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Tuesday Links: The Age of Soft Net

by Henry Kaye Corinna Kirsch Andrew Wagner on July 22, 2014

VICE finds the ten softest net artists

In case you didn’t see this last week, here’s a list of the softest net artists. [Vice]
Why is painting today so flippant? According to art historian Lane Relyea, it’s because artists just don’t have any darn time: “[T]he social identity of the painter can be salvaged and recuperated for today: by reconceiving it as the painter who always goes to parties, curates shows, writes a blog. Somebody who’s like, wow, when does he ever have time to make those paintings? And the paintings look like it. They’re small, they’re more sketchlike in a way….” [Painter’s Table via Bad at Sports]
A two-ton rubber duck sculpture by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman was washed away by torrential rainfall in China’s southwestern Guiyang City. A local radio station to the city’s public: “If you live by the river and see an 18 meter tall big yellow duck please call.” [The Guardian]
Evil building developers keep on being evil. Extell Development Company is building a high-rise at 40 Riverside Boulevard, and as part of the deal, some of the units needed to be reserved for affordable housing. In order for the rich folks to not be seen with the have-nots, they will have a separate entrance into the building. Get back from your Italian vacation, De Blasio! [Gawker]
We know that summer is slow for news and all, but Time Out New York has decided to go the celebrity route to round up readers: Susan Sarandon will take on the role of editor-in-chief for their August issue. [Time Out New York]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens. Those participants will include the Met’s director, the Brit Thomas P. Campell. [City Room]
Madrid’s Prado museum can’t find 885 artworks in its collection. [The Local]
In the latest from Richard Prince’s bizarre Twitter output, he tweets a photo of a girl bending over and looking at one of his paintings. This isn’t edgy social media art by any stretch of the imagination. It just seems like sexism (or some parody thereof). [Twitter]
While plans have been set in place to dissolve the Corcoran Gallery of Art, opponents have just moved forward (again) in their attempts to keep the Corcoran alive. [New York Times]
Retired Detroit workers vote to lower their expected pension benefits, thus reducing the city’s debt. Had the workers voted the other way, the pledges involved in the Grand Bargain would have vanished. Seems like Detroit is one step closer to protecting it’s collection at the DIA. [The New York Times]
Artists who love horses and live around Oakland, here’s an open call you may have missed: the 6th annual It’s All About the Horse exhibition. Just send in a JPEG of your horsey work by August 1. Who knows, you might win a ribbon (winners do actually receive ribbons). [Oakland Press]

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Monday Links: Easter Hangover

by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on April 21, 2014

What appears to be a North Korean children’s orchestra and choir. [Facebook, via Arash Akbari]
Unexpectedly, Martha Stewart produced the most disturbing Easter egg still life we saw yesterday. A taxidermied Easter bunny sitting on emu eggs and quail eggs and pheasant eggs. [@marthastewart]
Easter iconography made ugly. (We like these gifs by Mike and Claire.) [VICE]
Romans were some of the first art collectors. In a nutshell, here’s how it’d work: After taking over an enemy, they’d steal their art collections, then open up a victory museum. [University of California]
An original print of Richard Prince’s “Spiritual America” (1983) is going up for auction at Christie’s, but it was probably made in 1987. This, despite claims from Richard Prince himself that the work was conceived later. Why is nobody listening? [greg.org]
Amazon is going to start selling self-published photo books. [The Telegraph]
Camille Henrot, darling of the 2014 Venice Biennale, has a solo exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art where she focuses on the Houma tribe of Louisiana, a tribe that has failed to receive federal recognition. [Art in America]
Next level Easter eggs for your Easter Monday. [Vimeo]
A woman “gives birth” to a painting. Someone call Keith Boadwee up. His asshole paintings are being given a run for their money. [The Huffington Post]
The grammar of click bait. So good. [The American Reader]

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Friday Links: Sweet Gigs, Pain for Everyone

by Paddy Johnson Whitney Kimball and Corinna Kirsch on April 4, 2014

Whip out your pillows. Saturday is International Pillow Fight Day. (More chipmunks, here.) [pillowfightday]
Proof that red pandas have amazing upper-body strength. Full video on YouTube. [Imgur]
Is ARTnews for sale? Artnet can’t confirm it, but they believe something’s up. [artnet news]
Curator Jens Hoffmann’s new book Show Time: The 50 Most Influential Exhibitions of Contemporary Art showcases his picks for the most important contemporary art exhibitions over the last 25 years. For the most part, Hoffmann’s picks include European mega-shows, reiterating his stance that as “the art world has become globalized, the international biennial has emerged as the ultimate exhibition format of our time, and the biennial curator [has become] an all-important arbiter of global art trends and tastes.” Perhaps, but it’s good to take this with a grain of salt when looking at the alternative to why so many biennials began popping up after the fall of the Berlin Wall; for one, there’s Julian Stallabrass’s view that biennials are yet another instance of neo-liberalism, serving to introduce a mix of blue-chip art all over the world, all the while generating income for the tourism industry. [Art in America]
Now that Richard Prince has been cleared of any wrongdoing with his “Canal Zone” series, those works will go on view at Gagosian’s Upper East Side gallery on May 8, 2014. In 2008, Gagosian generated over 10 million dollars in sales from an exhibition of works from that series. [New York Times]
Ticket sale: “Sex Tips For Straight Women From a Gay Man,” now 40 bucks each. [Living Social]
A comprehensive survey of five gallery districts in New York. So great. [New York Times]
“In his early years in New York [Roger Fessaguet] would send his towering white chef’s hats back to France aboard French-line ships, to be washed, ironed and starched “by women who know exactly what to do.” Chef Roger Fessaguet has died at 82. [The New York Times]
This is really sweet: On April Fool’s Day comedian Greg Benson teamed up with chef Jesse Brune to prank the homeless—by turning a shelter into a five-star restaurant. [Gawker]
This year same-sex couples can file joint taxes with the IRS. Some states won’t recognize those returns, though, so some couples should prepare to file multiple taxes. Pain for everyone! [The Atlantic]
An Afghan police officer shot two AP journalists, killing one and wounding another. Anja Niedringhaus, a German photographer, died in the attack; Kathy Gannon, a Canadian reporter, was rushed to the hospital. [Bloomberg]
Vox Populi in Philadelphia is looking for a curatorial fellow. This looks like a pretty sweet gig. [Residency Unlimited]

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Wednesday Links: Guess Which Art Dealer Uses Bank of America

by Corinna Kirsch on March 19, 2014

LEFT: Patrick Cariou RIGHT: Richard Prince

After six years of court battles, Panamanian photographer Patrick Cariou has dropped his copyright case against artist Richard Prince. The two have settled outside of court. [The Art Newspaper]
Though you still can’t click on Richard Prince’s “Canal Zone” paintings up on his website. [Richard Prince]
Art gallery magnate Larry Gagosian has negotiated a $48.8 million mortgage on his Chelsea gallery. Thanks to this tabloid-y piece for letting us know that Gagosian uses Bank of America! [Commercial Observer]
Looks like an SUV drove atop the Q train this morning. [The Awl]
If you go to the Sydney Biennale, the Guardian is here to inform you that Pippilotti Rist’s installation contains the “largest uncircumcised penis you are ever likely to see in an artwork.” [The Guardian]
The Island Institute of Alaska is seeking applications for summer residencies. [Island Institute of Alaska]
Come October, Marian Goodman Gallery will open its third location worldwide, right next to London’s Picadilly Circus. [AMA]
If you’re feeling down, just remember this one song. [Imgur]
The artists are back at MOCA. Last night, MOCA announced that artist board members John Baldessari, Catherine Opie, and Barbara Kruger will rejoin the museum after leaving in July 2012. Mark Grotjahn has joined their board, effectively replacing Ed Ruscha. [The Los Angeles Times]
Art Recovery Group, a new competitor to the Art Loss Register, a private company that recovers stolen artworks, opened its offices in London this week. [Art Hostage]
This week’s proof that doge is planning to appropriate every meme. [Doge2048]

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Monday Links: This Cucumber Isn’t a Cucumber

by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on March 10, 2014

“It’s not what it seems” by artist Hikaru Cho.

Good morning and welcome to your first art fair-free day of the week! To celebrate we wrote up a link list.

Trompe l’oeil food painting. This cucumber is really a banana! [This is Colossal]
The BBC has created a text-based video game based on the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. This is to celebrate the novel’s 40th anniversary. [BBC]
The New York Times picks up the Industry City beat; they interview several artists, including Tamara Zahaykevich of the Artist Studio Affordability Project, about the neverending search for reasonably priced studio space. Apparently, many artists who were at Industry City can’t find a good new studio. [The New York Times]
A United States weapons firm is in trouble with Italy’s Minister of Culture. ArmaLite, Inc. created a newspaper advertisement showing Michelangelo’s David holding a AR-50A1 rifle. Government officials claim this is illegal and offensive. (The Italian government holds copyright over David’s image.) [The Mirror]
New artist trend: Getting kicked off of Instagram, then getting back on again a day later. New York Magazine talks to artist Richard Prince about what that was like; he was kicked off for posting a picture of his Brooke Shields. [Vulture]
Maryam Banikarim talks to six Silicon Alley (1.0) founders now. They reflect on the what the web was like then and now. “Suits” are described as having been interested in “risk assessment”. [Fast Company]
Hirst has announced that he intends to write an autobiography, but admits he no longer remembers his twenties due to a life of excess. We’re surprised (and doubtful) that he’s only lost a decade. [The Guardian]
A screed on what makes good photojournalism: pictures that don’t just confirm or corroborate some existing piece of knowledge, but actually advance our understanding. The examples of “good” news photos and paintings are limited to leaders playing with kids, but it’s a good piece regardless. [The Philosophers’ Mail]

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Monday Links: The Best Art Gallery for the Zombie Apocalypse

by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on February 24, 2014

Artist Nayland Blake asks the question: Zombie Apocalypse happens, which gallery do you barricade yourself into? Twitter is divided over whether Gagosian is already filled with zombies or if it’s a fortress strong enough to withstand zombies. [Twitter]
Entrepreneur Dana Beth Ardi explains how collecting art has helped her coach CEOs. [Artspace]
The Broad Museum doesn’t open until 2015, but they’ve scheduled a series of public talks in advance of the opening. And what a pairing they’ve come up for their first event, a one-on-one between John Waters and Jeff Koons. That conversation takes place tonight, at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. [Culture Monster]
Legend of Zelda gets the MMO treatment: Over on Twitch, you can tell Link what to do via group chat with thousands of other people. Or you can just watch. [Polygon]
Drawings are becoming more desirable among collectors and there are 278 art fairs around the world for dealers to show them at. [The New York Times]
More than six groups, including the National Press Photographers Association, Professional Photographers of America, and the Picture Archive Council of America, have joined together to submit a friend of the court brief to support the photographer Patrick Cariou, after part of his case against artist Richard Prince was sent back to a judge. They are also hiring a Washington lobbyist. [The New York Times]
Gulf Labor activists protested inside the Guggenheim this weekend, denouncing poor working conditions on the site of a new Guggenheim branch in Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi. [Gothamist]
It’s not just people enduring questionable labor practices in the Middle East. The FEI (Fédération Equestre Internationale) has been cracking down on the mistreatment of horses, with the most recent violation going to Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa for “abuse of horse” during an endurance race. [The Chronicle of the Horse]
Vice profiled our Roast. Full of hairy chests and butt pics! [Vice]

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Thursday Links: Flipping Babies

by The AFC Staff on February 6, 2014

This week, Corinna Kirsch was happy to report that Eyebeam was packed for last weekend’s Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon. At Eyebeam and dozens of other locations, and 101 women got their own Wiki pages. Art News editor Robin Cembalest compiled a few of those here. [Art News]
A turn by turn account of Sarah Michelson’s “4” at The Whitney. [ArtForum]
Spring/Break, the curator driven art fair, will launch during Armory Week. This year, we’re looking at a “Private/Public” theme. [In the Air]
Katya Kazakina sees a lot of flipping going on in the emerging market. She finds that most speculative investors prefer young male artists under the age of 35 and abstract painters. One of those artists being flipped, Parker Ito, is going to Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Day Auction next week. [Bloomberg]
Just scrolling through the lots at Sotheby’s Day Auction, it’s remarkable seeing older works by auction-stalwarts like Richard Prince and Wolfgang Tillmans side-by-side with works that are obviously too young for the market. Angel Otero, a 2009 graduate from the Art Institute of Chicago, has a three-year-old painting for sale; Oscar Murillo has a two-year-old drawing up for grabs; and of course, the Parker Ito painting that’s also just two-years old. These baby paintings are obviously being flipped. What the fuck is going on here, Sotheby’s? [Sotheby’s]
Speaking of Sotheby’s, another auction breaks records in London. Dum dum dum. [Bloomberg]
Trans-activist and actress Laverne Cox discusses the intersection of misogyny and white supremacy, the media’s objectification of trans bodies, and her new documentary, which sounds like a must-see. [Salon]
And speaking of white supremacy: Images of a bleak Nazi beachside resort. [Slate, via Paris Review Daily]

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Venus Over Manhattan Delivers Art in the Form of Cars

by Corinna Kirsch on December 7, 2013

Take an elevator to the 7th floor of an open-air parking garage, and you’ll find Piston Head, an exhibition of over a dozen artist-designed cars, motorcycles, and trucks shipped from all over the world.

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Tuesday Links: People Are Buying Contemporary Art at Auction This Week

by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on November 12, 2013

David Hammons

Felix Salmon sees evidence that the art market is being run by the greater fool theory (there’s always someone dumber than you to purchase a work for more money). Steve Cohen is Salmon’s primary example here, since he’s unloading work he bought last year. Makes sense and all but Steve Cohen’s hedge fund, of which he owns 100 percent, also owes the government billions now that it’s pleaded guilty to insider trading. Could that not have something to do with the sales? [Felix Salmon]
Phillips de Pury’s contemporary auction ran last night, and according to Josh Baer, most of the big ticket items were bought by dealers, (who often bid on behalf of clients). Tonight’s sale totaled $68 million with 88% of lots sold. Baer thinks going first helped their sales. Zwirner grabbed the Hammons for $7,000,000 and Koons for $3,800,000 making him the dealer who purchased the most last night. [Baer Faxt]
@charlieburns seems to think Zwirner’s purchase of Hammons constitutes artist support. Let’s quash that misnomer now. Artists don’t see any money from the sale of their work when purchased on the secondary market. Also, Hammons isn’t exactly a struggling artist at this point. [@magdasawon]
Wikipedia does not yet have an entry for “art fair.” Go on, make one; you have three weeks before Miami Basel. [Wikipedia]
North Korea has put eighty people to death by firing squad for watching foreign films. [The Telegraph]
Richard Prince is having another angsty flare-up. It’s been a while since he’s typed up a shitstorm about bloggers, so this week he let loose on art magazines. He hates Art Forum. He really hates Artinfo: “(Just to let you know … I hope you fuck off and die and go out of business and leave the art world to me. Why me? Because I am the fucking art world).” [Artinfo, Bird Talk]
Weather report: It’s snowing in New York! [The Internet, your window]

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Tuesday Links: The Rent Is Still Too Damn High

by Paddy Johnson and Whitney Kimball on July 23, 2013

ANIMALNY's Halloween-themed Jimmy McMillan paper dolls

The Picasso thief’s mom Olga Dogaru is now claiming that she did not bake seven paintings by Picasso, Monet, and Matisse in the oven in a panic. [The New York Times]
Glafira Rosales, the dealer from Long Island who sold all those alleged fakes to Knoedler & Company pleaded not guilty to seven counts of wire fraud, money laundering, filing false tax returns and failing to report foreign bank accounts. [The New York Times]
Richard Prince speaks in code. Yesterday over Twitter, the artist identified a new type of photography he calls photomil. Apparently that’s also the domain name, which is owned by some dude in Germany. [Twitter]
Nation’s Gentrified Neighborhoods Threatened By Aristocratization. [The Onion]
BAM’s Visual Art Curator Dave Harper will leave for Paddle8 where he will become the director of special projects and client development. [AFC Inbox]
French magnate François Pinault’s art collection goes on view to the public for the first time, in the Paris prison where Marie Antoinette was held. He has one of the largest contemporary art collections in the world. [Global Times]
Vladimir Putin has just signed a law allowing Russia to arrest foreigners and tourists whom they suspect are gay or gay sympathizers, and detain them up to two weeks. [The New York Times] Buzzfeed has a very scary listicle. [Buzzfeed] Klaus Biesenbach suggests boycotting the 2014 Winter Olympics. [twitter]
Jimmy McMillan, aka “Rent Is Too Damn High” party leader, has hit the campaign trail for NYC mayor- and he needs signatures! As of this writing, he’s still a few thousand short of the 7,500 quota. [Village Voice] You can sign by downloading the petition on his website, and then email that to Jimmy. [Jimmy McMillan]
Some complicated invisible narratives for a bunch of monochromes. Greg Allen investigates. [Greg.org]

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