Jean de Boulogne’s Neptune is too sexy for Facebook, apparently
- Why do thousands of us have memories of a nonexistent early 90s children movie Shazaam starring Sinbad as a genie? One theory is that we’re from an alternate dimension. This is so, so weird. [NewStatesman]
- Adam Harvey, the artist behind anti-facial-recognition makeup technique “CV Dazzle” (which is so cool) has designed a textile print “HyperFace” that overwhelms algorithms with hundreds of false faces. [Mashable]
- Are people finally tiring of social media wars? We’ve noticed a lot of people unplugging and/or stepping back from Facebook and Twitter citing self preservation (including our own Michael Anthony Farley). Now the articles are starting to come out. Frankly, this seems like a step in the right direction. [The Guardian]
- Hyperallergic has released their annual Most Powerless list. It hurts a bit to see David Hammons, an artist who has made his reputation by resisting authority and wealth structures, on the list this year. It seems the staff felt that Hammons couldn’t out maneuver a news cycle that included his gallerist’s son as head of Trump’s treasury. [Hyperallergic]
- A photo of a 1560s statue of Neptune by Jean de Boulogne has been censored by Facebook for being too sexy. [The Telegraph]
- The long, dramatic story of how George Lucas has been trying to build a “lowbrow” museum of narrative art in three different cities. Mayors seem to want it, but no one else does. Lucas does not come out smelling like roses here, as he seems unwilling to compromise on much and emails reveal his team refusing to release even basic information (like what would be in the museum) to potential partners. [Bloomberg]
- Picasso fans take note: Madrid’s Museo Reina Sofía is celebrating the 80th anniversary of “Guernica” with a massive Picasso show from April to September. This will involve the loan of more than 150 works from collections across the globe. [artnet News]
