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Thursday Links: Enjoy Flogging That Data, Guys

by Corinna Kirsch on June 25, 2015

A new critical approach to the artist Kehinde Wiley; he’s a jokester. “If reflection, recognition, representation—so often identified with Wiley’s work—comprised its entire attraction, I’d be grateful for its existence, in the same way that I’m grateful for the existence of, say, Tyler Perry. Mere existence is a real and valuable politics, one whose importance shouldn’t be underestimated. But this, for me, is where the difficulty starts with Wiley: If his paintings have any value as art qua art, that value lies in something else—his best paintings read as jokes. [The Awl]
A conceptual art project to destroy the “worst part of America,” Oklahoma, and replace it with a freshwater lake. [Kickstarter]
Net artists, get $500 to make browser-based art with Rhizome’s Net Art Microgrants. Dooooo it. [Rhizome]
Postinternet public art comes to City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan. [Observer]
Activists intent on saving Sweet Briar College, a women’s college in Virgina, will now be installed as board members. Former board members who voted to close the college this past March, have already been purged. [Chronicle of Higher Education]
Ello, which debuted in 2014 as a serious competitor to Facebook, is now rolling out ads on Facebook. Some are totally creepy, and call out FB for its surveillance practices. [Tech.Mic]
~~Teenagers~~ Internet tricksters ~~never~~ designed condoms that will change color when exposed to sexually transmitted diseases. [Hopes & Fears]
“Thanks to @facebook forcing me to use my real name, I am now at more risk of rape and death threats. But enjoy flogging that data, guys.” Journalist Laurie Penny got kicked off Facebook for using a pseudonym, even though she was doing it so that she wouldn’t get trolled. [The Guardian]

What Does an “Ello” GIF Look Like?

by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on September 26, 2014

Rejoice, GIF-makers and lovers! Ello has arrived to let you gracefully view and publish large, scrollable GIFs uncluttered by extra doodads and ads.

GIFs have been posted, and posted, and posted this week. We’ve been wondering, though, what characteristics best describe GIFs typically posted on Ello? We know this is a question with no answer, so we made our own rules and focused on GIFs that best literalize Ello’s sleek design, tacit NSFW posting, and networked culture.

So, based on this criteria, what GIF is the Ello-ist? “Woven Network,” posted by Faith Holland and pictured above. Nothing says scary, sexy and networked culture like a wicket of wires getting covered in goo. You can find her on Ello as @sugarhigh.

In a very, very close second we have a gigantic noodle-n00d by Rollin Leonard. Why? Because it’s craze-balls long, slick as fuck, and impossible to share on Facebook. Praise be to Wordpress for letting us upload Leonard’s noodle without crashing our site!

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Ello: The First Artist-Friendly Social Media Site

by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on September 26, 2014

For real.

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Friday Links: European Union Considers Banning Cadmium Pigment

by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on September 26, 2014

On September 18, Toronto became home to North America’s first Islamic art museum. [Al Jazeera]
Here’s what happens when you, an artist, decide to include a watermelon-chopping executioner on a float in a small-town parade. [Vdrome]
“Podcasts are in vogue.” Yes, that statement was made in 2014. [Washington Post]
Mayor de Blasio killed the groundhog day groundhog. A week after de Blasio dropped the groundhog, it died of internal injuries. The post claims a coverup. [The New York Post]
Quinn Norton on the net’s newest social site, Ello: “Social networks are like languages — they are only worthwhile when they are broadly adopted.”[Medium]
The European Union is considering a ban on cadmium pigment due to its high toxicity. [The Art Newspaper]
After 16,000 applications, Amtrak announces the 24 winners for their inaugural writer-on-a-train residency. No surprise, many of the winners are already well-known in the writer-verse. Like Saul Williams. [Amtrak]
Watch out for the lines! Tomorrow, Saturday, September 27 is free museum day. Over 1,000 museums nationwide are participating, and you’ll need to print out your digital ticket beforehand. Regardless of that extra step, thank you. [Smithsonian]
What’s it like to write obituaries full-time for the New York Times. “We like to say it’s the jolliest department in the paper,” [The Paris Review]

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