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Sculpture by John Powers at Virgil de Voldère Gallery in NYC, through March 29th. Photo by C-M.

• The Krens-master Cycle: Guggenheim director Thomas Krens steps down. Though he will remain at the foundation as a senior adviser, overseeing the new franchise in Abu Dhabi. Cue the Greek chorus: LAT, Bloomberg, Looking Around, Culture Grrl, AFC.
• ¡Artworld Smackdown! Tate vs. MoMA.
• No more blockbusters, says London’s National Gallery.
• The Sotheby’s report: People still buying stuff. Including a painting by Francis Bacon for almost $40 million.
• Stuff White People Like. (Via WBE.)
• Walker Art Center images now available on Facebook.
• Gap uses Warhol as window poster boy.
• Creative uses for junk mail. (Via ackackack.)
• Graff of the Day: Naut in L.A.
• The Blotter: Examining court cases on Nazi-era art that will determine what counts as a “forced” sale. (Via AJ.)
• An art show inspired by Google.
• In Western Mass.: Inciting arts coverage where there was none before.
• The history of choneys.
• Beck has a pretty badass website. (Via ackackack.)
• R.I.P. William Buckley and his addendum, proviso and quid pro quo. You can admire the conservative pundit at his finest in this video, where he threatens to give Gore Vidal a beat-down after Vidal calls him a “crypto-Nazi.” All in good fun, of course…
• Architects to power: like flies to shit. This awesome story includes a wonderful round-up of ethically-unsavory architectural projects around the world, as well as some deep thoughts by Philip Johnson: “I’m out to work for the Devil himself if he’s building.”
• Buildings as sculpture.
• An architectural gathering of libraries.
• Now we’ll need you to hump the shoe.
• Are you a taco, a burrito or a nacho? (Via LA Taco.)
• Your moment of Japanese television.