Doug Aitken, "Station to Station"
- Want to know what PS1 Curator Klaus Biesenbach thinks of Vilebrequin swimwear? This is your chance. T Magazine pairs the curator with Questlove the drummer for the band Roots, in a segment asking two celebrities for their opinion on a variety of new products. The juxtaposition is hilarious. [T Magazine]
- A beautiful inscription on Henry Darger’s gravestone [Outsider Art]
- James Gandolfini, the actor best known for his role as Tony Soprano in HBO’s The Soprano’s has died. He was 51. [Variety]
- Here’s Gandolfini’s life in pictures. [Vulture]
- British artist and filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson [previously known as Sam Taylor-Wood] has signed on to direct the movie version of erotic best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey. No word when they aim to release the movie. [CBC]
- Greg Allen has seen James Bridle’s “”A Quiet Disposition.”an exhibition and talk at the Corcoran he’s dubbed, “The New Aesthetic and Dronestagram” for its subject matter. The show sounds pretty good—the view of a drone shadow for example, is rightly noted as privileged—and Allen does a good job of fleshing out the some of the exhibition details. His only criticism? Not enough drone sounds. [Greg.org]
- Doug Aitken’s latest public project will send a group of artists and musicians from New York to San Francisco on a train, with 10 stops in between for performances. It’s a three-week Amtrak trip, in which the train will serve as a studio. Participants are uberfamous and mostly men. They include Peter Coffin, Urs Fischer and Dan Deacon to name a few. [L.A. Times]
- A pinterest account for an imaginary toddler named Quinoa inspired our favorite tweet of the day: “Oh Quinoa, you fashion-forward rascal.” @ashbursey [Pinterest]
- Kickstarter needs to improve their project review process. Yesterday, a book project many are complaining boils down to sexual assault tips got funded. The book, “Above The Game: A Guide To Getting Awesome With Women”, includes such suggestions as: “Decide that you’re going to sit in a position where you can rub her leg and back. Physically pick her up and sit her on your lap. Don’t ask for permission. Be dominant. Force her to rebuff your advances.” And: “Make her push your hand away as you get closer to her vagina.” Also: “Pull out your cock and put her hand on it. Remember, she is letting you do this because you have established yourself as a LEADER. Don’t ask for permission, GRAB HER HAND, and put it right on your dick.” There’s now a petition asking Kickstarter not to fund the project. The organization responded, but declined the request of the petitioners. [Slate]
