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The grotesque.
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The grotesque.
Love this Julia Halperin profile in the @financialtimes.com of the amazing Pat Oleszko
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on.ft.com/3KmUUy5
The art world once dismissed Pat Oleszko — now her inflatable sculptures are a museum sensation
The 78-year-old artist’s madcap creations — previously bound for the dumpster — are having a moment
on.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Love this Julia Halperin profile in the @financialtimes.com of the amazing Pat Oleszko
on.ft.com/3KmUUy5
on.ft.com/3KmUUy5
The grotesque.
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The grotesque.
All this! Pls also support independent *arts* journalism, doing the civic work in the regions!
@burnaway.org
@glasstire.bsky.social
@sixtyinchesfrmcntr.bsky.social
Boston Art Review
Variable West
CARLA—Contemporary Art Review LA
Southwest Contemporary
& more! (& yes they should be here on Bsky)
@burnaway.org
@glasstire.bsky.social
@sixtyinchesfrmcntr.bsky.social
Boston Art Review
Variable West
CARLA—Contemporary Art Review LA
Southwest Contemporary
& more! (& yes they should be here on Bsky)
another Lizza article is circulating, which reminds me to tap the sign reminding you to please support independent, worker-run, billionaire and felch-free news outlets when and how you can. if you can spare some $, here's some w/NewsMatch, which will 2x your donation through the end of the year!
Through December 31, we’re participating in a program called NewsMatch, which doubles donations to small nonprofit newsrooms like ours. Subscriptions and one-time gifts are all eligible to be doubled! Support today:
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
All this! Pls also support independent *arts* journalism, doing the civic work in the regions!
@burnaway.org
@glasstire.bsky.social
@sixtyinchesfrmcntr.bsky.social
Boston Art Review
Variable West
CARLA—Contemporary Art Review LA
Southwest Contemporary
& more! (& yes they should be here on Bsky)
@burnaway.org
@glasstire.bsky.social
@sixtyinchesfrmcntr.bsky.social
Boston Art Review
Variable West
CARLA—Contemporary Art Review LA
Southwest Contemporary
& more! (& yes they should be here on Bsky)
The @latimes.com now must decide whether and how it will cover art for the region.
Fortunately there is CARLA — one of the constellation of regional pubs and platforms reshaping the field. And the homie @cmonstah.bsky.social still wields her craft at @kcrw.com and beyond.
contemporaryartreview.la
Fortunately there is CARLA — one of the constellation of regional pubs and platforms reshaping the field. And the homie @cmonstah.bsky.social still wields her craft at @kcrw.com and beyond.
contemporaryartreview.la
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The @latimes.com now must decide whether and how it will cover art for the region.
Fortunately there is CARLA — one of the constellation of regional pubs and platforms reshaping the field. And the homie @cmonstah.bsky.social still wields her craft at @kcrw.com and beyond.
contemporaryartreview.la
Fortunately there is CARLA — one of the constellation of regional pubs and platforms reshaping the field. And the homie @cmonstah.bsky.social still wields her craft at @kcrw.com and beyond.
contemporaryartreview.la
Congratulations and happy retirement to @knightlat.bsky.social. Thank you for your principled writing and commitment to criticism as civic practice. We look forward to your future projects!
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Critic Christopher Knight Retires from the Los Angeles Times
Christopher Knight, who has won both a Pulitzer Prize and a Rabkin Foundation lifetime achievement award, is retiring from the Los Angeles Times.
www.artnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Congratulations and happy retirement to @knightlat.bsky.social. Thank you for your principled writing and commitment to criticism as civic practice. We look forward to your future projects!
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Reposted by Siddhartha Mitter
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
The grotesque.
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The grotesque.
new levels of mess
"Another of Zuma’s daughters, Nkosazana Zuma-Mncube, filed a police report on Saturday alleging that her sister Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and two others, Siphokazi Xuma and Blessing Khoza, had recruited 17 men who are now trapped on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine."
"Another of Zuma’s daughters, Nkosazana Zuma-Mncube, filed a police report on Saturday alleging that her sister Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and two others, Siphokazi Xuma and Blessing Khoza, had recruited 17 men who are now trapped on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine."
Jacob Zuma’s daughter accused of tricking men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine
South African police investigate allegations made against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla by another of ex-president’s daughters
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
new levels of mess
"Another of Zuma’s daughters, Nkosazana Zuma-Mncube, filed a police report on Saturday alleging that her sister Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and two others, Siphokazi Xuma and Blessing Khoza, had recruited 17 men who are now trapped on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine."
"Another of Zuma’s daughters, Nkosazana Zuma-Mncube, filed a police report on Saturday alleging that her sister Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and two others, Siphokazi Xuma and Blessing Khoza, had recruited 17 men who are now trapped on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine."
Reposted by Siddhartha Mitter
*moderate* means in the pocket of the banks and NYC real estate among other things. This is not good at all.
Menin, who represents the Upper East Side, said she had the support of at least 34 current and incoming City Council members, more than the 26 votes needed to become the Council’s speaker, considered the second most powerful job in city government.
A Moderate From Manhattan Claims Enough Support to Lead City Council
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
*moderate* means in the pocket of the banks and NYC real estate among other things. This is not good at all.
Reposted by Siddhartha Mitter
I reviewed the marvelous June Leaf exhibition at Grey Art Museum
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/a...
June Leaf Made Art Like a Mad Scientist, a Dancer, an Aviator and an Archer
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I reviewed the marvelous June Leaf exhibition at Grey Art Museum
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/a...
The grotesque.
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The grotesque.
If you're in NYC: "Body Vessel Clay" curated by Jareh Das is a gem, you should see it before it closes on Dec 6. There's some protocol (pre-register on the Ford Fdn website) but it's worth it.
In addition to Ladi Kwali there's Magdalene Odundo, Simone Leigh, Julia Phillips, Adebunmi Gbadebo et al…
In addition to Ladi Kwali there's Magdalene Odundo, Simone Leigh, Julia Phillips, Adebunmi Gbadebo et al…
Well this is lovely to see.
Ladi Kwali in the paper, thanks to @ruthmaclean.bsky.social's story on Jareh Das's long-running research and curation of "Body Vessel Clay," at the @fordfoundation.org to Dec 6.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/a...
Ladi Kwali in the paper, thanks to @ruthmaclean.bsky.social's story on Jareh Das's long-running research and curation of "Body Vessel Clay," at the @fordfoundation.org to Dec 6.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/a...
Her Face Is on a Nigerian Bank Note. But Her Work Is Rarely Seen.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If you're in NYC: "Body Vessel Clay" curated by Jareh Das is a gem, you should see it before it closes on Dec 6. There's some protocol (pre-register on the Ford Fdn website) but it's worth it.
In addition to Ladi Kwali there's Magdalene Odundo, Simone Leigh, Julia Phillips, Adebunmi Gbadebo et al…
In addition to Ladi Kwali there's Magdalene Odundo, Simone Leigh, Julia Phillips, Adebunmi Gbadebo et al…
Well this is lovely to see.
Ladi Kwali in the paper, thanks to @ruthmaclean.bsky.social's story on Jareh Das's long-running research and curation of "Body Vessel Clay," at the @fordfoundation.org to Dec 6.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/a...
Ladi Kwali in the paper, thanks to @ruthmaclean.bsky.social's story on Jareh Das's long-running research and curation of "Body Vessel Clay," at the @fordfoundation.org to Dec 6.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/a...
Her Face Is on a Nigerian Bank Note. But Her Work Is Rarely Seen.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Well this is lovely to see.
Ladi Kwali in the paper, thanks to @ruthmaclean.bsky.social's story on Jareh Das's long-running research and curation of "Body Vessel Clay," at the @fordfoundation.org to Dec 6.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/a...
Ladi Kwali in the paper, thanks to @ruthmaclean.bsky.social's story on Jareh Das's long-running research and curation of "Body Vessel Clay," at the @fordfoundation.org to Dec 6.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/a...
Best Thanksgiving solutions I've encountered
- assorted immigrant hacks to make the turkey palatable
- a parallel buffet with all the home-country specialties alongside the traditional US spread
- a collection of premier cru and grand cru Burgundy (red and white) to wash it all down
- assorted immigrant hacks to make the turkey palatable
- a parallel buffet with all the home-country specialties alongside the traditional US spread
- a collection of premier cru and grand cru Burgundy (red and white) to wash it all down
Thanksgiving discourse always reminds me I didn't grow up in the US. Also the classic menu is terrible!
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Best Thanksgiving solutions I've encountered
- assorted immigrant hacks to make the turkey palatable
- a parallel buffet with all the home-country specialties alongside the traditional US spread
- a collection of premier cru and grand cru Burgundy (red and white) to wash it all down
- assorted immigrant hacks to make the turkey palatable
- a parallel buffet with all the home-country specialties alongside the traditional US spread
- a collection of premier cru and grand cru Burgundy (red and white) to wash it all down
Thanksgiving discourse always reminds me I didn't grow up in the US. Also the classic menu is terrible!
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Thanksgiving discourse always reminds me I didn't grow up in the US. Also the classic menu is terrible!
The grotesque.
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The grotesque.
Amazing political document.
"Hey Steve, I agree with you that he will congratulate, he will say that Mr. Trump is a real peace man and so and so. That he will say."
"But here’s what I think would be amazing."
How did this get leaked? Who was snooping?
"Hey Steve, I agree with you that he will congratulate, he will say that Mr. Trump is a real peace man and so and so. That he will say."
"But here’s what I think would be amazing."
How did this get leaked? Who was snooping?
"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Amazing political document.
"Hey Steve, I agree with you that he will congratulate, he will say that Mr. Trump is a real peace man and so and so. That he will say."
"But here’s what I think would be amazing."
How did this get leaked? Who was snooping?
"Hey Steve, I agree with you that he will congratulate, he will say that Mr. Trump is a real peace man and so and so. That he will say."
"But here’s what I think would be amazing."
How did this get leaked? Who was snooping?
Reposted by Siddhartha Mitter
"What Is the Mysterious New Group Behind Trump’s Venice Biennale Pick?" Some observations about the American Arts Conservancy news.artnet.com/art-world/am...
What Is the Mysterious New Group Behind Trump's Venice Biennale Pick? | Artnet News
What is the American Arts Conservancy? Who are its advisors? Why is a pet foods entrepreneur in charge of the U.S. Venice Biennale pavilion?
news.artnet.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"What Is the Mysterious New Group Behind Trump’s Venice Biennale Pick?" Some observations about the American Arts Conservancy news.artnet.com/art-world/am...
“Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves. … this generation’s internet scammers are scavenging in the wreckage of a degraded media environment.”
thelocal.to/investigatin...
thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves. … this generation’s internet scammers are scavenging in the wreckage of a degraded media environment.”
thelocal.to/investigatin...
thelocal.to/investigatin...
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"As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacentres, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacentres, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The grotesque.
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The grotesque.