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Katz’s Deli
by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on September 2, 2014
- Part three of Paddy Johnson’s GIF history is out and it’s a doozy. This section focuses on Tumblr alone. [Artnet]
- Libertarian-leaning Grover Norquist went to Burning Man and he loves it; the Playa is like “old-fashioned, Main Street Republicanism.” [Daily Intelligencer]
- If you feel like looking at pictures, you can do that with this link. Laika, the first dog sent into space by the Soviets, was also something of a pop star in her own right: portraits of the pooch featured on matchbooks, postcards, and candy tins. [The Guardian]
- The block of Orchard and Houston has been bought by developers. Katz’s deli will stay, although developers have purchased “air rights” to build above the deli because yes, in New York, you can buy the air. [Bowery Boogie]
- The Times of London gifted its newsroom writers with speakers blaring the “click-clack” noise of typewriters. Thanks for the present, grandad. [Edelman Editions]
- After yesterday’s expensive GIF auction closed, eBay seller and artist Michael Green simply launched a new one. We don’t have high hopes for this endeavor. This sale has one watcher, down from the last auction by two. [eBay]
- 1,000 words on how Chelsea galleries don’t feel welcoming. The biggest issue? Gallerinas don’t say “hi” to visitors. How did this article make it to print? [The New York Times]
- Discovered: the first Neanderthal rock art. [Associated Press]
- I drew Spider-Man like the new Spider-Woman. [The Oatmeal]
- São Paulo Biennial removes general Israeli sponsorship after receiving a letter of protest signed by 61 artists. Agence France-Presse reports that Israeli funding comprised approximately $40,000 of the Biennial’s $10.5 million budget. From the letter: “We…refuse to support the normalization of Israel’s ongoing occupation of the Palestinian people. We believe Israeli state cultural funding directly contributes to maintaining, defending and whitewashing their violation of international law and human rights.” [Hyperallergic]
- Simon de Pury hasn’t been in the spotlight much since stepping down from Phillips de Pury & Company in 2012. For a comeback of sorts, he’s curating Fire!, an all-ceramics show at Venus Over Manhattan. [T Magazine]
- Until September 10, you can watch Camille Henrot’s “The Strife of Love in a Dream” online; you might remember it from the New Museum’s Henrot exhibition earlier this year. [Vdrome]
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by Paddy Johnson Corinna Kirsch Matthew Leifheit on October 4, 2013
- What looks like a great model for community funding has been going on in Detroit for the last three years. SOUP, a public program in Detroit that serves $5 dollar dinners, asks four people to give presentations on how they would better the city. At the end of the night, attendees vote on which presentation should get a grant. A recap of one such evening. [Michigan Daily]
- Michael Kimmelman observes that community centers served us well during Hurricane Sandy, and thinks we should use some of the federal emergency money to build libraries. We’re not sure they’re used quite as much as community centers, but we’re happy with any proposal that keeps New York’s libraries in the public eye. [The New York Times]
- Twitter’s not making money and they’re losing users. [Dealbook]
- We’re thinking about making Gravity a required viewing for all AFC staff and recommend readers join us. This movie looks great. A.O. Scott has the review. [The New York Times]
- “Abstract Expressionism is overrated,” begins Holland Cotter, in his review of Robert Motherwell’s early collage show at the Guggenheim. Um, no. Motherwell is overrated. Spend an hour in the Albright Knox, and you’ll remember why people care about Abstract Expressionism. Viewing the best of this movement is truly moving. Anyway, he explains that while much of Motherwell’s work was repetitive and predictable, these collages are not. -PJ [The New York Times]
- And the reviews of the New Museum’s Chris Burden show begin. Roberta Smith loves it. [The New York Times]
- The Alice Austen House opens a show of Melissa Cacciola’s tintype portraits this Sunday, titled “War and Peace.” Situated in a Victorian Gothic cottage on Staten Island called “Clear Comfort,” the museum was home to one of America’s earliest woman photographers. Deputy photo editor of TIME Magazine Paul Moakley is curator in residence, and the museum features sweeping views of lower Manhattan. Try and think of a better way to spend Sunday afternoon. [Alice Austen House]
- Restoration Hardware, a shop that sells everything from salvaged-wood tables to funky drawer pulls is unveiling RH Contemporary Art, “a platform that includes an interactive Web site, which will blend e-commerce and editorial; a print journal; a series of short documentaries; a residency program; and, yes, a Manhattan gallery.” These are the guys that brought you The Rain Room, so set your expectations low. -PJ [T Magazine]
- Thomas Jefferson has a call-in talk show. Okay, he’s actually an historian who likes to impersonate Thomas Jefferson. [The Thomas Jefferson Hour, h/t @gregorg]
- Calling all sandwich artists! Katz’s Deli is opening up a pop-up gallery space to feature works by artists living in the heart of the LES. All the exhibitions will be “deli-inspired.” [Bowery Boogie]
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