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401 Richmond Street
by Paddy Johnson on July 28, 2017
- Probably the most salacious news broke late yesterday and has nothing to do with art. Trump’s new Director of Communications, Anthony Scaramucci, called up the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza, talked about killing leakers, firing his entire department to get the leakers, and described Steve Bannon, the White House’s Chief Strategist, as a cock sucker. The New Yorker reached out to Bannon for comment but received none. [The New Yorker]
- Healthcare lives to see another day thanks to three Republicans who voted no and 49 Democrats, making the vote 51-49. The Republican representatives are: Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Thank you. Again, nothing to do with art, except for how thousands of artists depend on it. [The Internet]
- Oof. Over in Toronto, 401 Richmond Street, a long time location for artist-run centers, festivals, theatre companies, supportive arts institutions, artist studios, etc learned they’d be getting an enormous tax increase. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), which calculates commercial property taxes, decided that 401, which enjoys subsidized rent because they do not bring in a lot of money, should pay the same tax rate as everyone else on that block. Bad news for the art community. [Canadian Art]
- Jerry Saltz gives MoMA’s redesign a resigned thumbs up after getting a tour with the architect Liz Diller, a partner in Diller Scofido + Renfro. Diller talked about trying to solve problems of flow with Saltz, which he appreciated. Ultimately, he thinks Lowry is the problem, not the architects. [New York Magazine]
- The Artist Pension Trust is having troubles. The business pools work by thousands of artists to provide them future financial security, and recently announced it would begin charging for storage. Many artists involved are not happy about this. [artnet News]
- Governor Andrew Cuomo floats the idea of selling naming rights to subway stations as a way of earning additional cash. It doesn’t seem like such a bad idea to me, though it may increase the disparity between “rich” stations and “poor” stations if they aren’t smart about how they sell the product. [Curbed]
- For those who missed Up Close: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel at the WTC Oculus, I’ve got good news—Gothamist has great pics. [Gothamist]
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