- More art chicken news. Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen is taking his Cosmopolitan Chicken Project to Detroit. Vanmechelen has spent the last 20 years breeding chickens with other chickens to create a super breed. Now that he’s in Detroit, which is plagued by poverty, he’s breeding his 20th-generation cosmopolitan chicken with an industrial hen so it can produce eggs at Avenue Urban Farm. [The New York Times]
- Museum of Modern Art announced yesterday that designer Shigetaka Kurita’s original 176 emojis will be added to its collection. [Hyperallergic]
- An interview with David Kordansky of David Kordansky Gallery. TL;DR version: Loves his job. Conceptual art was a hangover. Collectors are less willing to take risks. L.A. is special, though, because the people are more open. [artnet News]
- Josh Baer sure thinks highly of the TEFAF fair. From his latest newsletter, “How about the ambience of TEFAF at the Park Avenue Armory – if the ADAA doesnt step up their game this winter before TEFAF’s cont/modern fair in the spring they may look a bit silly?” [Baer Faxt]
- In honor of Halloween Michael Jackson in a dance rehearsal for Thriller is making the rounds on Facebook and YouTube. [YouTube]
- James Franco has endorsed Hillary Clinton. Taylor Swift’s endorsement, however, remains illusive. [LAist]
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