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by Paddy Johnson Whitney Kimball and Corinna Kirsch on April 4, 2014
- Whip out your pillows. Saturday is International Pillow Fight Day. (More chipmunks, here.) [pillowfightday]
- Proof that red pandas have amazing upper-body strength. Full video on YouTube. [Imgur]
- Is ARTnews for sale? Artnet can’t confirm it, but they believe something’s up. [artnet news]
- Curator Jens Hoffmann’s new book Show Time: The 50 Most Influential Exhibitions of Contemporary Art showcases his picks for the most important contemporary art exhibitions over the last 25 years. For the most part, Hoffmann’s picks include European mega-shows, reiterating his stance that as “the art world has become globalized, the international biennial has emerged as the ultimate exhibition format of our time, and the biennial curator [has become] an all-important arbiter of global art trends and tastes.” Perhaps, but it’s good to take this with a grain of salt when looking at the alternative to why so many biennials began popping up after the fall of the Berlin Wall; for one, there’s Julian Stallabrass’s view that biennials are yet another instance of neo-liberalism, serving to introduce a mix of blue-chip art all over the world, all the while generating income for the tourism industry. [Art in America]
- Now that Richard Prince has been cleared of any wrongdoing with his “Canal Zone” series, those works will go on view at Gagosian’s Upper East Side gallery on May 8, 2014. In 2008, Gagosian generated over 10 million dollars in sales from an exhibition of works from that series. [New York Times]
- Ticket sale: “Sex Tips For Straight Women From a Gay Man,” now 40 bucks each. [Living Social]
- A comprehensive survey of five gallery districts in New York. So great. [New York Times]
- “In his early years in New York [Roger Fessaguet] would send his towering white chef’s hats back to France aboard French-line ships, to be washed, ironed and starched “by women who know exactly what to do.” Chef Roger Fessaguet has died at 82. [The New York Times]
- This is really sweet: On April Fool’s Day comedian Greg Benson teamed up with chef Jesse Brune to prank the homeless—by turning a shelter into a five-star restaurant. [Gawker]
- This year same-sex couples can file joint taxes with the IRS. Some states won’t recognize those returns, though, so some couples should prepare to file multiple taxes. Pain for everyone! [The Atlantic]
- An Afghan police officer shot two AP journalists, killing one and wounding another. Anja Niedringhaus, a German photographer, died in the attack; Kathy Gannon, a Canadian reporter, was rushed to the hospital. [Bloomberg]
- Vox Populi in Philadelphia is looking for a curatorial fellow. This looks like a pretty sweet gig. [Residency Unlimited]
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