Michael Yinger
all i know is that i don’t know nothin’, 2007
mixed media
approx. 10 × 20 feet

This work is part of an exhibition curated by gallery artist Ryan Schneider closing today, so head on over! There are a number of great installations in the show. Michael Yinger is from Indiana, so note that he chose white trash to make up that state. Priska told me she had asked him about the cigarette butts used for Washington state, as we both agreed it seemed an odd choice. He said he just liked the way they looked, and Washington was a big state.

Related: Heart As Arena did a post on the show.

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• HoMu: The Homeless Museum
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Apparently last weekend’s WSJ, in an article on art collecting, mentions ArtCal in a list of recommended art blogs, luckily as the first one!

Also, keep an eye on group shows at galleries during the summer months. That is when the elite of the art world go on extended vacation and newer artists get a shot to exhibit. Art blogs can also be a good source of information about emerging artists. Popular sites include artcal.net, artnet.com, edwardwinkleman.blogspot.com, galleryhopper.org and artsjournal.com/man.

Note: The logo above is the new ArtCal logo. We’re launching a new design this month.

• Saatchi Online begins showing the NY art world videos of James Kalm
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• BROWN: FUNNY NOISES
  This show in London looks awesome: "An Egalitarian Presentation of Selected Experimental Recordings from 1924-1981 curated by Justin Lieberman"
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  a list of queer men in indie rock from a 19-year-old’s excellent blog
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• Review of Elle Flanders show at Akau, Inc. (Toronto)
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• Location is everything | Mike Luckovich
  check out this perspective on fighting them "over there"
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James and I are fans of Duke Riley’s work, and I just got a note from KeylimeSteve on Flickr about his photos of a recent Duke Riley adventure on the Brooklyn Waterfront called “Adventures With an Egg” inspired by a (failed) Revolutionary War era submarine. Check out the photoset.

Duke Riley has a website for more information on the artist.

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  The Washington post devotes an entire article to the fact that Hillary Clinton has breasts.
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• Chief Mag
  Brooklyn based magazine covers emerging artists and writers
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