Stripping in Venice
Paul Laster is the editor of Artkrush.com, a contributing editor at Flavorpill.com and Art Asia Pacific, and a contributing writer at Time Out New York and Art in America.
In his provocative film now playing in the Greek pavilion at the Biennale, Lucas Samaras does a striptease for his art-world friends, including Chuck Close and Jasper Johns. Paul Laster takes a peek.
Art's Biggest Party
Paul Laster is the editor of Artkrush.com, a contributing editor at Flavorpill.com and Art Asia Pacific, and a contributing writer at Time Out New York and Art in America.
As the 53rd Venice Biennale begins this week, The Daily Beast's Paul Laster previews the best pavilions, buzziest artists, and most important shows along the canals.
Lucas Samaras Plays Hard to Get
Arne Glimcher is the founder and chairman of the PaceWildenstein art gallery. He is also a published author, a film producer and a director, whose pictures include The Mambo Kings, Gorillas in the Mist, and Picasso & Braque Go to the Movies.
American Artist Lucas Samaras is representing his native Greece at this year's Biennale. In this intimate interview with his longtime art dealer Arne Glimcher, Samaras discusses why he doesn't want to go to Venice, getting famous artists to pose nude for him, and what he's working on next.
Pure pigment on paper 20-1/2" x 35-1/4" (52.1 cm x 89.5 cm)
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