La Pyramide (1973) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, by human Rinaldo Olivieri (not an AI!). Photo by Iwan Baan.
- New York’s Center for Architecture has a show about postcolonial African modern architecture and it looks amazing. Apparently, somewhat paradoxically, African nations celebrated their independence from European colonial powers by commissioning avant garde works from European architects. These are so cool. [Dezeen]
- A group of alleged neo-Nazis and a group protesting with the Industrial Workers of the World got into a physical confrontation inside the Minneapolis Institute of Arts this weekend. No art was damaged. [StarTribune]
- “There have people using their own fecal matter in a harmful way in the bathrooms, in the showers, all over the bathroom,” a RISD student discussing the poop swastika found on campus. I can’t tell if I’m more weirded out by the sudden rise of neo-Nazis or the sheer amount of poop-related news we’ve been reading lately. What the hell is wrong with people?? [New York Daily News]
- How Jamillah James became the head curator of LA’s new-ish ICA. Spoiler: not via grad school. [Hyperallergic]
- LD50, the London gallery which hosted a controversial show about the alt-right, may be closing. The gallery has since been targeted by intense protests. [The New York Times]
- For the first time in Europe, Cindy Sherman’s recent self portraits as aging Hollywood starlets are on view all together. The show is at Sprüth Magers in Berlin, and this series looks so good. [artnet News]
- “Watson,” IBM’s AI, has been tasked with learning to think like Antoni Gaudi. It’s been designing organic/modernist sculpture. Maybe one day, it will design buildings. [Forbes]
