Michael Anthony Farley

L.A. Art Diary: Week Two, Part Two

by Michael Anthony Farley on July 7, 2017

Michael Anthony Farley continues his L.A. tour. Artist Megan Gordon shows him around Chinatown, a champagne bus strands him at the beach, and drag queens get patriotic.

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GIF of the Day: Happy Birthday Frida Kahlo, José María Velasco Gómez, and Juan O’Gorman

by Michael Anthony Farley on July 6, 2017

Frida

This is crazy, but three of Mexico’s most celebrated painters—Juan O’Gorman, Frida Kahlo, and José María Velasco Gómez—all share July 6th as their birthday. Another fun fact/GIF gleaned from Museo Nacional de Arte INBA’s Facebook page.

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L.A. Art Diary: Week Two, Part One

by Michael Anthony Farley on July 6, 2017

Michael Anthony Farley continues his exploration of Los Angeles and its art scene. His first week of adventures can be found here.

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Wednesday Links: Bad Politician Land Art, Cyborg Choreography Trending
by Michael Anthony Farley on July 5, 2017

Haha. A sand sculpture of Chris Christie’s infamous beach outing appeared at the Jersey Shore yesterday. [NBC4 Washington]

In other “portraits of awful leaders turned land art” news, artist Dario Gambarin has plowed a massive portrait of Vladimir Putin into a wheat field ahead of the G20 Summit. It’s creepy. [WSLS]

The new Botín arts center is a rarity in Spain—an institution built with private wealth rather than public funds. Some are hoping the project, bankrolled by the family behind Santander bank, can weather economic ups and downs better than museums that must answer to politics. [The New York Times]

Immigration lawyers are concerned that artists’ visas are being denied under Trump’s calls for increased border secrecy. [WBUR]

Oh no! Platform Gallery is closing! [Facebook]

An actually worthwhile listicle: “11 Young Art Dealers Who Are Revitalizing Their Art Scenes”. Congrats to our buddies at Springsteen! [artnet News]

Alvin Tran’s project at the Inside Out Museum in Beijing sounds good. It features choreography about self-aware robots inspired by Westworld. [Blouin Artinfo]

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GIF of The Day: AMERICA!
by Michael Anthony Farley on July 3, 2017

Hey! It’s America’s birthday! That means we’ll probably have to hold her hair when she inevitably drinks too much and tell her that she’s not too old yet, but gently remind her that she really should start growing up and getting her shit together. It also means we won’t be posting tomorrow. See you on the other side!

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This Week’s Must-See Art Events: How’s About Some Hot Stuff Baby This Evening?
by Michael Anthony Farley on July 3, 2017

Happy Fourth of July!

Everyone probably has cookout plans, but we’ve scoured around to find some nice indoor activities for the days you’ll be spending sunburnt after the holiday (and even an excuse tonight to be hungover on your day off). It may seem like there’s slim-art-pickings in the dog days of Summer, but you’ll be pleasantly surprised how much is still going on at smaller spaces.

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Monday Links: Is Jimmie Durham Rachel Dolezal-ing The Art World?
by Michael Anthony Farley on July 3, 2017

Edward Williams has been collecting racist memorabilia and art for years. Now, that collection lives at Theaster Gates’ Stony Island Art Bank in Chicago. [Chicago Tribune]

David Gray has been using Melbourne’s anti-terrorism bollards as art spaces, installing mini-works and shows on the obtrusive concrete blocks around the city. [BuzzFeed]

Is Jimmie Durham “The Art World’s Rachel Dolezal”? Them’s fighting words, but it appears Durham has been lying about being Cherokee for years, and built a career out of Native American imagery. [artnet News]

The real estate industry is attempting to rebrand South Harlem as “SoHa”. Cringe-worthy. Now, politicians are trying to legislate against the nickname. It’s awful, but this doesn’t really seem like an issue for congressmen and senators to be dealing with. [Curbed]

A United Nations initiative has been using the video game Minecraft to teach urban planning and architecture to women in slums. So cool. [Dezeen]

Saint Petersburg’s new-ish Street Art Museum has to do a delicate dance with censorship and politics in Russia. [New Republic]

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GIF of the Day: Monument to Fidget Spinners
by Michael Anthony Farley on June 30, 2017

Can we memorialize a thing we don’t fully understand? What the hell is the point of these and why are they suddenly everywhere?

Let us hope we can someday (sooner rather than later) memorialize this fad because it is dead.

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Make Plans For Common Field Convening Los Angeles
by Michael Anthony Farley on June 30, 2017

Everyone working in the arts should attend this year’s Common Field Convening in November. Members are invited to propose panels, conversation sessions, working groups, workshops, teach-ins, reports from the field, and projects.

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GIF of the Day: Visa Dance
by Michael Anthony Farley on June 29, 2017

Today’s the day that Trump’s insane visa ban went into effect. Welcome to dystopia.

Illustrator Michael Hogue created this GIF for a story in The Dallas Morning News about how other Trump immigration policies will affect the high-tech workforce and teachers here on H-1B visas. That issue is a little more nuanced, but basically the message the Trump administration is sending to the global community is a big ol’ fuck-off.

The past few months have demonstrated to frightening effect how much the passport a person holds defines them, unfortunately. To that end, this GIF feels fitting for the end of the first day of the revised travel ban.

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