Mayan sculpture depicting a divine ruler. Courtesy of Blouin Art Info.
- At the age of 18, Stanley Kubrick was shooting photographs for Look Magazine. Here are his 1946 shots in the subway. [The Wall Breakers]
- Mega-dealer David Zwirner talks to Businessweek about the gallery world. Sounds like he’s having a good time—he says he’d encourage his kids to get involved. [Businessweek]
- The New Museum’s XFR STN gets some love from The New York Times. The project invites artists and creative types to bring in their old art for digitization. The work is then uploaded to archive.org. [The New York Times]
- George Clooney’s new movie on Nazi art thieves has a trailer. [Gallerist]
- Here’s a story that never changes: even high-powered female execs who decide to become stay at home moms are having problems re-entering the workforce. [The New York Times]
- New York City’s smallest museum, Museum, has three rules: no art, “sentimentality is a major filtration system”, and nothing vintage. [The New York Times]
- The Scottish Museum of National Art mounted an exhibition about witches. Ooh. [The Guardian]
- Q: Why are we attracted to beautiful things? A: They work better. There’s more to it then that, of course, and Divya Pahwa gets into some of that in her essay. [The Medium]
- Juliette Lewis is now in M. Night Shyamalan’s new television adaptation of Wayward Pines. Barf. [Flavorwire]
- A 26-foot Mayan sculpture dating back to 600 CE discovered in Guatemala. [ArtInfo]
