- James Rondeau has been appoint the new President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago. Rondeau will assume his new title and duties at the Board of Trustees meeting on February 16, 2016. [AFC Inbox]
- Mexican women fed up with cat calls and harassers are fighting back with plastic confetti guns and punk rock music. [AJ+]
- Art critic Jerry Saltz has published his endorsement of Hillary Clinton and has dubbed it, “Hilary Clinton,Why I Am Voting for Hillary Clinton; The Smell of Napalm the Morning of November 9, 2016”. The reference to Apocalypse Now and nuclear bombs has offended some, though, who deem the violent reference reprehensible but also sanitized because he calls himself a feminist in the endorsement. Now, Saltz has received dozens of “community standard violation complains”. Good God, people. Get a grip. Let a metaphor be a metaphor. [Facebook]
- Coyotes, possibly high on magic mushrooms, attack cars near Stinson Beach. [SFist]
- “Settlers of Brooklyn” (pronounced Brook-lawn) is new commercial spoofing the board game “Settlers of Catan”. The goal is to be the first to fully gentrify a neighborhood with used record stores, food trucks and Urban Outfitters. In the land of Brooklyn, there are five resources available: Coffee, bicycles, vinyl, skinny jeans and kale. OMG, I so want this game to exist. [Facebook]
- What does selfie culture tell us about difference between Chinese and American beauty standards. The conclusions seems to be that Americans like big butts. [Yahoo]
- An enormous piece on women and gender politics in the food world. If you have a few hours, this piece is for you. [Edible]
- David Zwirner is looking to expand to Hong Kong. [artnet News]
- Interesting: Stephen Jost will replace Matthew Teitelbaum as the director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). Previously, Jost ran the Honolulu Museum of Art, a low profile position relative to the AGO, but had done exceedingly well in the position by stabalizing and growing the museum’s finances. Teitelbaum was the director for 17 years, and oversaw a $276-million renovation designed by Frank Gehry, so Jost will have some big shoes to fill. [The Globe and Mail]
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