- The Australian artist Stelarc has grown a third ear on his arm. The implant will eventually include a wi-fi connected microphone that will broadcast what the new ear hears to a livestream that anyone can tune into globally. [CNN]
- The Guggenheim has appointed two new curators with the specific charge of commissioning artwork from Chinese-speaking countries. Hou Hanru, of Rome’s MAXXI, and Hou Hanru, of the Kadist Art Foundation, have been hired to curate exhibitions funded by the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting contemporary Chinese artists. [The Art Newspaper]
- In other China news, the country’s art market is facing a massive contraction due to economic woes and a government crackdown on corruption. Sotheby’s and Christie’s mainland China sales have been hit especially hard, despite doing okay in Hong Kong. But the state-backed Poly Culture Group has carved a niche for itself in the mainland—it’s now the world’s third largest auction house. [The New York Times]
- There’s even a storm on the horizon for China’s knockoff art—known as shanzhai—market, which is usually pretty robust. The weird replica “Cloud Gate” that’s had the internet abuzz lately might be faced with a lawsuit from Anish Kapoor. [artnet News]
- What do you do when you find other writers you know on Tinder? Here’s what happens when writer Alicia Eler finds Art F City’s Corinna Kirsch. [Crave]
- Not only has Chelsea gallery Hasted Kraeutler folded amid rumors of financial mischief, reports Kathleen Massara and Rozalia Jovanovic at artnet News, there is now a lawsuit brought by John A. Kraeulter against the gallery and others for $522,000. [The Baer Faxt]
- Twentysomething men who love David Foster Wallace are the worst. [The Awl via The Cut]
- Need money for art in Colorado? In Denver, the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation has decided to give grants only to art organizations. [Chronicle of Philanthropy]
- For your favorite climate-change denier, give the gift of a free online course on climate change from the University of California-San Diego. [Coursera]
- The plot thickens in the case of the Isabella Gardner Museum heist. A new suspect may have been identified from the newly-released footage of the 1990 theft—the largest art heist in American history. [ARTnews]
- Chelsea Manning could be thrown into solitary confinement for having an unauthorized copy of the Caitlyn Jenner Vanity Fair issue. [The Guardian]
- In related prison news, head to Governor’s Island to see Escaping Time: Art from U.S. Prison. The exhibition showcases artwork produced in prisons from around the country—an important and often overlooked corner of American culture (the U.S. has the highest percentage of our population in prison of any nation). [Huffington Post]
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