Thursday Links: Museums, Mostly

So much good stuff in this slideshow. Look for the hips surrounding the woman in blue. It kills me. [Lens Blog]
Today’s big news: MoMA will demolish the old Folk Art Museum. It was an unattractive building some bemoaned as responsible for the financial ruin of of the museum; it communicated nothing about folk art. The decision isn’t a huge surprise. [The New York Times ]
A profile on the Indianapolis Museum of Art Director Charles Venable, who recently cut the museum’s staff by 11%, gets called out by Indianapolis’ NUVO as “cagey and opaque”. Yikes. This follows Tyler Green’s damning article on the director’s decision to make cuts in March. [NUVO]
The Brooklyn Museum is planning an exhibition of cat gods, “Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt.” It won’t be cute, and we fully expect cat mummies like this one to inspire some nightmares. [In The Air]
With Anthony Wiener’s mayoral run, we’re covering our ears just thinking of how many bad puns we’ll be hearing. Prime examples of the worst puns ever, found here. [Politicker]
Hoping that smaller is better, Microsoft is coming out with a 7-inch tablet. They already have plenty of competition in the tiny screen market. [The Daily Beast]
Even as an idea, this fictional museum freaks the fuck out of me: The Guantanamo Bay Museum of Art and History. Naturally, they have residency program. [In The Air]