Some days are just like that. Detail of a man-lion avatar of Vishnu from India, from c. 1000, at the Norton Simon Museum of Art. (Photo by C-M.)
- Urban camouflage.
- Better than an art fair: an arms fair.
- Bushwick galleries, not about selling. And thank goodness for that, ‘cuz lord knows ain’t nothin’ sellin’. (Bloggy.)
- Studio 360 reports on the work of the Getty Conservation Studio, namely the restoration of a 16th century painting of a Madonna on wood by Nosadella. (Look for the audio link on the right hand side.)
- In case you need a little something for over the couch: LACMA still selling off their Lucas Cranach the Elder.
- Jeremy Strick talks to Culture Grrl about the L.A. MoCA mess — and seems reluctant to take any responsibility for spending down the museum’s endowment.
- The reported appearance of the Washington Post’s Blake Gopnik on Twitter has the critics all astir — in one and two parts.
- Psychedelic photomicrography.
- Artists getting hit hard by the economy.
- In the event that you’re not paranoid enough about the economy: The Inflation iPhone app and Archinect’s Economy Monitor. (reBlog, architecture.mnp.)
- The NY Times examines the making of murals in San Francisco.
- Hurt You Bad is looking for photos of dissed Banksys. (World’s Best Ever.)
- Today’s Graff: Gee-Wiz and Do-It in Atlanta.
- Oh, the irony: No photos allowed at Shepard Fairey’s show at Boston’s ICA.
- That sublime point where Coop Himmelb(l)au and Bob’s Big Boy intersect.
- Frank Gehry’s Toronto gallery leaky and damp. (Arts Journal.)
- Zaha Hadid Architects cutting jobs. (architecture.mnp.)
- NPR reports on the architecture of splashy, vintage L.A.
- Le Corbusier’s vacation cabin.
- The government’s recovery logo: “Tasteful, but bland,” says the Chicago Trib‘s Blair Kamin.
- Your moment of incisive financial reporting. More here. (BLTv.)