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Guerrilla Art Labels
Via latimes.com
Sep 2012
Guerrilla art labels are popping up around LA, claiming city features are really works by the likes of Yoko Ono and Andy Warhol. One, next to a plot of 16 “thirsty” palm trees, is attributed to Chris Burden for its similarity to his lamp post installation at LACMA.
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Calligraffiti
Via cnn.com
Sep 2012
The Jara Mosque in Gabes, Tunisia is home to a new mural. Its minaret—the tallest in the country—now features a “calligraffitied” verse from the Quran about tolerance. Artist el Seed, who created the piece, says his “goal was to bring people together.”
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Hopper’s Lost Prints
Via ap.org
Sep 2012
A trove of late actor Dennis Hopper’s 1960s photographs were recently discovered by his family. The Lost Prints—”a very intimate portrayal of his thought process as an artist”—are now on display at Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau museum.
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eBook Avalanche
Via artinfo.com
Sep 2012
NY Art Book Fair founder AA Bronson says Paul Chan—who launched our Lowercase P: Artists & Politics series—is the “future of art publishing.” Chan’s Badlands Unlimited “is the tip of the iceberg and there’s an avalanche coming of eBook publishing.”
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Stedelijk Reopens
Via theartnewspaper.com
Sep 2012
After eight years of renovation, Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum reopens September 23. Designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects, a new facility (nicknamed “The Bathtub”) will accompany the fully refurbished 1895 original building.
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Growing a Gallery
Via telegraph.co.uk
Sep 2012
British property developer David Roberts is opening a new art gallery in Camden, London. His first three exhibitions, entitled House of Leaves, will feature work from his personal collection—including Damien Hirst, Louise Bourgeois, and Thomas Houseago.
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Met Worth
Via hyperallergic.com
Sep 2012
The Metropolitan Museum estimates that its summer shows added a whopping $781 million to New York’s economy. The Met’s star-studded season included work from Prada, as well as a Tomás Saraceno exhibition—whose Lighter Than Air was at the Walker in 2009.
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Restoring Harlem
Via animalnewyork.com
Sep 2012
A once “controversial” black history mural in Harlem is getting a multimillion-dollar restoration by NYC’s Public Design Commission. The Depression-era artwork, on Harlem’s Hospital Center, will re-open alongside a new patient pavilion later this month.
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Wexner Prize
Via dispatch.com
Sep 2012
Known for iconic photos of artists and celebrities—think: nude John and clothed Yoko on the cover of Rolling Stone—Annie Liebovitz has been named the 14th winner of the Wexner Prize. Previous winners include Bill T. Jones and Robert Rauschenberg.