Trapped Sky, by Elisa Jensen. Part of the 185th Annual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art at the National Academy, through June 8th. Read the New York Times review here. (Image courtesy of Elisa Jensen.)
- Vintage Japanese industrial posters.
- Whtiney Biennial Reviews are starting to roll in. A round-up: Jerry Saltz loves it, Sebastian Smee hates it (in fact, his review is so scathing, I”m wondering if he forgot to take his happy pills), Charlie Finch is a like, Holland Cotter is another like. Plus: I’ve got a list of three of my favorite pieces over at WNYC. Sort related: Cotter on the Brucennial.
- The Art of the Steal, a doc about the struggle to control the Barnes Collection, is set to debut in theatres today.
- If only more collectors/patrons thought this way: “A museum is about curators actively engaging art and the audience over an extended period of time. It shouldn’t be about my prowess at shopping.”
- The Seven Richest Artists. Mr. Blingy Skull is on top. (WSJ; @russelltrombone.)
- Jeff Koons collector and Stephanie Seymour ex-husband-to-be Peter Brant has filed for bankruptcy.
- The opposite of ArtForum‘s Scene & Herd: An Xiao’s Photoglam.
- The Getty Conservation Institute to look at Disney animation cels as part of a study on the deterioration of plastic.
- Artists respond to their critics.
- The Day in Art Merch: Kehinde Wiley sneakers. Sorta related: Karl Lagerfeld’s designer safe (last item). Seriously. (@artfagcity, @interviewnews.)
- Louise Nevelson + Anselm Kiefer = Leonardo Drew.
- La Debacle.
- Forensic astronomers seeking clues to historic events in art and literature. Geoff Manaugh further explores the idea here. (BLDGBLOG.)
- Awesome: L.A. billboards get an artsy makeover. (Flavorwire.)
- Today’s Street Art: Roa in Paris.
- The latest design schematic from La Zaha, the King Abdullah II House of Culture in Jordan.
- A building that grows its own skin. Sorta. (architecture.mnp.)
- A village unvanishes. (@nicolatwilley.)
- Now I know what to do with all those paper towel tubes.
- Urban decay, former Soviet Union style.
- Granta gets coochie-rrific.
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