- Haha. A sand sculpture of Chris Christie’s infamous beach outing appeared at the Jersey Shore yesterday. [NBC4 Washington]
- In other “portraits of awful leaders turned land art” news, artist Dario Gambarin has plowed a massive portrait of Vladimir Putin into a wheat field ahead of the G20 Summit. It’s creepy. [WSLS]
- The new Botín arts center is a rarity in Spain—an institution built with private wealth rather than public funds. Some are hoping the project, bankrolled by the family behind Santander bank, can weather economic ups and downs better than museums that must answer to politics. [The New York Times]
- Immigration lawyers are concerned that artists’ visas are being denied under Trump’s calls for increased border secrecy. [WBUR]
- Oh no! Platform Gallery is closing! [Facebook]
- An actually worthwhile listicle: “11 Young Art Dealers Who Are Revitalizing Their Art Scenes”. Congrats to our buddies at Springsteen! [artnet News]
- Alvin Tran’s project at the Inside Out Museum in Beijing sounds good. It features choreography about self-aware robots inspired by Westworld. [Blouin Artinfo]
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