- Wake up. Smell the coffee—or the perfume of artist Sara Ludy’s “Sea Basement.” Ludy’s New Hive project showcases several round objects emanating differently branded “vapors.” [New Hive]
- At least nineteen people have been shot and killed by gunmen who attacked Tunisia’s parliament and Bardo museum. [United Press International]
- Robots and drones are the talk of the town at the 2015 edition of SXSW. For those who prefer robots, enter the robot petting zoo. If digital advertising is your fancy, there’s a computer-generated drone flying above the city. Of course, this is only after these flying robots were banned by festival organizers, who have instituted a “no drone policy.” [NPR, MIT Technology Review, TIME]
- Just your daily dose of sexy Photoshop-styling gone wrong in lingerie. The eyes of this “Sexy Babe Babe” are not human! [eBay]
- 303 Gallery has announced it will launch a publishing wing, 303 in Print. Its director, Fabiola Alondra, comes from Fulton Ryder, Richard Prince’s gallery/publisher/bookshop. [303 Gallery]
- The New Yorker goes all VICE on South Korea. New Yorker contributor Patricia Marx goes undercover to report on South Korea’s plastic-surgery culture. She doesn’t go under the knife, but she does spend some time on the pre-consultation questions. Sample survey question: If you get the result you want from plastic surgery, what’s the thing you want most to do?
[] Upload a selfie without using Photoshop
[] Get a lover
[] Find a job
[] Enter a competition for face beauty
Can’t wait for the New Yorker exposé on “face beauty competitions.” [The New Yorker]
- “You Must See this Amazing Richard Serra Sculpture in Qatar’s Sand Dune” reads an artnet headline followed by a slideshow of images that are nearly indistinguishable from a car commercial. See Jacob Pabst and his friends standing around awkwardly in the desert near their Escalade. Is this native content for The Qatar Museum’s recently commissioned Serra sculpture? It exists in the sand dunes just outside of Doha: four steel plates standing 15m high in the middle of the desert (forever). [Artnet News]
- Who’s your favorite Brit? Nominations are open now for the Turner Prize. Think of someone under fifty, born or living in the UK, who has “had an outstanding exhibition in the last twelve months.” Nominate an artist who’s already having a very a good year, and make their 2015 the best year yet. [Tate]
- Want to attend the 2015 Creative Time gala honoring artist Vik Muniz? Plan on spending at least $1,500 per ticket. What if all you want to do is send a custom Instagram “love message” to Creative Time and Muniz? That 25-word message will cost you $1,000. We’re not really sure how this works, but ah, money! [Creative Time]
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