palaceonholiday:

The American Folk Art Museum packs up Marino Auriti’s ‘Il Enciclopedico Palazzo del Mondo (The Encyclopedic Palace of the World)’ and prepares to send it to the 55th International Venice Biennale. Shot by William Philbin, edited by John Kingman.

in il bocca del lupo, folk art museum

Something to look forward to at Frieze New York: Liz Glynn’s secret pop-up bar.  Per Frieze’s website:

Decorated like an old bank vault, Glynn’s bar at Frieze New York 2013 will be accessible through a secret door. Inside, bartenders will perform magic tricks while serving cocktails to guests.

Put a Maggie Smith on it [courtesy the art stars at Vulture]

WIM DELVOYE 
“Twisted Dump Truck” (1:5 scale model) 2011 
Lasercut stainless steel
29 1/2 inches x 6.6 feet x 31 inches

Shadi Habib Allah
Chair Sink, 2009
Folding industrial chair, plumbing bits
Dimensions variable
Installation view

David Noonan studio tour (via Paul Barbera’s WhereTheyCreate)

Richard Avedon
“Marilyn Monroe as Theda Bara”, 1958

Published in Life Magazine, Dec 22, 1958 as part of the feature “Fabled Enchantresses”

Jennifer and Kevin McCoy
The Band Rider Series, 2002 
Installation with plinths, found text and readymade objects

Per artists’ website:

A collection of “rider agreements”, the element of a live musician’s contract in which they specify catering and hospitality agreements for their dressing rooms. The artists assemble the various products requested by Jennifer Lopez, Nine Inch Nails, Guns ‘n Roses and Christina Aguilera. These found products are installed on plinths alongside reproductions of the artists’ rider agreements.

Artsy studio tour with Mickalene Thomas.

Diggin on Mounir Fatmi’s clever sculptures.

above:
I Love America, A Tribute to Jacques Derrida, 2007 
Black screens, 2004-2005

Myriam Mechita

“I’m an animal too” at Centre d’art de Vélizy

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“studio museum harlem (work) – m4w – 33 (Harlem / Morningside) – 33.”

shelly – i delivered artwork this morning to you and it was cold but you were warm and greeted me with smiles. i want to see you again. can we meet in secret – and see a movie while holding hands or let me write a poem about your curly golden hair and bouncy disposition while you eat cheese cake and giggle and look into my eyes? i will drop everything to come and see you – anytime – anywhere.

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Art Handler Missed Connections

(via ARTINFO.com)

(Source: blogs.artinfo.com)

Laurie Simmons: cool as Kim Gordon

Art Shipping Christmas Cards: a mini-survey.

Part 4: Ursula Krinzinger

How to be a gallery technician

(via Guardian Professional)