Dia Art Foundation's director, Philippe Vergne, announced today that Dia would construct a new space in Chelsea and finally have a more visible NYC presence. The new site in West Chelsea will be located at 545 W. 22nd Street. The address is currently the location of the large, versatile Pace Wildenstein space. Galleries such as D'Amelio Terras are across the street. This is the first time in the organization's 35 year history that it has elected to construct a new building.

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When Jackie Roman was asked to contribute artwork to the Art That Rocks exhibition being held by 303 Grand this Friday, the rock photographer knew she had the perfect image: a photo she snapped last spring of Ex Humans guitarist Josh Martin, cigarette in hand, licking his guitar case while running down Grand Street late to a gig at Trash.

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Bags of donated clothing started filling MK Guth’s apartment soon after the artist announced she needed clothing cast offs. As the opening date approached for her new exhibition, “This Fable is Intended for You: A Work-Energy Principle,” she realized she’d have to take her search for clothing handouts public. So Guth is now inviting New Yorkers to clean out their closets and provide her material for the conceptual work. Read the full story here.

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When the condition of the restrooms at Judson Memorial Church started going down the toilet, church officials decided it was time to restore some porcelain prestige to the Greenwich Village landmark by flushing out funds for restroom renovations with a bathroom art auction.

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In the paper today, Kurt Gottschalk uncovers what's happening at this year's Performa. To kick things off, the performance art biennial had a party at MoMA on Sunday night where Fischerspooner, clad in wacky silver outfits and sneakers—and kneepads!—from sponsor Asics, played its hits, including  Electroclash anthem "Emerge," to a crowd gearing up for a few weeks of off the wall performance spectacle. Check out the performance after the jump.

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Nearly 50 years after founding La MaMa E.T.C., the experimental theater that has become synonymous with the avant-garde, Ellen Stewart was honored this past Sunday on Nov. 1 with a gala benefit to rename La MaMa’s Annex Theater the Ellen Stewart Theatre.

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No, it wasn't stabbed by a drunken resident of the Bowery Mission, this was a self-inflicted wound. William Powhida’s new cartoon, entitled "How the New Museum Committed Suicide with Banality,” shows how the institution that was designed to be a showcase for new art that wouldn’t play anywhere else is instead being used as a forum for trustees to get their private collections put up. At least, that’s what Powhida thinks.

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Leave it to Merce Cunningham to make a cavernous drill hall in the Park Avenue Armory feel almost like a cathedral. About 2,500 came to worship, so to speak, and pay homage, on Wednesday as the Cunningham Dance Foundation offered an expansive, absolutely appropriate and comprehensive memorial to this unique and groundbreaking choreographer, who died at the age of 90 on July 26.

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Last night the Guggenheim hosted its First Annual Art Awards show, bestowing glory upon Mary Heilmann (artist of the year), Connie Butler (top curator) and featuring a set by the Fiery Furnaces. While we're all for fancy art folks congratulating one another, we're having more fun here, with HyperAllergic's list of the 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World.

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Otto Penzler’s new The Vampire Archives is a 900-page tome overflowing with stories of blood-sucking horror. The collection of tales is expansive, ranging from pre-Dracula 19th century legends to vampire stories told by modern masters. With teen-friendly vampires popping up everywhere these days, this collection of seriously terrifying stories, including contributions from Stephen King, Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, comes along just in time.  New York Press caught up with Mr. Penzler to ask him a few questions about the walking dead.

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