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Komplaint Dept. - A Tour of the Monuments of Salt Lake City: Robert Smithson, the Melvins, and the Mormons
I went out to Salt Lake City to see Robert Smithson's 'Spiral Jetty,' give a talk at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, and surprise my friends the Melvins at one of their shows.
KOMPLAINT DEPT. "The Logical Extension of Business Is Murder" David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis'
Why has one of the best movies of the year gotten so many bad and iffy reviews, registering from lukewarm to hostile?
Komplaint Dept. - Royal Trux Ruined My Life
Where creative couples are concerned, breaking up is hard to do.
Komplaint Dept. - If You Build It, They Will Come. If You Tear It Down, Will They Go?
A candid conversation on the horrendous state of new construction in New York, with the crankiest of architecture critics, Ivana Force-Majeure, and our own Bob Nickas.
Komplaint Dept. - Why Won't Jeff Koons Leave Us Alone?
Now he wants to hang a 250-ton train above a park.
Komplaint Dept. - Catch As Catch Can: Richard Prince Vibration, Yeah! (Slight Return)
These ramblings pick up from the previous column, which commented on the recent case against Richard Prince, who was sued for copyright infringement by the photographer Patrick Cariou.
Traces of Soho Past
In New York, art has always left traces behind, but like everything else in the city, those traces vanish a little more with every passing day, until they are completely erased. Take Soho, my neighborhood since 1985.
The VICE Guide to Miami Art Fairs - Bob Nickas
Bob Nickas is a kickass curator and writer. His latest book of collected writings is called Theft Is Vision (JRP/Ringier). He likes Art Basel, he likes Miami, and he likes the idea of getting away from this beastly New York weather. It's fucking...