The Laocoön and his sons strike a pose at the Vatican Museums. (Photo by C-M.)
- The Spock spork. (Eyeteeth.)
- The Amazon: A beautiful, heart-breaking photo essay by Magnum shooters covering several decades.
- Hrag Vartanian has a stirring post with photographs from the Armenian Genocide.
- Artificial intelligence helps scientists understand the purpose of an undecipherable Indus Valley script. (BLDGBLOG.)
- Oh, this should be good. I mean bad. Or so-bad-it’s-good: A competition that bills itself as American Idol for artists. (Arts Journal.)
- Sneaky financial shenanigans are afoot at Brandeis in regards to the Rose Art Museum. More here.
- Jacob Lawrence and the question of rising museum admission fees.
- The Chicago Trib has laid off art critic Alan Artner.
- Art.Cult has a photo essay related to the Met’s Pictures Generation show. The NYT describes the show as “a winner.”
- Audio Slideshow: Roxy Paine’s stainless steel trees on the roof of the Met.
- Photos from the Havana Biennial.
- The Daily David. (As in Lynch.)
- Shepard Fairey is not a crook, writes Steven Heller.
- Today’s Street Art: Momo and Kola in Cabo Verde.
- The 10 Oldest Cities on Earth? (@paigerpenland.)
- In the wake of Gehry’s dust-up in Miami: Jonathan Glancey at the Guardian rounds up a history of architect/client spats.
- A visual history of Prince Charles’ architectural battles.
- More hot agricultural architecture in Chile.
- Your moment of How to Dress Like An Artist. (World’s Best Ever.)
