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Emma Pearse

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    Artist Susan Jane Belton Takes Her Coffee CheapHer show at George Billis Gallery was inspired by the varied decaying coffee cups she has strewn around her studios.
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    Artist Derek Buckner on Painting Marshmallows’They didn’t get moldy. No bugs, no mice, which was surprising.’
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    Photographer Cornelia Hediger Extremely Careless With Her CrockeryHediger’s photographs are meticulously staged and impeccable.
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    ‘Weeds’ Season Finale As Ridiculous As You Might ExpectIt’s judgment day for Nancy. As much as Mayor Esteban wants not to believe that the woman he loves is a snitch, Cesar is hell-bent on finding proof. And he does!
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    Artist Edwin Cohen Grows Flowers in the DarkBehold this gorgeous abstract concoction that looks like beach umbrellas in space.
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    Artist Isca Greenfield-Sanders Falls to EarthThe paintings are apparently based on vintage images of WWII and the Korean War and have the simplicity of form that made Monet’s water lilies timeless.
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    Photographer Cody S. Brothers Will Walk From HereBrothers, once a painter and now a photographer, is showing a series of gorgeous, giant photographs at Ivy Brown Gallery, through October 24.
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    Performance Artist Alix Pearlstein Breaks Down Nonbiodegradable Material
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    Artist Alexey Kallima Chutes and ScoresKallima’s lucent sketches pop off the paper.
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    Artist Neil Campbell Excellent at Painting CirclesCampbell’s merry dots are more than just dots.
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    ‘Weeds’: How the Hell Are They Getting Out of This One?Jenji Kohan has some serious moxie.
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    Photographer Michael Thompson Caught Red-handedThompson is showing giant photographs of beautiful objects like butterflies, rose-lipped women, and a curvy torso drenched in watery blue.
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    Photographer Bill Durgin Visits Scene of Horrific Yoga AccidentPhotographer Bill Durgin’s torsos aren’t as elegant as Degas’s, but they’re definitely happy-making.
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    Art Parade Canceled!Deitch Project’s Art Parade is canceled owing to tomorrow’s expected tropical storm.
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    All Artist Marilyn Perry Needs Are Some Tasty WavesPerry’s frothy work is capable of evoking gastronomical extremes.
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    Artist Kehinde Wiley Plays Rock-Paper-ScissorsKehinde Wiley approaches men on the streets of Harlem, Lagos, and Dakar, and paints them into grand, opulently framed works that you’d expect to see on a wall in a Wes Anderson movie.
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    Photographer Polixeni Papapetrou Shells OutThis image of her almost-teen daughter in a frilled bathing suit would work there in a diorama of prehistoric adolescent life.
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    Photographer Drew Tal Fervently Hopes for Nice Weather This WeekendHappy Labor Day weekend from Art Candy!
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    Photographer Matt Hoyle Joins the Polar Bear ClubHoyle’s subject is often water and the people who swim in it.
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    Artist Caroline Burghardt Visits Hippie HeavenBurghardt’s dirty-elbowed hippie is swathed in heavenly light. Is she Jesus’s secret girlfriend? Joni Mitchell?
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    ‘Weeds’: Nancy, RatIs 13 too young to be having sex? Nancy thinks so.
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    Artist Shen Jingdong Gives You Reservists With a SmileShen Jingdong, who served for sixteen years in the Chinese military, merges Pop Art with Marxist propaganda.
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    Photographer Lia Halloran Captures Skaters Hitting Warp SpeedJ.J. Abrams would do well to take a look at Lia Halloran’s spooky photographs of late-night skate parks.
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    Artist Mircea Suciu Gets Brighter WhitesMircea Suciu’s paintings are apparently inspired by advertisements from the forties and fifties.
  25. Gifts From AbroadOn the heels of Ali G and Ricky Gervais, two Commonwealth comedies try importing funny.
  26. Icelandic Costume BallSigur Rós gets all dressed up.
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    Artist Adria Sartore Not the Least Bit Worried About Grass StainsAdria Sartore’s unimpressed redhead, ‘Flora 9,’ looks like she’s just landed, but we’re not sure from where or when.
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    ‘Weeds’: Nancy Has Her Vision QuestShe eats some ayawaska, a rocket ship to peyote’s bicycle.
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    Artist Stephen Wilkes Goes Behind the Scenes at the OlympicsWhile humans behave like superheroes inside the arena, outside, an army of workers keeps the Olympics running smoothly.
  30. Nordic CharmLykke Li used to pretend she was a Swedish pop star. Now she is one.
  31. Having Fun, All Summer Long.June
  32. Booty Caller: Romany MalcoFans of Weeds were bummed when Showtime announced that Romany Malco would not be returning as Mary-Louise Parker’s impious business partner and […]
  33. See Something, Say Something: NYC CondomsYou might have noticed the posters plastered throughout subway cars these past months: The City of New York wants you to “get some”—and get it s […]
  34. Bright Blue: A Brief HistoryFrom Cleopatra’s necklace to Detroit’s latest, the color that won’t go away.
  35. Fancy FootworkA selection of uncommon first dance songs.
  36. Cheer Up, Cat Power PeopleThe gloomy songstress is out of step with the times, but not with her devoted fans.
  37. The Peaceful CubeIt’s not impossible to give your tiny workspace a semblance of sanity.
  38. Unicorn ChaserAnd now, your host, Xeni Jardin!
  39. The Making of a Couture InvitationWhat does creating a wedding invite from scratch entail? Here, the backstories to five bespoke sets, starting with a step-by-step account of how […]
  40. Not Just Friends: The Fiery FurnacesMatthew, and Eleanor Friedberger spoke to Emma Pearse about their suburban childhood, the art of arguing when your business partner is also your […]
  41. Sample-Sale SleuthingTips on buying your gown for a lot less.
  42. Murder, She WroteFive years ago, Alice Sebold merged Norman Rockwell with Buffy the Vampire Slayer to give us The Lovely Bones, in which a wry, delectable teenag […]
  43. Street WalkerA design expert discerns the good, the bad, and the odd in curbside culture.
  44. Rudy Not Afraid of SnowmanYouTubers, NYers similar.
  45. Propane CavalryIn Red Hook, New Yorkers build an apocalyptic carousel for Burning Man.
  46. Nudie PicksRyan McGinley loads up his EuroVan with naked youth and heads to California.
  47. Troubled U.N. a Tinderbox866 fire-code violations—but it doesn’t need to fix them.
  48. Deposed Barneys HeirWrites book, shops at Costco, wants old store back.
  49. Riot in Her Head: Jessica ValentiBlogger Jessica Valenti’s new book, ‘Full Frontal Feminism,’ is an irreverent guide to why young women should embrace the F-word. She spoke with […]
  50. The Reception: Debt-Free NuptialsSeven creative ways to save and still put on an unforgettable show
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