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Thursday Links: Spring Cleaning

by Paddy Johnson and Whitney Kimball on March 14, 2013
  • The Venice Biennale artist list is out. Really heavy on dudes. [Venice Biennale]
  • Google announced yesterday it will discontinue Google Reader July 1st. Guess we gotta go back to bloglines]. [Google blog]
  • The Cy Twombly Foundation is embroiled in lawsuits. There’s some real ugly stuff here: The foundation’s Director, Thomas H. Saliba, is accused of taking more than $300,000 in unauthorized fees with the assistance of the well known art world lawyer, Ralph E. Lerner. [NYTimes]
  • Ed Winkleman writes that historically significant video artists are being overlooked because of a resistant market. It’s not the first time we’ve heard this; Joe Amrhein of Pierogi told us at The Armory Fair last week that it seemed like collector resistance to the medium went up every year. Meanwhile, we see its use increasing in art schools. [Winkleman]
  • MoMA PS1 and MoMA’s Department of Architecture and Design’s call for ideas to create a sustainable waterfront in the Rockaways closes Friday. Submit! [MoMA PS1]
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MoMA PS1 Offers a “Discount” on Admission

by Corinna Kirsch on February 1, 2013
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Every single day, Groupon and a slew of copycat companies post discounts on everything from doggy day care to mobile tanning parties. Now, Long Island City’s MoMA PS1 has joined the ranks of those peddling in low-priced commodities over on Amazon Local.

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[Updated] How to Volunteer for Hurricane Sandy Clean Up

by Corinna Kirsch on November 1, 2012
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You’ve seen the pictures. You’ve read the tweets. New York City looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland along its waterfront. Among the many things New York City needs right now, clean up is one of them. The art world is rallying, too.

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Watch a Fat Man Die: MTV Premieres Art Breaks 2.0

by Corinna Kirsch on April 3, 2012
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If watching MTV programs like Jersey Shore and Sixteen and Pregnant makes you feel dirty, MTV has a pill to relieve your pain. MTV Art Breaks, a collaboration with Creative Time and MoMA PS1, debuts short video clips made by artists including Rashaad Newsome, Mads Lynnerup, and Mickalene Thomas, with more artists to be announced soon. Starting this week, these clips will play during MTV's commercial programming, both online and on cable TV.

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