Links & Comments (2010-12-11)

• There’s a show on my hotel TV called How to Basel 2010. So far art has been crappy. #
• Photo: My fortune from @antipainter’s Fortune 500 project at #Rank is pure awesome. http://tumblr.com/xi6ylqk5m #
• Sarada Rauch & Baris Gokturk’s “Guidance Counselor” event at #Rank is gossipy. http://twitpic.com/3cw1e5 #
• Dude has his own Thomas Ruff portrait in his own show. Wow! http://twitpic.com/3cwsva #
• Guess where I am!!!! http://twitpic.com/3cwsyx #
• Splurge for the day. Eating at Nobu at the Rubell Collection. #embracingthelunacy #
• Good ole fashioned doll porn by Nathalie Djurberg. “Badain” (2005) http://twitpic.com/3cx6gg http://twitpic.com/3cx6gk #
• Sarah Lucas, “Testerone & Martyrdom” (2005) (Rubell) http://twitpic.com/3cx9ml #
• Disappointed in the Rubell show. Mostly uninspired and trendy. A friend said it best, “It’s like shopping at Neiman Marcus.” #
• Last year was sooo much better. #
• Now I know why there was a big Basel fair rush at 4pm, the admission drops to $20 from $36 or something crazy. #
• And I’m back at Basel. Marepe, “Aguidá” (2010) http://twitpic.com/3cxqlt #
• These white paintings by Andrew Dadson at Galleria Franco Noero are pretty nice. http://twitpic.com/3cxr41 http://twitpic.com/3cxr4f #
• Patrick Jackson is doing well. He was at Nada last year and Basel this one. Cha-ching!!! http://twitpic.com/3cxv55 #
• People are practically picnicking at Basel. File under: things that happen at fairs when the hoi polloi come in. http://twitpic.com/3cxw2h #
• The Gagosian booth looks much better today. It looks like the changed everything. http://twitpic.com/3cxx97 #
• 2 lovely Philip Gustons at McKee Gallery. (Basel) http://twitpic.com/3cy0j6 http://twitpic.com/3cy0ja #
• For those who saw @MuseumModernArt‘s AbEx show. The Guston that opens show (Gladiators, ’38) is related to this. http://twitpic.com/3cy1lb #
• Nice late Gorky drawing (1948) at Aquavella. Frames meh but classic style A+ http://twitpic.com/3cy73d #
• An impressive & probably rare double-sided Wilfredo Lam at Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art. http://twitpic.com/3cy7rw http://twitpic.com/3cy7rm #
• This Duane Hanson at Van de Weghe Fine Art is freaking me out. So real. (Basel) http://twitpic.com/3cyadc #
• I just heard people at Basel fair are VERY happy with sales. #
• Life is good after a hectic art-filled week. Finally decent cocktails. A frico fria & a vodka martini! http://twitpic.com/3cyq3l #
• Why don’t u make art & give it away 4 free? Admit it, ur greedy. // @Powhida: Now if full effect, ask a #drunkartist questions about #abmb #
• You seem in the perfect state to negotiate prices. So, how much for your latest piece? // @Powhida: @hragv becuz is can sel irt to u. #
• Who said drug lords don’t like art? / @ekstasis: pic from Bieber drug lord shrine: http://bit.ly/fiIila http://bit.ly/e8ktYF /@mariocotto #
• But one now // RT @jinscho: T-Shirts are the New Galleries. RT @hyperallergic: T-Shirts Now Available http://bit.ly/gzaqhF #
• Buy one now // RT @jinscho: T-Shirts are the New Galleries. RT @hyperallergic: T-Shirts Now Available http://bit.ly/gzaqhF #
• Oh no, @natexhill maybe you started a trend?! http://bit.ly/eVhyIk #
• Every day is a surprise, isn’t it? //@RobMaguire: I just learned that I only have three degrees of separation from Leon Trotsky. #
• I’m asking people if they have any thoughts they’d like to share about last week’s #Rank If you do, let me know via an “@” tweet. #
• Smithsonian Bans 2 Activists for Showing Wojnarowicz Video http://t.co/tlbM3nf #censorship #
• We’re collecting response & want to know your opinion // What Did You Think About #Rank http://t.co/E5Q5J8K #
• So, does the FREE JULIAN ASSANGE campaign start now? #
• Why does @americans4arts blog suck? You’d think they’d at least write about the Smithsonian controversy. #blogfail #
• My iPhone data usage this fall. That’s a whole lotta data. http://tumblr.com/xi6za2tuw #
• Wikileaks Exposes Complicity of the Press http://tumblr.com/xi6za4d50 #
• Why Argentina’s Palestine Recognition Matters « http://t.co/T0iLeZi Blog http://t.co/OKhzBxJ #
• Google offering some hope for indie bookstores? http://bit.ly/fTeBPA #
• The art world wants to start a separate Kickstarter? Why, what’s wrong with the one that exists. http://bit.ly/hi8lea #stupidartpeeps #
• LOL // RT @anxiaostudio: @hragv How peculiar, because the art world isn’t insular at all. #
• I knew the Free Julian Assange thing was a matter of minutes: http://bit.ly/gsq5zZ #
• Me, too. It has multiplied a lot // RT @anxiaostudio: Noticing an uptick in Twitter spammers. Anyone else getting more tweet spam? #
• Top 10 Mid East Wikileaks revelations so far: http://bit.ly/gCtnQY #
• I love it when @chaykak is on fire // Need Your Condo Decorated? Jessica Snow at @jenbekman: http://t.co/7cBmu1o #
• The Gray Lady chimes in regarding Wojnarowicz censorship // Bullying and Censorship – http://nyti.ms/hsTrjH #
• Photo: Looking up at the Church of the Saintly Sister in Esfahan, Iran http://tumblr.com/xi6zclwh9 #
• Interview: @NewMuseum Director Lisa Phillips Explains Decision to Show Wojnarowicz Video by @chaykak: http://bit.ly/gk074G #
• This is my first full day at @Hyperallergic HQ in Williamsburg since late October, and boy am I glad I’m back. #relief #
• What Wojnarowicz Looks Like at New Museum (pics) http://bit.ly/eGEPsl #
• This just made my night // @thejoshuablog: Major props to the HOUSE for passing the Dream Act. http://gocl.me/fzELJj #
• My interview with Hide/Seek Co-curator David C Ward http://bit.ly/eA6Ai1 #
• Artists on mainstream TV // Steve Martin, Stella, Fairey & Serrano on Colbert Report http://t.co/NVF4sCJ #
• Bravo, @BrooklynMuseum for posting the archive of 1st Fans Twitter art http://t.co/qzHze9v #
• It has helped everyone’s spelling // RT @chaykak: I woke up today being able to spell Wojnarowicz without having to copy and paste it. #
• My favorite new holiday // Announcing International “Draw Jesus Day” on Dec 26! http://t.co/TlQkgWt via @hyperallergic #
• So glad that I was person to break it to Jason Andrew, who just broke up w his boyfriend of 8 yrs, that he was #2 in @artfagcity‘s Power 5! #
• Not a good sign for Deitch’s upcoming street art blockbuster // @hyperallergic: Mural Too Controversial for LA’s MOCA? http://bit.ly/fJojvN #
• Someone just asked me a really good question. Why was there virtually NO video art at the Nada art fair? Instinct tells me it’s about sales. #
• A dealer thinks the exclusion of video WAS about sales // RT @TheodoreArt: @hragv one word – DUH! #
• Thing I hate most about NY: street vendors roasting nut. #hyperallergic #holdingmybreath #
• What I saw on the streets on Miami // Wynwood’s Other Walls http://t.co/z6cpfYj #
• Update on Blu mural // MOCA’s Delayed Response to Blu Mural Removal http://t.co/oGqO5Lr #

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