Tomorrow is Canada’s 150th anniversary. July 4th’s coming up too, but we’re a little less excited about celebrating that this year given the healthcare debacle and this muslim ban bullshit. [The Internet]
Curator salaries are increasing according to a new survey conducted by the Association of Art Museum Directors. So too are the salaries of COOs. [artnet News]
Acute Art has enlisted a bunch of A list artists to try out their new VR headset. Apparently it’s not very realistic, but the article still ran with a title suggesting the software could change the art world. Given that we’re looking at a bunch of stars promoting a product sounds like the art world is just the same. [Jstore]
Amtrak is making repairs which means Penn Station is going to be more of a world of hell than it already is. Hard to believe that station could be any worse than it already is. This explainer post is useful but also filled with some amazing pictures. [Curbed]
OMG this Times video on the Carsten Höller show at Gagosian is HILARIOUS. It talks about how playful the art is, but it’s narration is slow and plotting and comes across as the most pretentious thing you’ve ever heard—all while watching kids run through his sculptures. [The New York Times]
Jerry Saltz reviews “Wrong Side of History” at Bullet Space, a group show addressing Trump’s America. The show gets a good review, but it and its essays are mainly used as vehicle to take a jab at the art world’s predictability. “I love the art world; great art is getting made and shown. Art will live, as always. But we all have to admit that the art world isn’t the definition of radical right now.” [Vulture]
