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Alana was born on a pirate ship with lots and lots of apples. She makes, writes about, and curates art the world over and won't stop til the ink runs out and there's nothing left to say.
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Because they do ill shit like this:

 

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...Yeah, I'd shred on 'em.  

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CNNMoney.com named Curator as one of the 15 most stressful and underpaid jobs, alongside Probation Officer, Producer and Minister (the Good Book kind, not the politico). Yep, seems we non-curators don't take into account the behind-the-scenes crap that they have to shovel on a daily basis. 

"What people see is everything beautifully installed," said curator Jason Andrew from Bushwick, N.Y. "What they don't see are all the extensive loan forms, all the hassle of trucking and shipping, the fights with private collectors and institutions to lend work. You're working up until the last second to create that great experience, and curators don't get overtime."

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Australian Apprentice, like the US version - judged by a Tim Tam titan instead of the Trump - featured artist Ben Frost during an episode that pitted teams against each other in an art dealer challenge.

The two teams met up with several artists in their studios and found Ben in World's End Studio in Sydney. Unfortunately, Bowie (the local Beagle) didn't make his debut. 

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Toronto, like most major cities is broken in to bite-sized sections, colloquially distinguished by cultural or ethnic identities. In this case: Little Italy, Indian Bazaar, Distillery District, etc.

 Today at the City Hall Rotunda, artists - each from one of the 44 wards - are unveiling their pieces of the city puzzle to make up a complete an 8x17' wood portrait of Toronto.

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Tue Mar 16 @07:00 - 04:47PM
The Untold Want @ Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra - 210 East Main St, Alhambra CA 91801
Tue Mar 16 @08:00 - 05:00PM
SooJin x Chris Buzelli Lecture @ Society of Illustrators of NY - 128 East 63rd Street
Tue Mar 16 @11:00 - 05:00PM
Rhythm and Hues @ Museum of Craft and Folk Art, SF - Museum of Craft and Folk Art, 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, CA 94103
Tue Mar 16 @16:00 -
Gino Ng: A Journal of Light @ Gateway Gallery, LA - Gateway Christian Church
Tue Mar 16 @18:00 - 09:00PM
Scrappers x Tripper x Superstar x Steve Mathews @ Los Gorditos, Portland - De Nada Gallery in Portland, OR.
Tue Mar 16 @19:00 - 10:00PM
Nocturnes - Nightlife Photography by J Jackie Baier @ Kunstraum Richard Sorge, Berlin - Kunstraum Richard Sorge, Landsberger Allee 54, 10249 Berlin
Tue Mar 16 @19:00 - 06:00PM
7 Year Itch @ Strychnin Gallery, Berlin - Strychnin Gallery, Boxhagener Str. 36, 10245 Berlin, Germany
Wed Mar 17 @20:00 -
Celebrity Junk Drawer, The Art of Jason Mecier @ Ghettogloss, LA - 6109 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90038
Thu Mar 18
Allison Adams x Pia Stern @ SFMOMA Artists Gallery - SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Building A at Fort Mason Center, SF, CA 94123
Thu Mar 18
Lisa Curet, Keira Kotler, Indira Martina Morre @ SF MoMA - SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Building A at Fort Mason Center, SF, CA 94123

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Art galleries, shops/galleries, and museums that we like, organized thus:

New York (Brooklyn, New York City, etc.)

Northern California (Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, etc.)

Southern California (Los Angeles, etc.)

Elsewhere in the U.S. (Listed by state, alphabetically)

International (Listed by country, alphabetically)


 To submit your gallery for our guide, please send the following information to katie@juxtapoz.com
Gallery name, URL, street address including city, state, country, postal code, and phone number.