- Whoa. Artist Joanie Lemercier has developed a projection mapping technique that allows for true 3-D video to be projected into space, far better than existing hologram technology. [Facebook]
- As the G20 Conference approaches 1000 art zombies took over the city of Hamburg Germany to protest political apathy. Apparently they eventually broke out of their clay, shedding their zombie personas and political malaise. I (Paddy) appreciate the message but geez this is dumb. Is it too much to ask for a bit more creativity when coming up with these performances? [artnet News]
- China’s internet freedoms crackdown gets worse. Now it’s illegal to depict homosexuality, drug use, or prostitution online. [Artforum]
- Hobby Lobby, the right-wing craft supply chain, has been ordered to return thousands of looted artifacts to the Middle East. The evangelical Christian owners had been using the corporation to smuggle antiquities into the United States. [The New York Times]
- The Calder show gets a good review from Andrea Scott who seems especially appreciative of the show’s curation. Art handlers have been hired to “activate” the mobile sculptures three times a day but thanks to some careful selections the exhibition isn’t a circus. [The New Yorker]
- 62 new units of affordable housing in the Bronx are being offered up in the housing lottery. The application deadline is September 1. Those units range in pricing from $884 per month to $1740. [Curbed]
- Maybe there’s no other city in the world where an art gallery based out of a car makes as much sense as in Los Angeles. That space, Gallery 1993, is one of many inhabiting unconventional spots across LA—from trucks to elevators. [The Guardian]
- The Hepworth Wakefield art gallery in West Yorkshire, UK has been named the 2017 Art Fund museum of the year. I (Michael) have never even heard of this museum! We’ve apparently gotta check it out. [The Guardian]
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