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by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on May 9, 2014
- An over-the-top review of Frieze New York, from a British perspective. There’s a lot of New Yorkers, the food is delightful, and Joan Jonas should run for president! But now, in its third year and minus the labor protests, “[t]he fair has less to prove than it did before.” [The Guardian]
- ASCII webcam. So awesome. [Grum Drig]
- There’s a new workout trend in town. A gallery in Williamsburg is now offering early morning raves from 6:30 – 10:30 AM. (Insert Williamsburg joke here.) [The Brooklyn Paper]
- Bill de Blasio says “no” to the City Council’s request to give free lunch to all school children, claiming that move could negatively impact the city’s federal funding. [WNYC]
- After complaining about the amount of plastic surgery we saw at the Frieze Art Fair yesterday, we were told that in South Korea, there are whole streets lined with plastic surgery clinics. Apparently googling that is scary, but our results were a lot less so than seeing what people are doing to themselves in the US. [@leomyka]
- Los Angeles is experiencing something of a museum-building boom. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, a museum about movies, has just now hired the Smithsonian’s Interim Director Kerry Brougher to lead the museum. The museum opens in 2017.[Los Angeles Times]
- A confusing press-release report on the why the Whitney’s new High Line museum will make it more “relevant.” [Paper]
- Charles James, a designer known for his ball gowns, has a show up at the Met. Roberta Smith loves it. [The New York Times]
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