By Andrew Russeth 12/31/12 11:55am

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A still from 'REEL-UNREEL.' (Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner)

The New Yorker Checks in With Francis Alÿs

When Hurricane Sandy hit earlier this year, it delayed the opening of a Francis Alÿs show at David Zwirner. Thankfully, the gallery has repaired the space, and will present his work on Jan. 10. In this week’s New Yorker, Julie Belcove wanders around Manhattan with Mr. Alÿs as he looks for his doppelgänger. (Sort of a confusing thing: best to just read the story.) In the piece, the artist talks a bit about the strange, small paintings that he made in Afghanistan recently. Some were presented at Documenta 13 this summer in Kassel, Germany, and were at Zwirner when it flooded during the hurricane. Read More

By Rozalia Jovanovic 11/06/12 6:17pm

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The pier at the end of Van Brunt Street in Red Hook. (Photo: Rozalia Jovanovic)

Wet Paint: Sandy’s Devastation at Galleries Was Matched by Her Destruction of Studios

Last Thursday, two days after Hurricane Sandy made landfall, the pier at the end of Van Brunt Street in Red Hook was covered in bright red dust that blew gently in the cold wind. The dust, a paint pigment, was all that remained of some paintings by Mexican artist Bosco Sodi, who, like many of the artists in the studios on the pier, had lost both artworks and materials to the storm. Read More