Image by Tod Seelie of Gothamist.
- Knoedler & Co.’s sale of 80 million dollars worth of fake paintings is the scandal that just keeps giving. This Sunday, 60 minutes did a segment, with Anderson Cooper hosting. Cooper couldn’t get the gallery’s owner, though, Ann Freedman to agree to the interview. That’s more interesting than the segment itself, which reveals little [CBS News via ARTnews]
- Two parents forgot the essential “do not touch” lesson of art-viewing at the Shanghai Museum of Glass. In a stunning but–let’s be honest–hilarious CCTV video, two boys not only touch Shelly Xue’s ethereal “Angel Is Waiting” sculpture, but yank it off the walls as their parents stand by filming [Hyperallergic]
- Holy crap. In Canadian news wholly unrelated to art, The Tragically Hip, Canada’s most beloved rock band, announced that their lead singer Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer. [Local xPress]
- Noel Cruz removes the paint on faces of dolls so he can repaint them. He choses dolls of celebrities, and gives them an eery life-like look. Normally, not our bag, but you gotta admit there’s some serious skill here. [Deviant Art]
- 239 Tenth Avenue in Chelsea, the one time home to Getty Gas station, and an art installation of fake sheep owned by Peter Marino (referred to by Curbed as “the leather daddy of luxury”), is currently under construction. Get ready for condos! Curbed, doing what Curbed does, has the photos of that…construction. [Curbed]
- The art world can also produce tabloid fodder worthy of Hollywood as seen in the headline “Isa Genzken Says She Became An Alcoholic After Her Divorce From Gerhard Richter.” Juicy. [artnet News]
- Every so often it’s important to get an education, as well as see what materials renowned artists are reading. Hank Willis Thomas provides a curriculum on “Vision & Justice” including, unsurprisingly, texts by Audre Lorde, James Baldwin and Marlon Riggs. [Aperture]
- The Rider’s Alliance, a grassroots transit advocacy group has polled New Yorkers who live in zip codes served by the L train whether they’d prefer an 18 month, full shutdown, or three years of disrupted service. 77 percent of the 350 respondents said they’d prefer the 18 month shut down. The L Train tunnel incurred significant damage during Hurricane Sandy and requires the work. Many galleries and artists are served by this line. [Capital New York]
- After binge-watching every season of The X-Files, we’re a little disappointed we missed this weekend’s annual Pine Bush UFO Festival, which includes, according to their website, UFO novelties, live characters and the “now INFAMOUS (and often hilarious) ‘Alien and UFO Themed Parade’.” Here are the pics from that event, which includes adults, children and dogs in tacky green alien costumes. [Gothamist]
