The New York Times
Empty Frames and Other Oddities From the Unsolved Gardner Museum Heist
4 min · · After 34 years, not one of the 13 works stolen during the largest art theft in history has surfaced but the puzzling peculiarities of the case still draw interest. · Shared by 8, including Bill Johnston, Felix M
Literary Hub
Between Risk and Control: How Mark Rothko Discovered His Signature Style
8 min · · Featured image: Allie Caulfield via Creative Commons In the summer of 1933, Mark Rothko, who was then still known as Markus Rothkowitz, hitchhiked nearly three thousand miles from New York City to … · Shared by 167, including Bill Johnston
The New York Times
He Made a Magazine, 95 Issues, While Hiding From the Nazis in an Attic
8 min · · The people who hid Curt Bloch, a German Jew, in the crawl space of a Dutch home gave him both food and the materials he needed to make a highly creative magazine now drawing attention. · Shared by 10, including Felix M, Bill Johnston
Artnet
How Artist Marcel Dzama Brings Surrealism to the Stage
2 min · · Ahead of his commission for the Performa biennial, artist Marcel Dzama spoke to Artnet's art critic Ben Davis · Shared by 8, including Bill Johnston
The New York Times
Mark Rothko at Full Scale, and in Half Light
8 min · · Sublime and vulgar all at once, his diaphanous stains of color have come together in a once-in-a-generation show in Paris. · Shared by 5, including Bill Johnston
wholeearth.info
Whole Earth Index
2 min · · Here lies a nearly-complete archive of Whole Earth publications, a series of journals and magazines descended from the Whole Earth Catalog, published by Stewart Brand and the POINT Foundation between… · Shared by 10, including Bill Johnston
peekaboogallery.com
ABOUT | Peekaboo Gallery
2 min · · Jordan Reichek is an award-winning, veteran animation producer/director whose versatile work has spanned feature films, television and web series as well as animation techniques for the last 30 years.… · Shared by 5, including Bill Johnston
CBC
'Liminal space' photography captures the eerieness and isolation of pandemic life
· Early in the pandemic, an online community of photographers, artists and editors started creating and sharing pictures of what they described as “liminal spaces”: empty, dark hallways, old arcades and decrepit stairways, which echoed a sense of timelessness and eeriness that resonated in today's world. · Shared by 6, including Bill Johnston
hipgnosiscovers.com
Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey Powell and beyond
9 min · · Shared by 6, including Bill Johnston
The Guardian
Cover ups: Storm Thorgerson's iconic album artwork
11+ min · · Storm Thorgerson talks us through the weird and wonderful images he created for Pink Floyd, Ian Dury and the Mars Volta · Shared by 6, including Bill Johnston
bostonmagazine.com
'Not Art' Creator Wants to Inspire Conversation By Tagging Objects
5 min · · The creator of the "Not Art" stencil seen around Boston says he tags objects in public spaces in hopes of inspiring conversations about everyday objects. · Shared by 5, including Bill Johnston
The New York Times
John Mulaney Punctures His Persona in ‘Baby J’
6 min · · In his highly anticipated new Netflix special, the comic changes his pace to deliver bristlingly funny material about addiction, rehab and what it means to be likable. · Shared by 14, including Bill Johnston
charlesforrester.com
Charles Forrester
4 min · · Charles Forrester was born in 1928 in Jersey City, NJ, shortly before the start of the Great Depression. Besides the widespread poverty faced by so many during that time period, Forrester’s family… · Shared by 5, including Bill Johnston
fallenfruit.org
Projects – Fallen Fruit
7 min · · Sacred Conversations, 2023, David All · Shared by 5, including Bill Johnston
doublescoop.art
Fallen Fruit Collective comes to Reno
5 min · · The L.A. duo's new sculpture installation at the NMA is also a community garden · Shared by 5, including Bill Johnston