Product Packaging (Garrison Household 12/08 — 3/09), by Rich Garrison. (Image courtesy of Rich Garrison.)
- From the Department of No Duh: Experts conclude that art is not a very good investment. (Thanks for the tip, What a Lovely Recession.)
- The thirst for Hirst appears to be low. (Art Observed.)
- Still profitable: Maurizio Cattelan. (Art Observed.)
- R.I.P. Irving Penn. More here and here.
- Photo Essay: The art on the Obamas walls.
- Man, do I love it when artists have temper tantrums.
- McDonald’s to open at the Louvre. Speaking of the Louvre: Egypt is super P.O.’d at them.
- The Seattle Art Museum now has a blog.
- The World Monument Fund announces its list of the most endangered sights.
- A coupla trippy Edward Curtis pix.
- Maple tree, reconfigured.
- Lamborghini high heels.
- Just in time for the Olympics: Mario Testino is doing a book on Rio de Janeiro, due in November from Taschen. I really dug his book on Lima, a must-have for Peru-o-philes. (Thanks to Carlos Diaz for the tip.)
- The Day in Street Art Merch: The JR jacket. Sweet god.
- Today’s Graff: Nelio in Lyon.
- Super scary TV commercial: “Say no to MoMA.”
- The Morphosis floating home in New Orleans. (Architecture.mnp.)
- Miami’s Bacardi building designated “historic.”
- Eames in LIFE. (Hello Beautiful!)
- Your moment of the Three Muses.
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