Der Neuling, 2009 by Stefanie Gutheil at Mike Weiss Gallery, on display until Feb. 20. (Image courtesy of Mike Weiss; via MW Capacity.)
- The Illegal Border Crossing Park. Incredible piece. (Toxico Cultura.)
- The Art Industrial Average is moribund: Met Museum endowment is down. (More on that here.) As for the NEA: when the going gets tough, they redesign the logo.
- On the other hand, it seems like the Picasso market is strong. (@hrag.)
- NYT says I-don’t-think-so to Tino Sehgal no-photo policy.
- Christian Viveros-Faune is seriously digging the California minimalism show at Zwirner. If you live in NYC, definitely go see it. (Modern Art Notes.)
- Late addition: Thousands of Warhol snaps donated to dozens of small museums and galleries around the U.S. (@russelltrombone.)
- Register for the Art Handling Olympics. Personally, I’d love to see Bruno from Dancing With the Stars on the panel critiquing form.
- Vote on the Worst Press Release Ever.
- In search of Macondo: A staggeringly-good photo essay on the Colombian town of Sucre. (Thanks, Bill, for the tip.)
- Win a stay at Norman Mailer’s house. (If you’re British.)
- Moving the Magnum archive: a photo essay pays tribute. (Gracias, Big Papi G.)
- The photo agencies are gonna love this one: PILFERED, a magazine by and for copyright thieves.
- The Seattle Art Museum is doing a Richard Pryor film series.
- Today’s Graff: Eko in Pau.
- A Paul Rudolph-designed elementary school in Middletown, NY could be demolished.
- A copper house.
- Downhill skating. Let’s ride some gravity.