Thomas Demand, Rohrer paints with staggering precision and deftly balances what is and is not rendered in the vignettes. Rohrer’s spaces are, to an extent, sanitized – her version of hyper-realism idealizing her subjects.”

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Creative Review passes over this excellent reference article, this Friday, on the making of a 1954 Coca-Cola neon sign. A great one for fans of the details. “In the new issue of CR, I talk to Coca-Cola archivist, Ted Ryan, about the history of the brand’s 125 year-old identity, explored in a new show at the Design Museum. One of the highlights of the display is a book documenting the design and build of their first neon sign for Piccadilly Circus, in 1954…”

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Curated lets us know about Jeremy Fish’s latest exhibition:

“His second solo showing at New York’s Joshua Liner Gallery, celebrates stories and story tellers. For the project, Fish tapped a few friends for inspiration – among them Snoop Dogg and artist Mike Giant. Fish realizes all participants stories in his signature, richly detailed narrative painting and for the enjoyment of the gallery visitor, he’s placed an audio recording of each subject’s story next to the respective work of art.”

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Curated gives us the exclusive on this new JR mural. “Next up on the corner of Bowery and Houston… TED Prize winner JR.  Fresh on the wall today, the Frenchman’s signature, powerful style once again arresting.” See more over at Curated.

A great video from Nowness taking us through Andy Spade’s Hamptons home. Up now on Nowness.

Curated lets us know about this piece of big news:

“On Wednesday night, June 22nd at 10:15 pm Beijing time, Xinhua produced a statement that Ai Weiwei had been released on bail because of “his good attitude in confessing crimes as well as a chronic disease he suffers from.” Hours later, Ai had returned to his home-studio compound in northeastern Beijing and responded to a flurry of text messages and phone calls. He has told the Guardian and other media outlets that he is “fine” and happy to be home. The first photos of Weiwei following his release appeared in the New York Times. The conditions of Weiwei’s release have yet to be confirmed, but Weiwei’s legal counsel, Liu Xiaoyuan, did suggest over Twitter that the artist would not be allowed to exit Beijing city limits. Weiwei himself has stated that he will not be allowed to conduct interviews or use social media for at least “one year.” Many have speculated about the timing of Weiwei’s release, which occurred just days before Wen Jiabao’s visit to Hungary, Germany and Britain, countries that have been particularly critical of Weiwei’s extrajudicial detention.”

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