by The AFC Staff on May 1, 2015
- So Drake is curating a show at Sotheby’s, but did you also know he’s curating the show’s soundtrack? Each work gets paired with a song. For instance, a Nick Cave soundsuit with pink flowers gets paired with Kendrick Lamar’s “Fuck Your Ethnicity.” [Buzzfeed]
- “Don’t fall victim to the senseless IAE lingo—sign up for BURNAWAY’s Emerging Art Writers Mentorship Program.” [BURNAWAY]
- The city council is asking New Yorkers to turn off the lights. Proposed legislation is intended to help curb energy consumption, but will likely result in a very different nighttime view for millions of New Yorkers. One interesting prospect is exemptions for iconic buildings, meaning a government agency could be “curating” what the skyline looks like. [The New York Times]
- The Guerrilla Girls talk about the benefits of anonymity, the new Whitney, and how hard it is to find a decent gorilla mask. [The Guardian]
- And, in news that should make the Guerilla Girls happy, artnet News reports that many of the strongest exhibitions at Gallery Weekend Berlin are by women artists. Here’s their breakdown of the top ten. [artnet News]
- Finally, a birth control advertisement from Amy Schumer that goes beyond “ask your doctor if….” We were literally laughing so hard we cried. Unfortunately, it’s funny because it’s true. [Alswrite’s Tumblr via Carolina A. Miranda]
- The new Center for Art on Migration Politics in Copenhagen (CAMP) is dedicated to artwork and discourse surrounding displacement and immigration. Their first exhibition features a refugee-camp-inspired fashion show by the Rwandan artist Dady de Maximo. [The Art Newspaper]
- Worth checking out: Newcity’s annual list of up-and-coming artists from the Chicago area. [Newcity]
- The new Internet time-waster, and source of new memes, How Old Do I Look? [How Old Do I Look?]
- Your dumb friend Garrett knows nothing about Russian models riding bears. [Deadspin]
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