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The Wood Pit, Pig, Montclair, 2008 by Eric Levin, part of his Edible Complex series. Image courtesy of Eric Levin.

• Graff of the Day: Bo130, Microbo, Zosen and Dem in Milan.
• Photos from the Come Correct show at Showroom Gallery in NYC, featuring Cope2, Claw, Fafi + many others.
• Operatic commercial for Molotow’s new pump marker, coming soon to a wall near you.
• An excellent photo essay of the Barry McGee/Clare Rojas show in Riverside, Calif.
• Marshall Astor on the Damien Hirst/Andy Warhol jeans at Fred Segal in L.A.: “I hear they come with a smug sense of capitalist self-satisfaction and a brief respite from your desperate fear of not being with it anymore.”
• In related news: God save us all. Saatchi is gonna unleash the new generation of YBAs on the world.
• The embroidered art of Allison Manch.
• Don’t want to commit to that sleeve? You can now print your own lick ‘n stick tattoos. (Via NotCot.)
• Being an American, I sometimes feel an inherent guilt at merely existing within a system that exports vapid pop culture to the farthest corners of the explored universe. Then I saw this. And it reminded me that we are not alone.
• The Day in Institutional Obeisance: Artnet editor has his show reviewed on Artnet. And guess what? It was glowing. (Via MAN.)
• NYT art critic Roberta Smith and artist Ed Ruscha to get honorary degrees from RISD.
• Up for auction: a Modernist painting by Marsden Hartley that got lost during World War II.
• The art industrial average: going strong in Hong Kong. More here. Plus: Islamic and Indian art set sales records in London.
• The Brooklyn Museum: Making the world safe for expensive handbags and homeland security.
• The Krens-master Cycle, Day 41: Guggenheim Vegas franchise to close, reports the Las Vegas Sun: “Some say the museum’s future always seemed a little sketchy because its programming was uncertain.” (Via AJ.)
• Tom Sachs: More evidence that artists are such total weirdos.
• AFC has an interesting interview that addresses the question of how Internet artists are managing the issue of gallery representation. (Because, of course, the question arises: if your art is on the Internet, do you even need a gallery?) In general, it seems, art is moving in the direction of every other industry: less exclusive deals, more independent contracting.
• Keith Edmier’s 1970s kitchen.
• Bloggers and DIY filmmakers capture S.F. Olympic protests before mainstream media.
• U.S. neo-cons have their panties in a knot over an Absolut vodka ad that ran in Mexico that shows what the border looked like prior to the Mexican-American war of 1848. Note to neo-cons: Learn Spanish, ‘cuz we’re takin’ it back. One lawn at a time. (Via NotCot.)
• Update: Designs for Zaha Hadid’s Guggenheim in Vilnius. (Thanks, Eko.)
• The joy of trying to get a project approved in Manhattan, Jean Nouvel edition.
• Architectural who’s is bigger: Dubai skyline style.
• Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon turned 90 yesterday.
• Good lines: The Strata Hotel by Plasma Studio, in Italy.
• House of the Day: By ARX in Romeirão, Portugal.
• Headline of the Day: “John Varvatos will honor CBGB’s history by selling lots of crap.”
• Adult movie posters of the ’60s and ’70s. My favorite. (Via Coudal.)
• Your moment of dancing with cats. (Via IHP.)