Yesterday we noticed that a copy of Anish Kapoor’s “Cloud Gate” in Chicago is in the works in Karamay, China, promoted as a giant, stainless steel drop of oil.
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Designing Money You May Not Want to Spend
Perhaps it’s a sign that paper money has entered its late rococo period as the revolution of digital currency makes bills feel as arcane as fax machines, but there’s been a recent burst of creativity as designers and artists are tackling banknotes as a medium.
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Billionaire Must Pay Sculptor for Unauthorized Copies, but He Gets to Keep Them
Last week a federal judge ordered Russian-born, Florida-based billionaire Igor Olenicoff to pay sculptor John Raimondi $640,000 for having unauthorized copies of his work made in China and installed at his development sites.
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Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton’s Graphic Design Duel on Twitter
There are so many ways for presidential candidates to spar: in debates, in conversation with the press — and now, on social media!
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: banana sculpture slips away, graffiti artist sues designer over Katy Perry’s dress, and art signs disappear from New York City streets.
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Staffers Start Indefinite Strike at London’s National Gallery
Today, members of the UK’s Public and Commercial Services Union commenced “indefinite strike action” at London’s National Gallery in a protest against the museum’s ongoing privatization plans.
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A Poor Man’s Kapoor: China Unveils Knockoff of Chicago’s Bean
An immense sculpture in China is nearing completion, and it bears a striking resemblance to Chicago’s most famous work of public art.
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40 Designs Vying to Replace New Zealand’s National Flag
New Zealand is considering new designs to potentially replace its national flag and today released an official long list of 40 contenders submitted by the public.
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Photographer Kiripi Katembo, Master of Reflection, Dies at 36
The Congolese photographer, painter, and film producer Kiripi Katembo has died at age 36 of cerebral malaria.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: the FBI released security footage of the night before the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, a seven-year-old boy got stuck in a work of public art, and the Ashmolean Museum acquired a trove of illustrated correspondence between Sir Edward Burne-Jones and Helen Mary Gaskell.
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Instagram Deletes Activist Account After #KKKorGOP Posts
Last night, the activist group Dream Defenders contributed to the first GOP debate through Instagram, posting on its account collaged images of Republican candidates and members of the KKK, tagged #KKKorGOP.
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Blitz! Jenny Holzer’s Dallas Cowboys Memorabilia Is on Sale
When Dallas Cowboys fans turned up to their team’s new stadium for the 2009–10 pre-season, they were greeted with a collection of Texas-size, blue-chip contemporary art.
