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by Paddy Johnson Ian Marshall Whitney Kimball on August 8, 2013
Eric Fischl "Barbecue" 1982
- There’s a Detroit revival project? We can barely follow this article on Bloomberg but it seems to be discussing the effects of suburban sprawl across America and the lopsided disbursement of federal subsidies. [Bloomberg]
- “Commuters encountered an unexpected passenger when they boarded a New York City subway train early Wednesday: a shark.” [CNN]
- Speaking of which, happy Shark Week! Sharklab at California State University Long Beach has made a robot to track sharks [Forbes]
- Mother Jones expects the paint industry to get off scott-free in another major lead poisoning case. Apparently twenty-two percent of American homes “have significant lead-paint hazards.” [Mother Jones]
- Boston’s premier art blog Big Red & Shiny has made “Best Local Blog” by popular vote. [Boston List, BR&S]
- “Presumably Fischl is not losing any sleep over his reputation as a writer,” writes Adev. As such, she notes that his autobiography Bad Boy was ghostwritten by a crime reporter, which seems kind of appropriate. He reflects on key works and freely airs his grievances about the art world. [Whitehot Mag]
- Without funding, Spain’s Goya museum remains on hold. [The Art Newspaper]
- Architect Thomas Gluck’s house is gorgeously pictured in this photoset. The stilts that support his weekend home look like a less colorful OCAD building. [Wired]
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by Paddy Johnson Ian Marshall Whitney Kimball on July 15, 2013
One of twenty-four drawings from Cy Twombly's 1959 series "Poems to the Sea," to be auctioned in November
- The Dia Foundation’s original founders Heiner Friedrich, Fariha de Menil Friedrich and Helen Winkler submit their scathing disapproval of Dia director Philippe Vergne’s plan to deaccession a large chunk of works– an auction of Twomblys, Chamberlains, and Newmans which would raise $20 million for its acquisitions budget. They deem the plan “a complete betrayal of trust toward some of the great artists of the twentieth century.” [MAN] Paul Winkler has expressed similar disgust.
- There’s always someone willing to oppose investment in art museums. In Hong Kong, Christopher Chung Shu-kun, a lawmaker from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong party, says he will oppose any calls for further funding sought by the West Kowloon Cultural District authority. That’s HK$25bn ($3.2bn) in additional funding he wants to block. He believes the money they originally received was not spent wisely. [The Art Newspaper]
- A 260-plus page interview with Henri Matisse will be published more than 70 years after he initially blocked its publication. He was upset that the interview was reduced in size. [The Guardian]
- Madison Square Park Conservancy has hired Brooke Kamin Rapaport as their Senior Curator. She’ll be organizing the schedule of four annual sculpture shows, overseeing publications, etc. [AFC Inbox]
- Weird. For those of you who find the sound of Roomba calming there’s now a Robot Vacuum Simulator 2013. Have fun relaxing. [Animal]
- In case you missed it last week, federally-contracted Smithsonian workers protested for a living wage. The Smithsonian responded with a red herring debate about the technical definition of the word “strike.” [Hyperallergic]
- Maybe video artists could take a nod from Audiam, a YouTube “treasure chest” for musicians. [Verge]
- So far, the new art podcast A Cups, by artists Angela Washko and Ann Hirsch, sounds promising, with artists Nate Hill and Nathaniel Sullivan and journalist Rachel Rabbit White. Tune in tonight at 9:15 to hear artist Carla Gannis live. [A Cups]
- 40 minutes from a Guerilla Girls breakfast is available from ArtTable. They wear the masks the entire time. [Gallerist NY]
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