Jordan Kasey, “Poolside”
- Jordan Kasey’s show at Nicelle Beauchene gallery looks so, so good. [Hyperallergic]
- IKEA will phase out metal fasteners and allen wrenches, instead shifting to snap-together wood joining. Reading the comments on this blog post about the new system, you would think art schools had just announced they would no longer teach figurative painting. Why are people upset about this? [Dezeen]
- Police arrested Brandon Aebersold yesterday, who has been wanted since last week for his assault on a museum security guard. Aebersold told a guard at the Met that a painting was crooked. When the guard directed Aebersold a different department, he launched into a rage and smashed a bottle over his head. [DNA Info]
- Applications for +Art’s Engaging Artists Fellowship are due next month. [+Art]
- Axel Vervoordt Gallery is getting its own island in Antwerp. The gallery’s parent company is developing it into a “city within a city”, complete with showrooms, housing, offices for their associated foundation, a grocery store, and even medical facilities. This is weird. [The Art Newspaper]
- Trump is registering dozens of trademarks in China, which will theoretically grant him exclusive use of the Trump name in promoting “escort services,” among other business ventures. [Reuters]
- Stop by Pioneer Works, and you could appear in E.S.P. TV’s “Work,” a reality TV show the art collective is filming. [Forbes]
- Transit planners are concerned that the MTA is unprepared for the impending L train shutdown. The MTA expects most would-be L train riders to switch to the G or JMZ (a problem in its own right) but a bus rapid transit alternative might be needed. The shutdown is expected to totally overwhelm bus lines, turning commutes into a nightmare. [Curbed]
- Dana Goodyear looks back at the legacy of the late artist Jason Rhoades, whose practice seemed to foreshadow the contemporary American crisis. Rhoades sought to combine elements from the Middle East, Middle America, and Mexico into “clusterfuck” trash aesthetics. And the word “pussy” (and all its synonyms) frequently featured in his work. The irony of how prescient Rhoades interests seem: none of this work could ever be made by a white dude today without being crucified. [The New Yorker]
