February 2009
180 posts
Crowd-sourced curation alert... →
Time Slider →
Time lapse that shows a writer’s edits/deletions as he goes. LOVE this.
not martha - bacon stuffed waffles →
Bacon is delicious. Have you heard?
Note: the source for this post is NOT the This is Why You’re Fat tumblr.
Building on Canvas: Sarah McKenzie and the New... →
I’m much more thinking about abstract minimalist painting from the 1960s and 70s, even abstract expressionism in terms of certain moments when I’m thinking about handling a certain mark in a certain…
Deutsche Börse Group - Deutsche Börse Photography... →
The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize aims to reward a contemporary photographer of any nationality, who has made the most significant contribution (exhibition or publication) to the medium of…
That Old Master? It’s at the Pawnshop -... →
Last fall, Annie Leibovitz, the photographer, borrowed $5 million from a company called Art Capital Group. In December, she borrowed $10.5 million more from the same firm. As collateral, among other items, she used town houses she owns in Greenwich Village, a country house, and something else: the rights to all of her photographs.
Flavorwire » Jen Bekman Artist to Watch: Greg... →
Sara Distin on upcoming 20x200 edition maker Greg Lindquist’s solo show @ BAM: “If Brooklyn is the borough you know and love, you’ll soon have the opportunity to see Lindquist’s works at BAM. His…
How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity - HBR.org →
I don’t think our success is largely luck. Rather, I believe our adherence to a set of principles and practices for managing creative talent and risk is responsible. Pixar is a community in the true…
Stanford Business Magazine February 2005 →
Sorensen estimates that previously best-selling authors got the least benefit from being on the New York Times list, while unknowns had the greatest jump in sales. On average, he estimates, appearing…
Personism » Speaking @ Ignite NYC III Tomorrow... →
I’m participating in tomorrow night’s Ignite NYC event. I’ll be like, totally articulate, k’now? Just you wait and see.
Personism » Paired: Mitch Epstein + Kenneth Koch →
Obamas in hunt for modern art - Times Online →
President George W Bush described himself as “the Decider”, but Obama is thought to be tempted by Ruscha’s witty 1983 portrayal of indecision, entitled I Think I’ll … .
New York Public Library Online Exhibitions →
In borough edges, nyc, Johae presents uncommon views of New York, which she photographed while bicycling along the waterfront and borders of each of the five boroughs as a way of “remapping” the…
Isabel Toledo - Steele, Valerie; Mears, Patricia -... →
Would love to get my hands on an advance copy of this.
Edificial - A Brutal (but Constructive)... →
With a launch coming soon and details even sooner, Advertising Age’s Nat Ives reports that Reader’s Digest is adding to the incredibly-diminished worldwide stable of shelter titles with a magazine…
The art market is more moral than the stock market... →
“Chandelier bidding” happens and is disgusting; art dealers can be sharks; art fairs are like tent-city casinos; the market revved up the bullshit machine. Yet even considering all this, we said the…
Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers... →
Blogs are a legitimate form of art criticism? WHO KNEW?!
Paddy Johnson, of Art Fag City fame, scores a Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Arts Writers grant.
Huge congrats to Paddy, and kudos to the grants givers for giving like they get it.
Conspicuous thrift - Los Angeles Times →
Pretty much every downturn in history has created the same delicate circumstances for the few who remain usefully liquid. Making things even more tricky is the fact that a recession is a great…
Computer Tan →
It’s tan-tastic!
