M.C. Escher’s Relativity in Legos by Andrew Lipson. Photo by idigit_teddy.
- Art World Smackdown, Visual Plagiarism Edition: Mark Vallen versus Shepard Fairey. (Via Unbeige.)
- The Getty’s Marion True is off the hook in Greece. Now it’s on to Italy. More here.
- In related (alleged) antiquities plundering news: Philippe de Montebello at the Met doesn’t really want to give any more shit back: “I never see a questioner asking ‘Isn’t there value to these objects having been in the western museums, having been studied?’”
- The Basel Frazzle: Where to lube your liver—for F.R.E.E.!
- The day in graffiti trucks: featuring work by Erupto, Route, Smells, Oze and Muk. (Sadly missing my favorite trucks by the Grunt’s Crew and 2ESAE + Reskew.)
- The Second Ave Subway Line: Instead of installing unspeakably bland public art murals, why doesn’t the MTA save itself the cash and just leave the graffiti that has no doubt accumulated on the tunnel walls? (Via Art Observed.)
- Art World Celebrity Deathmatch I Wouldn’t Miss for the World: Damien Hirst versus Banksy.
- The Smithsonians: Leakier than a Frank Lloyd Wright building. And the clowns in Congress don’t want to pay for repairs. (Via Arts Journal.)
- Has the Detroit Institute of Arts been dumbed down? The dead-tree types over at The Art Newspaper think so. (Via Arts Journal.)
- And now for some real news: A round-up of English-language Iraqi blogs.
- Photo Essay: Ninety years of combat portraits.
- But was it built by a Starchitect? The New Museum prepares to open its doors.
- More architecture news nobody cares about (because not even their hometown newspaper seems to have a story about it): Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk of Miami have won the Richard H. Driehaus Prize.
- Architect Fashion: It’s black. And dorky.
- OMG! I so need a Hello Kitty AK-47. (Via Least Wanted.)
- A new affliction in the world of urban planning: The Dubai Syndrome.
- Visual Nuggets: Meredith Allen’s Kiddie Rides series. (Via ArtCal.)
- When Art Imitates iPod Ads: Natasha Sadr Hadighighian at MoMA.
- The Greenpeace guide to greener electronics: Put down that Wii. Nintendo came in dead last. (Via Complex.)
- You know an art party’s good when there’s a mechanical bull.
- Nature Break: Earth at Night.
- Art Headline I wish I’d Made Up: THE TAPESTRIES ARE BACK! And they won’t leave until art historians start taking them seriously.
- American Apparel gets pranked. (Via Juxtapoz.)
- In NYC: Banksy at Vanina Holasek Gallery.
- In London: Russian art sold for lots of money.
- Your moment of splash.
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