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- It’s Canada Day!
- Move over, ISIS. Russian militants have attacked a contemporary art center in the Ukraine and destroyed artwork by the likes of Daniel Buren. Most dramatically, the rebels blew up a smokestack that had been crowned with a giant tube of lipstick by the sculptor Pascale Marthine Tayou. There’s a great GIF involved. [Hyperallergic]
- Jean Nouvel, the architect behind the upcoming MoMA tower, “ is more than a designer of buildings; he’s a curator of French architecture’s cultural ambitions.” He’s such a celebrity, young women are thrilled to have him spill champagne in their laps, apparently. [New York Magazine]
- The Independent Art Fair is moving to TriBeCa. The show has taken place in the former Dia building in Chelsea. That location was problematic, as we witnessed at Select Fair this year, and is being demolished to make way for luxury condos anyway. [The New York Times]
- We were warned, and clicked on the headline “You Can’t Unread this Anecdote about Damien Hirst’s Foreskin” anyway. [ARTnews via The Guardian]
- A glorious picture of Donald Trump getting his rage on. He’s suing Univision for severing ties with Trump after he made derogatory statements about Mexicans. Honest question: Is there a bigger asshole in America than Donald Trump? [The Wrap via: Heartasarena]
- Ancient Egyptians mummified 8,000,000 dogs. [artnet News]
- Seven new museums, their square footage, and their cost. For the uber art nerd. [ARTnews]
- The Smithsonian is using 3D printing to produce replicas of human skulls for their exhibition Exploring Human Origins which will launch in 2017. A mediation on the benefits of accessibility versus the aura of authenticity. [The Atlantic]
- Greece’s economic woes have made Athens real estate affordable to artists. This factor, as well as the fertile conceptual ground opened up by the country’s socio-political tumult are making the city increasingly attractive to creative types. If New York rents keep rising, everyone should move farther East than Ridgewood. [The New York Times]
