by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on April 4, 2013
- Stuart Pilkington has assembled his favorite emerged and emerging photographers. The landing page features a guy in a wizard raincoat, so naturally, we approve. [Someone I know]
- Huh? Online-editions site Artspace buys VIP Art, which launched the first online-only art fair in 2011. [Gallerist NY]
- apexart’s Franchise, an annual open call for curatorial projects taking place outside New York, is now online. Winning submissions will receive project funding and administrative support. [apexart]
- So weird. “Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity” at The Met, includes mannequins dressed in turn of the century garb. Walter Robinson says it gives the show a bit of a shop quality, but the paintings are great, so it still gets the thumbs up. [ArtSpace]
- Following Bard’s successful low-residency MFA model, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has announced a summer-only studio program. [The School of the Art Institute]
- This was published back in January, but we just discovered it, and we love it. Advice Is Futile. [The Awl]
- President Obama wants you to know that he, too, feels the pinched by the economy, and will be taking a voluntary 5% pay cut. [New York Magazine]
- The International Center for Photography (ICP) was awarded $125,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch a photography conference. The first session is called “What is a photograph?” Whyyyy? [ICP]
- The Elephant Room is back! Nothing is better than rocker magicians. Show dates: April 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 18, and 20. [The Elephant Room]
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 1927–2013 [the Paris Review]
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