- The ArtQuarters Press semi-annual prize for art criticism has announced that their deadline for submissions has been extended to December 12, 2014. The prize is £1,000. [Breese Little]
- RIP Loukanikos, the Greek riot dog that attended nearly every riot for the past ten years. A photo essay and obituary of his work. [Roarmag, Aljazeera America]
- Eyebeam is stuck in Sunset Park’s Industry City. Their planned move to the BAM Cultural District has been stymied for reasons that are bit unclear. According to Executive Director Patricia Jones, the larger space would have doubled their operational costs. Did they not know this when they planned the move, though? What changed between the initial announcement and today? The rest of the article is dedicated to explaining why Brooklyn is so great for the org. [Hyperallergic]
- An interview with artist Danielle Mysliwiec about her woven paintings and work with the feminist performance collective Brainstormers. I love how matter of fact the interview is: “Q: How do you see your work with this group and the “women’s work” nature of the weaving pieces relating to each other, if at all? A: I could probably concoct some kind of connection, but I don’t honestly feel that there is one. I came to weaving primarily because of its system, its relation to the grid, its history as a format for abstract imagery and because of its poetic/metaphoric possibilities. I knew almost nothing about it or how to weave.” [Bmore Art]
- McSweeney’s will soon be a non-profit. “Our goal is to exist and keep on publishing in whatever way is most viable, and for us that’s as a nonprofit,” founder Dave Eggers said. [The New York Times]
- Women are freezing their eggs, not because of job pressures, but because they weren’t able to find the right partner in time. No mention that finding the right partner takes time many women don’t have if they are working demanding jobs. [Business Week]
- Gavin Brown is opening a new location in the Lower East Side and here’s five hundred reported posts from Frieze London—people are still buying art, and here’s the tour. [ARTnews]
- Pumpkin carving season has begun. The New York Botanical Garden’s master pumpkin carver will be at work this weekend, and some of the country’s largest pumpkins will be on view. On October 18, in Williamsburg, there will be a pumpkin-carving contest at Crest Hardware. Naturally, the tools and process is important here. [City Room]
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