- A 150-point listicle that attempts to create a schlock song cannon. Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” takes the 23rd position. Boyz II Men’s, “End of the Road”, takes #26. This is a thoughtful listicle! [Vulture]
- Charles Saatchi plans to sell Tracey Emin’s My Bed at Christie’s. Though she thinks its valuation at ~£1m could put it out of reach of museums, Emin hopes this is the last time it’s sold. “It’s still my bed,” Emin tells The Art Newspaper. “I love it.” [The Art Newspaper]
- Famed choreographer William Forsythe is stepping down from the helm of his own company, Forsythe Dance Company. [ArtsBeat]
- Tiernan Morgan criticizes Jayson Musson’s show at Salon 94 for being not specific enough in their critique of the art world. [Hyperallergic]
- Around the country, 50,000 billboards will be transformed into art. [Fast Company]
- An article mostly without a point, but perhaps about MoMA’s expansion? The whole piece seems to be built on wrong headed assumptions and is backed up by anonymous quotes without any explanation for why they are anonymous. [Quartz]
- Looks like Creative Time’s seeking more unpaid volunteers to basically act as security guards for its massive Kara Walker show. This, one month after it raised $1.3 million at its benefit fundraiser. [NYFA]
- Godard made a 3D film, and people are freaking out. Rhett Jones reports that one shot, which makes people’s eyes inadvertently cross, blew away Cannes audiences so much that the entire audience stood up and applauded. [Animal New York]
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