Plus, a Trump campaign bus becomes contemporary art, Justine Koons makes jewelry, and Justin Trudeau's victory bodes well for starving Canadian artists.
A lot went down this week in the weird and wild world of Art. Some things were more scandalous than others, some were just plain wacky—but all of them are worth knowing about. Without further ado: + Yesterday was Pablo Picasso’s 134th birthday! Go celebrate.+ Set against the backdrop of the celebratory "rehanging" of their collection, Paris' Picasso Museum has announced plans to annually exhibit the work of a young contemporary artist alongside that of an established artist. In February, this will be artist Raphaël Denis, followed by Miquel Barceló in March. [The Art Newspaper]
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+ James Franco’s working on The Disaster Artist, a behind-the-scenes film about Tommy Wiseau’s The Room starring Seth Rogan and his younger brother Dave. [Dazed Digital]+ David Lynch is writing a memoir. The reason: “There's a lot of bullshit out there about me, in books and all over the Internet. I want to get all the right information in one place…” [Rolling Stone]+ A giant hot pink bra was placed on a 50' steel statue to raise awareness for breast cancer in Tel Aviv. [artnet]
+ Three artists bought a Donald Trump campaign bus and transformed it into a thoroughly anti-Trumpian piece of conceptual art. [USA Today]+ Does Jaden Smith think he’s the next Banksy? [GQ]+ A lost wooden Donatello sculpture may have been discovered by this art dealer/Renaissance scholar. [The New York Times]+ Ai Weiwei has received a three-year German visa, during which he will teach at Berlin’s University of the Arts. [ARTnews]+ Earlier this year, models recreated Gustav Klimt’s paintings for Austria’s annual Life Ball, under the lens of Inge Prader. [artnet]
+ Justin Trudeau, Canada’s new prime minister, seems to bode well for the country’s insufficient arts funding. [Hyperallergic]+ Inside the Koons household, via Mrs. Koons herself. [Harpers Bazaar]+ Lady Gaga won the Young Artist Award at The Americans for The Arts 2015 National Arts Awards; Klaus Biesenbach, of the MoMA, was the presenter of the award. [Observer]
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+ Bob Ross’s 1983 instructional series The Joy of Painting is now on YouTube in all its hirsute, pixelated glory. (4 days, 500,000 views and counting). [Huffington Post]
+ The drawn-out DeLorean lawsuit was finally settled in time for all involved to happily celebrate Back to the Future day. [Page Six]+ Meet ArtWet: “Art world drama, relayed in a cool and measured town, with an eye to accuracy.” It’s what ArtFCity calls “essentially The Onion for the art world,” a site whose content has been “gently shepherded” (his words) by Artinfo’s Scott Indrisek. [ArtFCity]+ Dan Deacon is joining Miley Cyrus and The Flaming Lips on their “Dead Petz” tour. [NME]+ The Sagrada Família is entering into the last phase of it’s construction. It is planned to be completed in 2026—marking the 100-year anniversary of Antoni Gaudí’s death—and will be the tallest religious building in all of Europe. [Independent]+ Dave Eggers makes art. [Artspace]
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+ Three artists bought a Donald Trump campaign bus and transformed it into a thoroughly anti-Trumpian piece of conceptual art. [USA Today]+ Does Jaden Smith think he’s the next Banksy? [GQ]+ A lost wooden Donatello sculpture may have been discovered by this art dealer/Renaissance scholar. [The New York Times]+ Ai Weiwei has received a three-year German visa, during which he will teach at Berlin’s University of the Arts. [ARTnews]+ Earlier this year, models recreated Gustav Klimt’s paintings for Austria’s annual Life Ball, under the lens of Inge Prader. [artnet]
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