- I’ll be on Radio Free Brooklyn talking to Dr. Lisa today between 2-3. Phone in and talk to us! (718) 928-9732 [Radio Free Brooklyn]
- George W. Bush is releasing a book of his paintings February 28, 2017. He’s only a marginally better painter than he was president, which is to say he’s terrible. Don’t buy the book. [Time]
- Koen Vanmechelen has been breeding chickens for the last 20 years as part of an art piece called “Cosmopolitan Chicken Project”. In order to illustrate metaphorical ideas about diversity and multiculturalism, he created a super breed of chicken by using a diverse breeding pool. This chicken is healthier, lives longer, and adapts more easily to change. And it’s art, which means these chickens are available to collectors for purchase. [Smithsonian]
- “Contemporary art at its worst is rarely so naive as contemporary architecture at its best,” begins a review of the Venice Biennale by Ian Volner. He claims this is because architects sometimes confuse design with power and that architecture is politics—a misunderstanding he sees as afflicting the Biennale. [ArtForum]
- Vessel (a temporary name) by British designer Thomas Heatherwick is a 100 million public art work that will adorn the Hudson Yards. The design has been unveiled and it looks like giant glassware. [Gothamist]
- Artist Jon Rafman is keeping a dream journal and illustrating those dreams with low resolution animations. [Facebook]
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