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War Hurts the Grass
29 August, 3pm Great Lawn, Central Park, NYC Bring nothing but a black umbrella, help protest the RNC, take control of your future....

Codeck
Codeck is a platform for anonymously sharing and discussing video based content. On the tech side, it's a Linux box squeezed in a late 70s, Sears issue Betamax-- like a retro Tivo. The unit is hooked up to a TV for playback and has an integrated camera for recording video on the spot. For the next 2 weeks, Codeck will be dedicated to exposing...

Annie Kevan: All the Presidents' Girls
by Ariston Anderson At first glance, the collection of portraits FAS Contemporary's Volta booth appears to be a wall of extremely beautiful women throughout the ages, each one quickly created in delicate strokes of oil paint. But then Monica Lewinsky's face pops out at you and is that Paula Jones? British painter Annie Kevan's solo show features every Presidential girlfriend on record. Although the majority...

It Is What It is: Conversations About Iraq
Take a moment to think about it, have you ever spoken with an Iraqi or Iraq vet? Addressing the fact that most of us have at least a few questions or curiosities about Iraq and that the country continues to feel foreign to even the most well-informed, "It Is What It Is: Conversations about Iraq," is a recent commission by Turner Prize-winning British artist...