- “HUGE Watercolor of Salmon and Matisse cut-outs.” [Craigslist]
- William Pope.L has mixed feelings about being on the cover of Artforum. [ARTnews via Hyperallergic]
- Freddy, an artist-run gallery that now has an auction up on Paddle8, has a short interview explaining the reasons behind the anonymity of its administrators. “The anonymity has more to do with how the project is intended to function on the Internet. It’s not about some kind of airtight identity foil—there are plenty of people who know exactly who I am—it’s about the desire to present a project where the identity of the curator is of less importance than the work itself.” BID. As of the time of this writing, there are only 5 hours left to support this great organization! [Paddle8]
- “We are no longer breeding cats. This website is for sale.” It’s a sad day when you try to buy a kitten online, but find that the site only exists to advertise a web domain. [kittens-forsale.com]
- Erin Lee Carr published a playlist of songs loved by her late father, David Carr. The sweet, melancholy playlist of indie rock and alt folk and country should be required listening for anyone who needs thawing out of any winter mess. [Spotify via @erinleecarr]
- Is the online market for art booming? Yes, if we go by the number of sites popping up to sell art. Artsper, the latest online marketplace for art, focuses on French galleries. [Spear’s]
- Investigations into Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has had an unexpected effect on museums. Cultural support from Petrobras has dwindled, leaving the country’s institutions in limbo. [Frieze, behind the paywall]
- Here’s the weirdest video you’ll watch all day. I haven’t finished watching all of Will Benedict and David Leonard’s “Toilets Not Temples” yet, but so far, I’m intrigued by this documentary about the globalization of food distribution—the emerging wine market in India, for instance—that blends sci-fi creepiness with cut-and-dry interviews. Includes naked people raining from the sky and a talking dolphin. [Vdrome]
- Artist Trevor Paglen, also the cinematographer for the Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour, reacts to the film’s win for best documentary at last night’s Oscars. [Twitter]
- Celebrity-art blahblah: Hip-hop artist Chris Brown is also a graffiti artist of sorts. He spraypainted some luxury cars for Fine Art Auction Miami’s Urban Art Week, raising over $60,000. [Hot New Hip Hop]
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