- Paddy Johnson writes about six seriously addictive single-serving websites. (We love, love, LOVE all these sites.) [Artnet]
- Last night, Christie’s kicked off their Spring sale with “tepid” sales. Of course, tepid means that many works were sold at their low estimates, with the lots totalling $285.9 million. Continuing a trend we’ve seen for a few years now, many of the Modern and Impressionist lots went to Chinese buyers. [The New York Times]
- To promote their upcoming contemporary sale on May 12, Christie’s made a promo vid featuring a skateboarder and a dubstep soundtrack. [YouTube via Kathleen Massara]
- Bloggers will need to register with the Russian government, once Vladimir Putin signs this bill. [Reuters]
- For those of you thinking that Amazon’s fine art business might encroach upon Christie’s market share, this report’ll be an eye-opener. [Quartz]
- The Federal Aviation Administration refuses to allow journalists to use drones, but news media agencies are beginning to challenge those policies in court. [Associated Press]
- I bet The Simpsons support journalism drones. [Imgur]
- I love WikiHow—anyone can upload step-by-step instructions on how to perform any topic—but this “How to Find Museums That Will Buy Your Art” is totally off. Here’s Step #2:
- Be persistent. Should they [the museum or gallery] refuse, and you feel like making a scene (while also potentially destroying any chance you might have of respectability) ask them if they would mind you making a display outside the grounds, and then hang your work on the gates of the building. This gets your work seen (and you’ll probably make the papers, too). [WikiHow]
- Pollen count is low this year in New York City thanks to a cold spring. And in the short term it’s only going to get lower; rain washes pollen away and we’ve got a lot of it coming our starting tomorrow and running into the weekend. Happy fair going! [City Room]
- Subway delays have gone way up over the last two years. If you live on the F or L line, you already know this. [New York Post]
