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ESSAY: Dave Hickey

Dave Hickey had a hell of a month. He announced his retirement from the art world to The Observer: “What can I tell you?” he said. “It’s nasty and it’s stupid. I’m an intellectual and I don’t care if I’m not invited to the party. I quit.” Then he quit his job at the University of New Mexico. He said he wanted to invent an algorithm that would spare writing teachers from having to read, “quires of crap.” Then his landlord smelled cigarette smoke and evicted him. And then he was gobbling steak at a restaurant when a piece of gristle lodged in his throat.

Department: Online Exclusives

Published: November 27, 2012

SOUTHERN ART: 100 Under 100: The New Superstars of Southern Art Continued

Out of overwhelming curiosity, we wanted to discover the most talented and thrilling up-and-coming artists in the South. So we enlisted a range of Southern experts (gallery owners, curators, critics, artists) to help us find them. We couldn't fit all one hundred amazing artists in the issue, so here are the rest of the results, artists 41-100 (plus our amazing cover photographer coming in at 40.5).

Department: Online Exclusives

Published: February 29, 2012

ISSUE 76: 100 Under 100: The New Superstars of Southern Art

Out of overwhelming curiosity, we wanted to discover the most talented and thrilling up-and-coming artists in the South. So we enlisted a range of Southern experts (gallery owners, curators, critics, artists) to help us find them. To make things manageable, we limited our interest (for the time being) to those who paint, photograph, and draw. Here is a sneak preview of the results.

Department: Vault

Published: February 23, 2012