Halo, Las Olas Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., 2007 by Francie Bishop Good. (Image courtesy of Francie Bishop Good.)
- Thisiswhyyourefat.com. My fave: the gigantor donut. (Thanks to F. Trainer for the unforgettable sight of meat cake.)
- Unrelated: a grow-your-own edamame kit.
- Seems like Roberto Bolaño is the Tupac Shukar of letters. (ackackack.)
- Loving the Gagosianator on Art Loves Money. More here.
- A Q&A with Patti Smith, on art: “Somebody like Jeff Koons I think is just litter upon the earth, I look at his stuff and I’m appalled…”
- Hilarious: Ed Winkleman’s Industrial Strength Booth Away.
- Glamour mag gets artsy, in a girly way.
- Steve McQueen, artist, fashion model.
- Life Without Buildings looks at the evolution of media in his hometown of S.F.
- So Totally Gnarly: The work of Czech surrealist claymator Jan Svankmajer. (NotCot.)
- Caravaggio reportedly used an early photography technique (involving crushed fireflies and white lead) to project images onto canvas for his paintings. More here.
- The Rubell-organized Hernan Bas show at the Brooklyn is donor fluffy, says the NY Times.
- Sotheby’s cuts CEO’s pay. In related news: Auction houses spring sales are upon us.
- Chinese art market also in the crapper.
- “Elite” art critics helped save MOCA, says curator Paul Schimmel. What about the punk-ass bloggers?
- What is it about Mikhail Baryshnikov’s accent that makes me tingly?
- Monster mummies.
- Today’s Street Art: Luz Interruptus in front of the Prado in Madrid.
- Los Banos, Calif. House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is for sale. (World’s Best Ever.)
- Your moment of Mitzi Gaynor. Oh, the feathers!
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