- What happens when you put James Franco on all book covers. [Book Riot]
- 15 notable artist buildings in New York. [Curbed]
- “Want to see a very big show of very bad art? Sure you do, to be up on present trends in bigness and badness.” The New Yorker disses Matthew Day Jackson’s show up at Hauser & Wirth. [The New Yorker]
- New York state has dismissed the gender discrimination suit filed by El Museo del Barrio’s former director, Margarita Aguilar. One board member supposedly told her to “pluck her eyebrows, lose weight and wear more expensive clothing.” [Art in America]
- The National Law Review weighs in on the legalities surrounding the Detroit Institute of Arts, and whether its collection can be sold to cover the city’s bankruptcy. [The National Law Review]
- Citi Bike: perfect for the apocalypse? [Slate]
- The BHQF has come out with a series of “how-to videos that equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today’s contemporary art market.” [MOCAtv]
- Yesterday Occupy Wall Street took to the streets once more in honor of its second anniversary. Anger remains hot over closing hospitals and Wall Street speculators who have not faced charges for the stock market crash of 2008. [The Huffington Post]
- Well, some kids are dumb. College students imitating moves from Miley Cyrus’ music video “Wrecking Ball,” started riding a piece of public art at Grand Valley State University. The sculpture has now been removed. [Business Insider]
- A Russian perspective on Chinese art and power. [Frieze]
Wednesday Links: Celebrities and Serious Stuff
by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on September 18, 2013 Massive Links
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