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Blog Entries by Bill Lasarow from 12/2010

JR's Wholesome Illegalities

| Posted 12.03.2010 | Arts
Read More: Ted, Ideas Worth Spreading, Jr, Alfredo Jaar, Robbie Conal, 28 Millimetres, Arts News

While there has been a continuing push and pull between the presence of serious public art and graffiti vandalism for decades, at least one artist has taken it to the streets in a strikingly new way.

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The Artistic Anatomy of an Economic Recovery

| Posted 12.09.2010 | Arts
Read More: Miami Herald, Miami Beach, Economics of Art, Art Basel, Economics, Money, Art Dealers, Los Angeles, Business of Art, Philistine, Arts News

This weekend, the capital of the art world rests squarely in Miami. The headline in the paper? "Strong Art Basel Sales Signal Elite's Economic Recovery." I sure hope some of it trickles down to me.

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Censorship and Civic Mindedness: There Can Be a Difference

| Posted 12.23.2010 | Arts
Read More: Peter Hujar, Jeffrey Deitch, Blu, Bill Donohue, Smithsonian, Wayne Clough, Moca, National Portrait Gallery, David Wojnarowicz, Arts News

On infrequent occasions a cause célèbre will arise that is a matter of concern and reflection on our society's enshrinement of free speech and expression.

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