Eric Fischl "Barbecue" 1982
- There’s a Detroit revival project? We can barely follow this article on Bloomberg but it seems to be discussing the effects of suburban sprawl across America and the lopsided disbursement of federal subsidies. [Bloomberg]
- “Commuters encountered an unexpected passenger when they boarded a New York City subway train early Wednesday: a shark.” [CNN]
- Speaking of which, happy Shark Week! Sharklab at California State University Long Beach has made a robot to track sharks [Forbes]
- Mother Jones expects the paint industry to get off scott-free in another major lead poisoning case. Apparently twenty-two percent of American homes “have significant lead-paint hazards.” [Mother Jones]
- Boston’s premier art blog Big Red & Shiny has made “Best Local Blog” by popular vote. [Boston List, BR&S]
- “Presumably Fischl is not losing any sleep over his reputation as a writer,” writes Adev. As such, she notes that his autobiography Bad Boy was ghostwritten by a crime reporter, which seems kind of appropriate. He reflects on key works and freely airs his grievances about the art world. [Whitehot Mag]
- Without funding, Spain’s Goya museum remains on hold. [The Art Newspaper]
- Architect Thomas Gluck’s house is gorgeously pictured in this photoset. The stilts that support his weekend home look like a less colorful OCAD building. [Wired]
