I’ll Never Let Canada Live This Down: Evil Carpooling Startup Fined
PickupPal is a Canadian online community where people can find others traveling to the same places, and carpool there to save gas. The bus companies freaked and sued under an Ontario law that limits carpoolers to traveling only from home to work and back, riding with the same driver every day and paying only by the week, among other restrictions. PickupPal just lost that suit.
ArtCal - Chelsea - Mixed Greens - Alessandra Exposito, My First Love
Still with the tacky pink animal skulls. So awful!
Basics - Pixels Are Like Cupcakes. Let Me Explain - NYTimes.com
“In Camera Pixels, More May Not Be Better.” For those who want to get their digital camera nerd on. There’s also a very nice cupcake jpg.
The TV Watch - Sarah Palin Rehashes 2008 and Rehearses, Perhaps, for 2012 - NYTimes.com
Palin’s ignorance and arrogance leaves such a bad taste in my mouth. If the Republican party wants to tank itself so be it, but frankly I’d rather see someone a little less dangerous vying for the position of presidential candidate in 2012.
YouTube - quintron - place unknown
Quintron and Miss Pussycat tonight at 10 at Santos Party House
Artnet News - artnet Magazine
“…Meanwhile, [Sperone Westwater] has announced plans to build a sleek new nine-story skyscraper at 257 Bowery, on a site one block north of the New Museum, moving its operation there upon its completion in December 2009.” Artnet getting to news Curbed reported a month and a half ago.
tom moody » Krauss: 20 Year Life for Critics
An excerpt from a larger interview quoted on Tom Moody’s blog: “Rosalind Krauss: I think most critics have about twenty years when they are out there on the barricades and have a kind of intuitive connection to new work. I no longer have an intuitive connection to very very new work, and I believe that it should be younger artists and younger critics who deal with that work.”
Britney Spears turns down Virgin Mary film role
“Britney Spears has mercifully turned down a role as the Virgin Mary in an upcoming religious satire, “Sweet Baby Jesus.”" Now that Obama is President Elect I guess we’re back to “real news”
The New York Times is the third google search result. Notably no other actual newspapers make the first page of results. Time for the competition to step it up.
I believe I identified this album as worth a listen before Pitchfork got around to giving it a 7.8. (Not that I’m claiming AFC to be a go-to site for music, but we do have a few connections to other creative fields worth noting).
best of craigslist : Part-time work 4 hrs/day, $15/hr
“Please read the following VERY carefully before responding…We are looking for talented, motivated self-starters who are detail-oriented to work in the field of sifting through organic waste in search of small, hard-to-find objects. Available shifts are at our peak “busy” hours - 7:30 - 11:30 am, 1 - 5 pm, or 6 - 10 pm.”
Freight + Volume - Contemporary Art
An unexpected match: Former Derek Eller, Perry Rubenstein, and Greenberg Van Doren artist Andrew Guenther now at Freight and Volume.
Sotheby’s Reports Additional $10.6M in Losses - ARTINFO.com
The figure brings the auction house’s guarantee-related losses to $52.6 million in the last two months.
‘Meh’: Apathetic Expression Enters Collins English Dictionary - Yahoo! News
“The dictionary defines “meh” as an expression of indifference or boredom, or an adjective meaning mediocre or boring. Examples given by the dictionary include “the Canadian election was so meh.”" I can’t imagine a word more inappropriately applied to the last Canadian election. Via: Hrag
Brian Sholis announces his departure from ArtForum and the launch of his new blog. A great resource for headier discourse.
Edward_ Winkleman - How To Buy Art in a Recession
Imagine you’re Warren Buffett…now’s the time to buy a lot of art. Edward Winkleman gives collectors a few tips.
The latest MTAA poll for their show at SFMOMA. Be sure to vote
PrintedMatter.org - James Hoff Topten
“Synopsis: Topten is a celebration of the tenth anniversary of Artforum’s popular “Top Ten” column.” Even though this compilation misses an AFC top ten best of the web list, we still think it’s well worth perusing the compilation. Via: Leah Sandals
Sarah Palin getting $7M to prove she can read and write - 236.com - News
Ghost writers can prove anything
My totally biased endorsement of one of my favorite grad school classmates of 2001 David Corbett. His paintings are EXCELLENT.
A Glimpse Of The Light A Musical by Ben Finn, Toronto
Naturally, the Holocaust survivor musical has already run in New York.
“It is not a perfect building, yet its billowing glass facade, which evokes a crystal ship drifting through the city, is a masterly example of how to breathe life into a staid old structure. And its interiors underscore one of the most underrated dimensions of Mr. Gehry’s immense talent: a supple feel for context and an ability to balance exuberance with delicious moments of restraint.”
Jan Krugier Gallery - About the Gallery
Over the weekend international art dealer and gallerist Jan Krugier died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at his home in Geneva at the age of 80, surrounded by his family and close friends.
Painter Grace Hartigan recalled as ‘restless spirit’ — baltimoresun.com
Seminal figure in U.S. art world, longtime Baltimore resident died Saturday at 86
As relevant as Eric Fischl. New York art news, reviews and gossip.
Art Fag City is Paddy Johnson.
