the white house is updating to modern[art]times (well, sorta, that means art 25 years old)

"...The Obamas are sending ripples through the art world as they put the call out to museums, galleries and private collectors that they’d like to borrow modern art by African-American, Asian, Hispanic and female artists for the White House. In a sharp departure from the 19th-century still lifes, pastorals and portraits that dominate the White House’s public rooms, they are choosing bold, abstract art works....
The museum also sent over New York artist Glenn Ligon’s 'Black Like Me,' a stenciled work about the segregated South, among others that the Obamas are still considering, according to a White House spokeswoman...
Potential additions to the permanent collection must be at least 25 years old, and the White House does not typically accept pieces by living artists for its collection, because inclusion could impact an artist’s market value. As a result, there aren’t many modern art choices in the collection, Mr. Allman says..." Changing the Art on the White House Walls, WSJ

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Art Fag City has a juicy list of the Worst of the Web 2008. Thank goodness someone else points out the disaster of Deitch's musical website. ///ArtFagCity

The New Factory: In Brooklyn, an Industrial Artists’ Colony ///NYmag

Art Hoax Unites Europe in Displeasure - could there be a better
headline? ///NY Times

The New Art Form: If Jackson Pollock Were a Gamer ///NYmag

The White House Reimagined - ...What if the White House, the ultimate architectural symbol of political power, were to be designed today?...///NY Times

Time for a cull in the art world - The art world is plunging, along with the rest of the economy. Hooray /// Times Online