Artists tend to check their politics outside art fairs, claims The Art Newspaper. The article cites only a handful of artists to test this claim, however. “There is and has historically been a gap between them [artists and collectors],” claim writer Jessica Kabat, “collectors are not necessarily dying gay men.” Yuck. Anyway, feminist works seem to be just fine for collectors. The Art Newspaper gives it a pass. [The Art Newspaper]
Feminism in the tech community, though, may be a different story. Enter “Stop Tech Feminism,” a new tumblr with the tagline “Feminism in Tech is a Cancer.” Is this some kind of joke? Feminism exists because there is a need for it. [The Verge]
Lauren Clay, a sculptor out of Brooklyn, has settled a copyright conflict with the David Smith Estate. Her sculptures replicate the exact shapes of David Smith’s well-known “Cubi” series, though with a change in color, materials, and scale. [Art in America]
Every time we read what’s on the front page of the Times, we find the reports hard to believe. Speaker John A. Boehner actually believes that Senate is trying to steamroll the House with a new plan to reopen the government and lift the debt ceiling. Guys. You’ve got less than a day to pass a bill to raise the debt limit before the nation defaults. And we’re getting sick of dressing like pandas every day. Help us out. Let’s get the Smithsonian’s pandacam up and running again. [The New York Times]
