If you subscribe to the New Yorker, make sure to read the excellent profile of artist Cory Arcangel, which was written by Andrea K. Scott, a smart former colleague from a few years back. Arcangel, whose new show just opened at the Whitney, is a Buffalo native who has gained critical acclaim at a young age for his digital art, especially his tinkerings with video game graphics, reimagining their aesthetic in surprising ways.

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The one that made him famous:

A tasteful homage to Andy Warhol:

Cats playing Schoenberg: