by Corinna Kirsch on June 23, 2015
Good morning to my fellow New Yorkers. It’s going to be humid and hot, with some thunderstorms thrown in for good measure. Something for everyone!
- The not-so-secret secrets of the Art Basel art fair: “Once the fair starts, jurors arrive each morning at 8 to make sure that galleries that have sold items the day before do not replace the empty spaces on their walls with inferior art. If they have, dealers could be shown the door.” But, I wonder, have dealers ever been kicked out of Art Basel? Anyone know? [The New York Times]
- In advance of the Doctor Strange movie, set for a 2016 theatrical release, Marvel Comics has reinvented the character within its pages. One new detail? The Sorcerer Supreme is going to have a really big axe. [IGN via Entertainment Weekly]
- Kant is experiencing a revival (maybe). Apologists for the philosopher have appeared in the summer issue of Artforum, as well as in Why Grow Up?, a new book by philosopher Susan Neiman. [Artforum, The New York Times]
- After weeks of protest, MoMA union members approve a new contract. [Hyperallergic]
- Artist Jordan Eagles has created a sculpture out of the blood of nine gay men in order to protest the FDA’s lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood. [YouTube]
- A missing penguin has been found. But a tiger and hyena are still on the loose! [Associated Press]
- Those “pancakes and booze” art events are still taking place, I guess. [Craigslist]
- Something I read this morning because it came up in my feed: “Emulate Pixar: The Way Forward for Christian Movies.” [Patheos]
- Curator Lauren Cornell has been promoted to a senior management post at the New Museum. Congrats! [New Museum]
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by Corinna Kirsch on June 19, 2015
Submit a subway-inspired GIF to “Animating Transit,” an exhibition inspired by the trains New Yorkers love (and love to hate). You have until Sunday, June 21 at midnight to see your GIF in the online and offline exhibition, so hurry! Here’s all the deets.
But what if I don’t have any ideas for GIFs about the subway?
Of course you do! New York City’s subways are incredible. They’re the best option we have for getting around the city. And they’re full of history. Sure, there’s delays, overcrowding, and the occasional signal problem. But you never know what’s going to happen!
Will the 7 train be delayed—again? Maybe you’ll sit next to someone eating sticky, gooey BBQ wings without abandon. And what about the rats! So exciting.
For those of you who like GIFs, but don’t make them can come out to celebrate for the one-night PLATFORM event held the night of June 24 at the Transit Museum (a museum that’s located underground inside an abandoned subway). It’ll feature several screenings, exhibitions, and performances, with clowns, prayer beads, and dancing. See the full schedule here. Get $5 off when you enter the AFCREATE discount code at checkout.
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If you’ve ever wondered what traveling at the speed of light in slow motion might be like, artist 
