- Sally Mann will launch a show at Gagosian on September 22nd that addresses the subject of Cy Twombly, her good friend and neighbor, who died recently. Her son’s recent death is said to have influenced the show as well. [The New York Times]
- Oh, great. Another “Is it art?” feature. This one’s about whether paintings made by animals in a zoo are art. To determine the answer, the author proposes two definitions of art and sees how they match up to paintings and process. [The Washington Post]
- A map of Detroit’s public art essentials. [Curbed]
- This seems like good news: As part of a broader push to help the growing number of workers relying on the “gig economy,” the New York City Council will consider legislation giving all Uber and taxi drivers access to “portable” benefits like health care coverage, disability insurance and life insurance. [Politico]
- Burning Man has become popular amongst Silicon Valley millionaires and billionaires. Now there are luxurious camps which use hired staff like cooks, builders and security. Class tensions have erupted with many Burners saying this is a betrayal of radical self-reliance. Art people have steadily maintained little interest in the event. [The Telegraph]
- Expected but still terrible news: Many artists, newspaper cartoonists and cultural figures have been detained after the attempted military coup against Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [The Art Newspaper]
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