- Carl Kahler’s amazingly titled “My Wife’s Lovers” is about to go to auction. The huge Victorian cat lady painting was commissioned by Kate Johnson, a wealthy woman who owned 350 cats. It has survived earthquakes! [Sotheby’s via Blouin Artinfo]
- An art installation in a San Francisco storefront has generated a totally comical controversy that of course includes angry note-leaving. Neighbors are really not happy about cans advertising “boiled parrot meat”. What is going on here? [NBC Bay Area]
- Of course, Japan takes the black diamond ski slope into the uncanny valley. How many creepy artificial school girls does one country really even need? [Business Insider]
- Miriam Simun’s new project with The Contemporary in Baltimore is a futuristic food truck that serves reproductions of climate-change-threatened foods. For example, viewers might order “cod” and receive a piece of fried vegetable protein accompanied by a device that emits the smell of fish. It sounds disgusting. The future will be horrible. [BmoreArt]
- Gentrification, Gangnam Style: K-Pop star Psy (whose real name is Park Jae-sang) has been embroiled in multiple lawsuits with the artists who run Takeout Drawing, a gallery located in a Seoul building he owns. Apparently Jae-sang wants the artists gone so he can redevelop the property. This battle has allegedly escalated to physical altercations and forced evictions resulting in the hospitalization of one artists. [artnet News]
- This Art Brut show at the Folk Art Museum looks so good. Jean Dubuffet had an enormous collection (who knew?), and it’s been curated by Valerie Rousseau. [The New York Times]
- Why is the Brooklyn Museum hosting the Brooklyn Real Estate Summit? This massive event hosts over 600 real estate owners, developers and investors and includes agenda items like “Value Add Opportunities in an Oversaturated Market” and “The Next Phase in Brooklyn’s Development.” You know what’s not on the agenda? “How to Avoid Displacement of Small Business Owners and Artists” and “Providing Affordable Housing to Low Income Earners”. Plus, there’s not a single woman on the speaker line up. [Brooklyn Summit]
- A new trend in animated GIF making: Recipes as GIFs. [Metafilter]
- Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia has entered the final stage of its epic construction timeline. The cathedral is expected to be complete in 2026, 100 years after the death of Antoni Gaudi. [Dezeen]
Friday Links: Art Cans Advertising “boiled parrot meat” Spark Controversy
by Paddy Johnson and Michael Anthony Farley on October 23, 2015 Massive Links
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