Nicholas Monro’s “King Kong,” part of 1972’s “The City Sculpture Project” in the U.K.
- Read the saga of Donald Trump and Jared Kushner’s toxic real estate empires. The two own some of New York City’s most polluted sites, and ironically enough, could stand to benefit from EPA programs. [Curbed NY]
- Yep. It’s dark days for print media. Cult horror magazine Fangoria will likely never see another issue, according to a former editor. [Bloody Disgusting]
- NADA, MoMA, and Anish Kapoor take stands against Trump’s travel ban, and France is building a wall of its own… around the Eiffel Tower? Highlight’s from artnet’s “The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week in One Minute”. [artnet News]
- College students stopped Jordan Russell Leishman from looting Boston’s Galerie D’Orsay following the Patriots’ Super Bowl win. The robbery was caught on tape, which is always fun to watch. [NBC Boston]
- Why are public sculptures generally so unsuccessful? Maybe a short-lived British commissioning program from the 1970s holds some answers, namely: a public that doesn’t give a shit. [The New York Review of Books]
- Artists Space has hired Whitney Museum curator Jay Sanders as its new Executive Director. Sanders is coming on board at an interesting time—the nonprofit lost its longtime Manhattan home and is searching for a new space. [ARTnews]
- I didn’t watch the Grammys, but apparently plenty of musicians used the opportunity to speak out against Trump. This trend is actually making me care about awards shows. [Reuters]
- There’s a movement in India to stop the privatization of the Venkatappa Art Gallery. The best part of this story is that they’re called “VAG Forum”. [Deccan Herald]
- And in politics, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has resigned due to his connections with Russia. Leaked information to the Washington Post and the New York Times forced this resignation. Don’t let anyone tell you news outlets like these aren’t doing their jobs. They’re saving the country. [The Internet]
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