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by Michael Anthony Farley and Rea McNamara on February 10, 2016
- An SPCA shelter in Scotland is looking for someone to adopt this giant rabbit. The internet is going crazy. THE RABBIT IS HUGE! [Jezebel]
- Is a Rotterdam museum’s new open art storage facility a game changer for cultural institutions? Set to open in 2018, the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen’s storage space will enable its entire collection to be viewable to the public, a first in the institutional world. And 10% of its storage will be rented out to private collectors for €350 to €400 per square meter. Beyond the potential conflicts of interest, this seems like a win-win situation — collectors get access to conservation services, the museum gets more private investment and artwork loan opportunities. [The Art Newspaper]
- Sergei Shchukin amassed one of the most impressive collections of modern art in the early 20th century. After the Russian revolution, those artworks were scattered to state-owned museums. Now, they’re being reunited for a show at the very-capitalist Louis Vuitton museum in Paris—the first time the collection has ever been shown outside of Russia. [The Guardian]
- According to Kate Wadkins, punk is in the air: she surveys the current wave of shows, including PUNK Magazine’s 40th anniversary exhibition at HOWL! Happening and a collection of West Coast punk-related Xerox prints and zines at Printed Matter. [Hyperallergic]
- The latest from the blue chip rumour mill: it appears White Cube no longer represents Marc Quinn. [The Baer Faxt]
- If you’re looking to expand your art therapy coloring book collection, the National Archive’s coloring book of strange patents (chicken goggles! robot rides!) might fit the bill. [Popular Science]
- Hoverboard porn is now a thing. [Daily Dot]
- There is a genre of fan fiction known as “Larry” that imagines a homoerotic relationship between two members of the boy band One Direction. London artist Owen G Parry has used this material (mostly written by teenage girls) as inspiration for his latest exhibition. Picture pregnant Harry Styles, and you get an idea of how very, very weird this is. [The Telegraph]
- The strange history—and even stranger success—of Jerry Vile’s annual erotic art festival in Detroit, The Dirty Show. [Detroit Metro Times]
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