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the artist speaks. Jason Massonrose to fame as a clever art YouTuber hennessy youngmanhis first museum was cloth workshop Located in Philadelphia new york times“Jokes are powerful, but it’s not easy to tell a good joke,” he said.great feminist Suzanne Lacy there is a survey in Queen’s Museum in New York, art newspaper“Activism is influencing change,” she said. “I am not convinced that art does anything profound or unique on its own, but that it functions to support and advance popular, social and political ideas. I’m sure.” T: The New York Times Style Magazine We spoke with artists who are fighting mass incarceration through their work. “I’m not interested in telling only the stories of innocent people.” sable ellis smith Said. “I’m interested in a showdown.”
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auction action. giant of entertainment effortof image Acquired a majority stake in a collector car auction company Barrett Jackson In a deal worth $261 million, deadline report. The company’s many other holdings include: Freeze art fair and new york fashion weekOn the other hand, the author’s real estate Joan Didion later this year stairs gallery in Hudson, New York, architectural digest report. Materials coming to the block are said to include art, furniture and, of course, books. The catalog of offerings will arrive on October 31st. The release date is November 16th.
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French illustrator Jean-Jacques SampeThe graphic designer for the “Little Nicolas” series of books, which sold over 15 million copies, died yesterday at the age of 89. [The Guardian]
of Alabama State Archives and History Department It said it was making efforts to return Native American bodies and funeral items it held in the tribe, as required by federal law. [The Associated Press]
Midtown Manhattan crown buildingHistorically the site of many art galleries, it is now home to the city’s most expensive hotel. Aman New YorkCorner suites are $20,000 and some areas are reserved for members only. (Current enrollment fee is $200,000). [Bloomberg]
Speaking of luxury vanity fair digging deep into carbon Empire, a dealer-curated art restaurant that opened its flagship New York branch in 2013 Vito SchnabelIts owner has caught the zeitgeist. Kou Momofukuof Donald Judd– inspired minimalism or WD~50Neo-Surrealism of another that looks like, but is novelly infused with self-aware nostalgia. ” Nate Freeman I am writing. [Vanity Fair]
Job Information. Trio of personnel items art daily: Giampaolo Bianconi are participating in Art Institute of Chicago Born in Munich as an associate curator of modern and contemporary art. Museum Brandhorst; of Joan Mitchell Foundation tapped Solana Chetmanhas served as Director of Creative Practices and Social Impact at hut In New York, he is the director of the artist program.and Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum hired Gina Borromeo Senior Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs (and Senior Curator of Antiquities) and Earl Martin Curator of decorative arts, design and material culture.Borromeo is Rhode Island School of Designof museumMartin from Bard Graduate Center.
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A MAN OF MANY TIPPLE. british artist John Gilroy perhaps most famous for drawing animals for advertisements Guinness Beer (especially toucan). However, according to one legend, he was quite the gin drinker and gave a very formidable bill at the bar. Morrit Arms Hotel An employee said he painted a mural at Greta Bridge, England, in 1946 to cover the accusations. BBC news The mural, which was a vibrant party scene, has been restored.artist Sarah HodgkinsThe man who led the effort said, “I absolutely love it when he walks in, orders a drink, looks at the wall and says, oh, it worked so well.” He died in 1985 at the age of 86, but his murals live on. [BBC News]