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by Paddy Johnson and Whitney Kimball on September 11, 2013
- Roberta Smith explains why selling art works from the Detroit Institute of Art’s collection is shortsighted and damaging to the city’s future. “If the United States aims to produce more and import less, it needs designers and inventors of things to be produced. Such skills require just the kind of imagination and ingenuity that are nourished by art training from an early age and by museums.” [The New York Times]
- Holy shit. The New York City Opera will be cancelling its current season, and the next, unless it can raise $20 million by the end of the year. [BlouinArtinfo]
- Edward Winkleman thinks artists can do more good for the world if they’re well-known, so it’s okay to be a bit selfish in the studio. It’s true, of course, but fame won’t be the path or even the goal for every artist. [Edward Winkleman]
- Carla Gannis and Justin Petropoulos have asked Anthony Antonellis + Anthony Tognazzini to produce ‘Closer.mp4’ – a short story written by A.Tognazzini, animated by A. Antonellis and narrated by Daniel Rourke. No idea what this will look like, but we’re swinging by Transfer Friday night to check it out. [Facebook]
- Another story about window dressing: billionaire real estate broker is turning the Chelsea gas station into luxury condos, and using a series of artworks to advertise the property. First up is “Sheep Station,” a grassy knoll to be occupied by the late Francois-Xavier Lalanne’s sheep sculptures. [BlouinArtinfo]
- It’s been a while since we’ve been inside a Barnes & Noble. That trip can wait a little longer, thanks to Hyperallergic’s list of new fall reads. [Hyperallergic]
- Russia still has artworks looted from WWII Germany. Angela Merkel tried to bring it up again at a press conference, but was stonewalled. [Art News]
- Christopher Knight reviews the newly-discovered Van Gogh Sunset at Montmajour. Not the greatest, he says. [LA Times]
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