Carol Vogel interviews Jeff Koons
- Carol Vogel, plagiarist? First, Fishbowl NY reported that part of her lede for a story on Piero di Cosimo appeared to be taken from his Wikipedia entry, which was last modified in May. Now, Dan Duray has gone and found a few other instances where Vogel may have lifted from other sources—but as Tyler Green and Kriston Capps have noted on Twitter, these other examples seem to be a bit more questionable. Still, Green hopes that this will cause people to rethink the “stenographic ‘model’” of art writing. [ARTnews]
- More neoliberal platitudes from Jeff Koons, this time on Charlie Rose. Jeff Koons has been so thoroughly mined that this interview appears to have pretty much nothing new to say. “Is it a thing, or is it just simply many things?” Rose asks. “Are you waiting, are you inspired, or do you just have something that’s been there, that you just can’t wait to get on with the creation, and you know what it is?” This coverage is getting really out of control. [Hyperallergic]
- “We are all daughters of Suzy Lake.” That’s curator Georgiana Uhlyarik on the influential Toronto conceptual artist and photographer; she will get a retrospective at the Art Gallery of Toronto this year. Lake’s early work was part of the WACK! feminist survey, and the show hopes to reaffirm her importance to generations of female artists. [The Star]
- What do Lou Reed, Julian Schnabel, and the creator of Flinstones vitamins have in common? The same musical dog trainer; Elizabeth Weiss teaches dogs to “play” the piano. [New York Magazine]
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art President Emily K. Rafferty will step down next spring. She was the first woman appointed to the position. “There’s no hidden agenda here — nothing anybody should be looking for,” she said in a statement to the New York Times. “It is completely my decision.” [The New York Times]
- Rapper, producer, and general personality Swizz Beatz has a ridiculous art collection in his house. Right now an 18-foot wooden KAWS sculpture is being erected. That comes straight from Mary Boone. Also check out this X-men painting by Hebru Brantley. [artnet News]
- Pussy Riot sues Russia’s government. [BBC News]
- Who’s getting sued, number two: The Chelsea Hotel. The foundation for the late artist Larry Rivers wants the hotel to return “Dutch Masters,” a painting on loan since 1998. [Curbed New York]
- With the EU about to impose stricter sanctions, Russia pulls a move of its own and imposes greater restrictions on importing eggs from the U.S. [World Poultry]
- Madeline’s origin story. [Hyperallergic]
- Based on the quite unfashionable look of this Muppet-sock-monster, wearable technology has a long ways to go. [Forbes]
- More in hideous, wearable technology: high-tech running shoes that buzz you to your destination. [Wired UK]
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