Chris Ofili’s Day and Night at The New Museum
- A list of Internet firsts. Satisfying in the way then and nows always are. [FX]
- The first color footage of Joni Mitchell singing. This video is shot in Canada. [Dangerous Minds]
- The key to making a good painting? Dope, according to Snoop Dog. [Hyperallergic]
- Michael Miller raises an eyebrow at the idea that a biennial will do much to raise the hopes of those in New Orleans living in poverty. [Artnews]
- Let the New Museum’s Chris Ofili reviews come in: Jerry Saltz tells us the show is breathtaking. [Vulture]
- Gallerist has turned into an unreadable site filled with celebrity news so boring we can’t imagine celebrities even wanting to read it. #sinkingships [New York Observer]
- Kenny Schachter complains of the annoying art fair trend of leaving art unlabeled, and goes over all the fairly priced and not so fairly priced offerings. Pretty useful, if you’re a collector. [Artnews]
- Imagine you have all the money in the world. What do you do with it? How about commissioning a naked portrait of yourself posed as Marilyn Monroe by London street artist Pegasus. This is how Lindsay Lohan is spending her money. [Evening Standard].
- Pharrell Williams teams up with artist Ryan McGinely to make an Adidas commercial promoting gender and racial equality, and sports wear. [Artnet News]
