- With Miami’s big art season just months away, everyone’s a little (justifiably) concerned about the Zika outbreak in the Wynwood gentrification arts district. Thankfully, the organizers of the Borscht Film Festival have unveiled the above Zika-proof prototype suit. Look for this on red carpets across the 305. [Facebook]
- The case of the guy who climbed Trump Tower yesterday using suction cups gets weirder. Apparently the internet thought the 19-year-old was Jared Padalecki, of Gilmore Girls fame. Huh. [Vanity Fair]
- Trend alert: female millennial sculptors referencing the human body in gross plastic works. [artnet News]
- Justin Davidson poses the question: “Can an architect design a kinder, gentler gentrification?” And despite what he paints as the best efforts of Rheingold Brewery designers ODA, it’s hard not to read this piece without screaming “NO!” [New York Magazine]
- If I knew how to drive, I’d go on this epic roadtrip. Here’s a map of all the country’s biggest and best land art. Hint: it’s mostly in the middle of nowhere. [Curbed]
- Aoife van Linden Tol is the first artist selected for the European Space Agency’s arts and science residency. Her medium: explosives. Everything about this appeals to my inner 11 year old. [The Creators Project]
- Canadian model Gigi Gorgeous was detained at the Dubai airport and denied entry into the UAE on the grounds that she is transgender. Totally fucked, though all LGBTQ people should probably be boycotting the Emirates anyway. [TIME]
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