- Biennale de La Biche exists on a tiny island which will be swallowed up by sea level rise, along with all of the artworks. This place looks so, so beautiful. [artnet News]
- Thank you Obama! On his last day in office, Obama’s U.S. Department of Transportation began an investigation into racist infrastructure spending practices by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. This follows a suit filed by the NAACP, ACLU, and others alleging the Republican administration violated Title VI by cancelling the Baltimore Red Line. That critical subway-to-surface rail line would’ve served predominantly Black (and Leftist) neighborhoods that didn’t vote for Hogan. He instead distributed those funds to highway expansion projects in the sparsely-populated Republican areas that voted for him. [The Baltimore Sun]
- Can we talk about how terrifying/surreal it is that Republicans are pushing legislation to criminalize protests, and that Teen Vogue is now a more trusted policy news source than a substantial chunk of non-print media? [Teen Vogue]
- Citizens of Trump’s America and recipients of our 24/7 barrage of “alternative facts” and commentary, perhaps you have heard about the White House’s bust of Churchill, and its various locations? Why the fuck this is a news story is beyond me, but apparently most of the news outlets covering this non-news item have gotten its provenance wrong. You see, there is not one hideous bust by the late English sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein, but two. Two ugly busts of Winston Churchill. One that was sent to be repaired, and one that was lent by the British embassy while said bust was being repaired. Apparently Obama put one on a table somewhere (scandalous!) and Trump put it in the Oval Office. Now, Trump wants both of these sculptures for some reason that is utterly unbeknownst to me, but of great importance to most American internet users, apparently. 9/11 even gets brought up in here. [The Washington Post]
- The Saatchi Gallery’s upcoming From Selfie to Self-Expression will be “the world’s first exhibition exploring the history of the selfie from the old masters to the present day.” It’s a show about selfies, at a gallery founded by an advertising magnate, sponsored by a cell phone company. If I took a selfie right now, you’d see the world’s biggest eye-roll. [The Art Newspaper]
- After more than 10 years in Gowanus, Brooklyn Art Space is shuttering. The silver lining (for you): they’re having a huge sale of art supplies, studio furniture, books, and more! [Facebook]
- The new home of the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami—a splinter institution born from board members fleeing the troubled MOCA North Miami—should be open before ABMB. Expect one helluva party (or at least one helluva fight for tickets, drunks in heels crying outside a velvet rope, etc…) [Miami Herald]
- OMA has completed a new headquarters for the Qatar Foundation in Doha. I’m a huge OMA fan, but can’t shake the feeling that the architects were just building a film set out of the dystopian love story Code 46. [Dezeen]
