- From art-school hip-hop acts to testicle-nailing performance artists: a brief survey of what’s being censored in Putin’s Russia. [Newsweek]
- London collectors Eskandar and Fatima Maleki have settled their suit against dealer/curator Amir Shariat. The couple, who made a fortune in the oil industry and sit on the board of the Tate, alleged that Shariat was profiting from their art transactions without their knowledge. There aren’t any details about how exactly he was making money, but isn’t that what dealers are supposed to do? [The Telegraph]
- In Berlin, Der Spiegel contributor Ulrike Knöfel lists off a ton of problems with the city’s museums: they’re boring, ugly, and uninspiring, leaving them with low visitor numbers. Knöfel locates a “dearth of blockbusters,” which would up the visitor numbers. Whatever happened to quality? [Der Spiegel
- Online archivists in the arts may want to keep an eye on Iceland. The Reykjavík Art Museum’s website now features information on the roughly 1,000 exhibitions held since 1973. That’s a big, important undertaking. [Iceland Review]
- Curators are not happy with the Louvre’s plan to construct a massive new storage facility for the museum’s collection. The scheme involves transporting hundreds of thousands of artworks to a small town 200 kilometers south of Paris. This site is several hours from the capital and will make research, loans for exhibitions, and display rotations a logistical nightmare. [The Art Newspaper]
- If you’re curious about the how art forgers and thieves get away with their crimes, the New Inquiry editor Malcolm Harris has interviewed someone in the art-crime industry who has witty, British answers to all of Harris’s questions. You will learn a lot, like that it’s surprising that forgers get away with anything. “Han van Meegeren’s Vermeers don’t look anything like Vermeers, but they managed to fool people. It is always the accompanying story, the invented provenance — which is essentially a confidence trick that manages to pass off the object — that really tricks the buyer.” [The New Inquiry]
- People of the Internet, pls submit to Internet Yami-Ichi, a one-day “Internet black market.” Artists, galleries, and normal people are all hosting booths to sell their wares—like at ye olde general store or at an intergalactic trading hub like Mos Eisley—still accepting submissions for booth ideas. All ya gotta do is follow these rules: 1) Sell things related to the Internet; 2) No dangerous, harmful, or illegal goods, please! This black market wants to remain free and useful. [Internet Yami-Ichi]
- Here’s one more article about how New York is unaffordable for artists. This piece stands out for mentioning some strategies artists and organizations are taking to mitigate the crisis. Had anyone else never heard of SPARC (Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide) before? The program gives artists a stipend and workspace in the city’s senior centers in exchange for providing programing and classes for the elderly. [Next City]
- Drinking eight glasses of water is a myth! [Spectator]
- Is spam “dying out”? Not really, but for the first time in twelve years, less than 50 percent of all email is spam. [Motherboard]
Monday Links: #hottakes From Around the Globe
by Michael Anthony Farley and Corinna Kirsch on July 20, 2015 Massive Links
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