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Quiet Formalism
Via badatsports.com
Mar 14
Bad at Sports’ Eric Asboe’s visits to the Twin Cities included looks at two exhibitions that represent “spare, quiet returns to formalism,” the Walker’s Painter Painter and the Soap Factory’s group show R.U.R.
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Francis on Art
Via artlyst.com
Mar 14
Pope Francis’ stance on contemporary art? Not good, if his actions in 2004 are any indicator. As a cardinal in Argentina, Jorge Bergoglio dubbed an exhibition of works by León Ferrari “blasphemous” and successfully lobbied for its censorship.
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Form(s) and Content
Via artinamericamagazine.com
Mar 14
For its Ai Weiwei show, According to What?, the Hirshhorn presented its catalogue content two ways—as a $40 book or a $5 magazine. “The result was over 9,000 magazines sold, far more than the number of catalogues that usually sell for any given show.”
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MOCA Story
Via cmonstah.tumblr.com
Mar 14
Confused by all the twists and turns in the recent history of LA MOCA? Carolina Miranda translates the story in gif format, using pop-culture references from Jon Stewart and King Kong to Monty Python and Star Wars.
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Feltron 2012
Via feltron.com
Mar 13
Nicholas Felton—featured in our touring exhibition Graphic Design: Now in Production—has released his 2012 “annual report.” A visual datamine of his personal life, this year’s verson was created using a custom iPhone app.
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Art and Oil
Via bloomberg.com
Mar 12
An oil trader paid $100M by Citigroup the year the government bailed the company out now owns a private art museum in Vermont. In its collection: photos by Edward Burtynsky, who documents environmental damage from extraction industries.
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Chinese Metal
Via guardian.co.uk
Mar 11
“Metal, often derided and dismissed, is a rich resource for anyone who wants to transgress repressive norms,” writes Keith Kahn-Harris on news Ai Weiwei is releasing a metal-influenced album with musician Zuoxiao Zuzhou (featuring cover art by Ai).
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SXSW Cat Recap
Via latimes.com
Mar 11
Hundreds packed Friday’s SXSW panel on the Walker’s #catvidfest Friday. Katie Hill on the event’s success: “People want to connect and they’re really hungry for something real. This is not ironic, we’re not making fun of anyone and this is why it works.”