James Franco Art

James Franco Takes On Idiots, Morons And Haters

Posted 12.28.2011

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It's hard to know what, exactly, to think of James Franco and his art, but therein lies the genius: no matter the response you have to his work and ec...

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James Franco Pulls Out

Posted 12.19.2011

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Between his stint as the Wizard of Oz, burgeoning directorial career, foray into porn production, educational pursuits, art projects and writing, some...

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James Franco Buys Portrait Of Himself From Teenage Fan

Posted 11.13.2011

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Can James Franco do no wrong? The notoriously overachieving actor/painter/director/producer/screenwriter author/pilot/performance artist/professor rec...

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James Franco And Mr. Brainwash At Toronto Film Festival

Posted 10.18.2011

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The LA Times reports that cultural omnipresence James Franco is bringing his artwork northward for the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, a...

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POLL: Should James Franco Give Up Art?

Posted 10.15.2011

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ARTINFO reports that James Franco's High/Lowe, Rob Lowe, at Terence Koh's Asia Song Society gallery has mysteriously closed only five days after openi...

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The Week In Art

Posted 10.12.2011

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This week we were shocked by news of a female curator beaten in a Pakistan art gallery and not at all shocked by news that both "Savage Beauty" and "A...

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This Is James Franco's Art

ARTINFO | Posted 10.12.2011

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NEW YORK-- There were no bold names (aside from artist Terence Koh and P.S. 1 head Klaus Biesenbach) or event photographers at the opening of the omni...

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James Franco's Sex Tape Disaster

Posted 10.10.2011

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Carving a reputation as the pre-eminent renaissance man of a new generation in Hollywood, James Franco's boundless intellectual curiosity and artistic...

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WATCH: James Franco On His 'Scam Art '

Posted 10.06.2011

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Multi-talented actor, painter, student, and jack-of-all trades James Franco was on Jimmy Kimmel recently, and while he was there promoting his new mov...

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Kalup Linzy And James Franco Part Ways

nytimes.com | TIM MURPHY | Posted 10.04.2011

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THE art-fashion crowd struck a cool pose at the opening party for “On Shuffle,” an indie rock-themed show at the Lehmann Maupin Gallery in Chelsea...

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James Franco Can Teach You A Thing Or Two

Posted 09.27.2011

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James Franco is kind of a high-low guy. He's in a remake of "Planet of The Apes" with bigwig John Lithgow and earlier this week he announced he's rejo...

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The Week In Art

Posted 09.21.2011

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This week in the arts: the art world lost another legendary painter, Lucian Freud, who died at 88. We interviewed the woman who bought the most expens...

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Artist Who Sold Her Soul On Craigslist On James Franco's Non-Visible Art

The Huffington Post | Sydney Edelist | Posted 09.17.2011

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Last month we told you about James Franco's new art project, the Museum of Non-Visible Art (MONA). People questioned whether the project was an elabor...

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James Franco's Latest Major Career Change

Posted 09.11.2011

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Oscar-nominated actor, published author, decorated student, new media artist and, hey, why not throw in dance music dabbler in there, too? James Fr...

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WATCH: Highlights This Week: Chuck Berry, James Franco & The '90s

Posted 08.31.2011

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It's been a very musical week here on HuffPost Arts. James Franco's musical duo Kalup & Franco has a new single, Chuck Berry was the center of controv...

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WATCH: James Franco's New Music Video

Posted 08.29.2011

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The chorus of James Franco's new musical collaboration (!) must resonate for the 33-year-old actor, whose media domination comes immediately to mind w...

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James Franco Raises Money To Make Non-Visible Art (VIDEO)

Posted 08.15.2011

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It may sound like an adaptation of "The Emperor's New Clothes" but James Franco's new art project with Praxis (Brainard and Delia Carey), a conceptual...

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James Franco's Latest Project

Posted 08.10.2011

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In between his movies, his stint on "General Hospital" and getting his PhD at Yale, James Franco has also found the time to collaborate with his frien...

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Academia: James Franco's Best Work of Performance Art

Kia Makarechi | Posted 05.30.2011

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It's tempting to gloss over everything Franco is doing as a postmodern exercise in performance. But by accepting him into their universities with such gusto, institutions create a mockery of themselves.

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James Franco To Play The Wizard Of Oz?

Posted 05.25.2011

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You'd be forgiven if you thought James Franco came from some mystical land of wonderment -- and now, he may be headed to the most famous fantasy land ...

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WEST COAST ART: L.A.'s Art Boom From Broad To Resnick

wsj.com | LAUREN A. E. SCHUKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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On a crisp evening on Wilshire Boulevard, pop star Christina Aguilera is leading the parade down the red carpet. Tom Hanks and his wife follow, along ...

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James Franco's Spending Spree

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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"If it were to be made, the idea is that James would write, direct and star in it," Elliott told the Observer. "He seems like a pretty busy guy, so I...

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Childhood, Violence, and Alien Mating Practices: James Franco's "The Dangerous Book Four Boys"

Andrew Gorin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Franco's "The Dangerous Book Four Boys" went up last week at the Clocktower Gallery, P.S.1. curator Alanna Heiss' famed alternative space. It's an engaging first show from Franco, and a daring move from Heiss.

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James Franco Watch: Solo Art Show At Clocktower Gallery

wsj.com | ERICA ORDEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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For years, James Franco suspected the artists he admired possessed insider secrets about the art world. "I felt like they all knew something I didn't ...

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James Franco Interviews Marina Abramović

Posted 05.25.2011

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Yesterday actor James Franco was spotted doing his best to woo performance artist Marina Abramović at her MoMA show. Little did we know that the two...

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