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The Williamsburg Hotel
by Michael Anthony Farley on May 12, 2017
- LOL. Someone at Vanity Fair, intending to reach John Waters via his mailing address at Atomic Books, addressed an envelope to “Jhon Walters; Antomic Books”. [Facebook]
- The last few building booms have contributed some pretty heinous new additions to New York’s cityscape, but this might just be the worse. I’m not sure we can even call this ill-proportioned stack of claustrophobia-inducing hotel rooms clad in signifiers of “Brooklyn-ness” (Brick! Street Art!) and mismatched decor trends architecture. This is straight-up an attraction out of a theme park, which I suppose makes sense considering it’s called “The Williamsburg Hotel”. The most cringe-inducing detail? A grand ballroom designed to “reflect the derelict buildings of Detroit”. [Dezeen]
- This is awesome. Baltimore nonprofit art space/residency Creative Alliance is throwing a giant dance party tomorrow in support the city’s status as a “sanctuary city”. Bailar Sin Miedo will feature Mexican food vendors, bachata lessons, and live music. [Creative Alliance]
- The Hard Times has now fully replaced The Onion as my newsfeed’s satirical headline supplier of choice: “Moving to Brooklyn Gave Me the Confidence Needed to Finally Start Wearing This Hat”. [The Hard Times]
- A giant Jeff Koons inflatable sculpture of a ballerina is coming soon to Rockefeller Center. [artnet News]
- Here’s a sneak peak at the new Marciano Museum opening in LA later this month. The inaugural exhibition is inspired by Walter Benjamin’s “Unpacking My Library.” From the few images here, though, it doesn’t really seem like the Marciano Collection is particularly good? [Los Angeles Times]
- Rioters in Portland smashed the windows of Michael Parsons Gallery, which unbeknownst to them, ironically, was showing paintings of last year’s riots by Alex Lilly. Is this a Portlandia sketch for the Trump era? [Oregon Live]
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