Critic Jonathan Jones on new work by artist Damien Hirst: "The last time I saw paintings as deluded as Damien Hirst's latest works, the artist's name was Saif al-Islam Gaddafi." And that's just the first sentence.

A painting depicting the South African president, Jacob Zuma, with his genitals exposed has been vandalized, leading to ugly scenes at an art gallery in Johannesburg.

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  • Marcella Faustini

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    marcella faustini is a san francisco-based artist and curator.  originally from brazil but now neither from here nor there, she currently also finds herself counting walls at noma gallery.

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