- Always good to get a little context. Patricia Morrisroe, Robert Mapplethorpe’s biographer, on the reception of his work while he was alive: “At a time before gay marriage, when most gay men were still in the closet, pictures of leather men in chains hanging upside down, or urinating in someone’s mouth, wasn’t considered helpful in furthering gay rights.” [Dazed]
- LOL. “post-Internet artists have moved beyond making work dependent on the novelty of the Web” [Artspace]
- 24 year-old Lucien Smith was scouted by Jeanne Greenberg-Rohatyn at his Cooper Union thesis show. Now his work is selling at auction for 6 digits and there’s speculation that David Zwirner will pick him up. Smith is now dating Zwirner’s daughter Marlene (though we hear that relationship is no longer). WTF? [Artnet]
- Christian Viveros-Faune on William Powhida’s “Overcultured” at Postmasters. “As most artists and the majority of critics scratch their heads, Powhida has effectively conceptualized several novel ideas and forms to better illustrate our confounded present. In that spirit, Powhida makes art out of the normally utilitarian press release, where he defines “overculture” as “a small cultural group (artists) within the larger culture, often affirming the beliefs or interests of the ruling class (collectors),” and also as “a negative or ambivalent feeling about culture often in relation to socio-economic conditions.” [The Village Voice]
- Felix Salmon thinks Mark Zuckerberg is the Warren Buffet of technology. [Felix Salmon]
- OMG. Tonight, a burlesque tribute to Star Trek at The Slipper Room. [The Slipper Room via City Room]
- For those who can’t attend, but want to pay tribute at home, we sourced these Star Trek Insignia Pasties. [Etsy]
- Give me some Jeff Koons Banality Service Plate please! My favorite is the Michael Jackson and Bubbles plate, but a whole set is available. [MoMA Design Store]
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