- Dear Artforum Editors: Can you please explain what this means in your 50 Shades of
Grey review? “James’s own voice and writing tics…suggest nothing so much as a non-lubed and nonconsensual fist fuck of the English language.” [Artforum] - Miss P, a 15-inch beagle from Canada, won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Show. [The New York Times]
- What “real dogs” look like after a thorough brushing. [Imgur]
- Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of Bitcoins go unused every day. Most Bitcoiners sit on their investments—like hens waiting for their money to hatch. [MIT Technology Review]
- What’s wrong with “Taco Bae”? [Topical Cream]
- “Why is art so expensive?” [Slate]
- The Soap Factory, one of the largest non-profit spaces in Minneapolis, has been selected to create a work at this year’s Art Basel, in conjunction with Kickstarter and the Walker Art Center. That’s a quartet of names I never expected to hear mentioned together. [The Soap Factory]
- I’m always amazed by the number of animals who donate works of art to auction every year. Seriously, Jett the Dolphin, Azy the orangutan, and Tomby the elephant all donated finger-paintings to benefit the Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University. [Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis]
- “My work isn’t your clip art dude.” First part of this story: Mega-famous DJ Diplo used artist Rebecca Mock’s GIF without properly attributing the work to her. Then, second part: sexism ensues! [Dazed via Canvas]
- Not another article that claims, in 2015, that museums and galleries are finally “starting to take digital art seriously”! [Dezeen]
Wednesday Links: Non-lubed Relations With the English Language
by Corinna Kirsch on February 18, 2015 Massive Links
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