A sculpture crafted from bomb fragments, by Angel Recino, in Perquin, El Salvador, an area that was once the de facto capital of FMLN-held territory during the Salvadoran Civil War. (Photo by Paige R. Penland.)
- Fuck iPhones, here’s what everyone needs: Made-to-order man-eating pits made of Legos. (Dimensions Variable.)
- Artist Borna Sammak to take over Best Buy with glitch art installation in October.
- Felix Salmon does the atomic knee drop on that Bloomberg story claiming that Damien Hirst’s art work had returned to its pre-recession values. (Thanks for the tip, What a Lovely Recession.)
- Signs the art market is moribund: your gallery invite arrives in a coffin.
- Ai Weiwei posts photos of himself on Twitter following an assault by police in Sichuan province.
- Write a recommendation letter for Two Coats of Paint and it’ll be part of an art exhibit.
- Richard Serra land art piece threatened by developers.
- Take that, Holland Cotter: More praise for blockbusters. The pile-on continues here.
- The Andrea Zittel smock shop.
- A preview of Shirin Neshat’s film, Women Without Men. If the film is anything like the trailer, it looks like it’s gonna be heavy on the melodrama.
- Photos: Avenue Patrice Lumumba.
- Daaaang. Barbara Kruger at Lever House.
- Slovakian book covers. (Coudal.)
- Glenn Beck, getting creepier by the second.
- Today’s Graff: Roa in Belgium. (@vandalog.)
- Taco Bell gets into the vinyl collectibles game. Yes, Taco Bell.
- The Ferris Bueller house – along with three homes by Frank Lloyd Wright – are listed as endangered by landmarks preservation group in Chicago.
- David Adjaye named Master of Design by Fast Company. Slideshow here.
- How to extend the life of your laptop batteries. (ackackack.)
- Your moment of Walken Family Reunion. (ackackack.)
Keep those cards and letters coming–thanks for the link, C-Mon!