As Andy Warhol famously declared, “Good business is the best art.” Taking Warhol and his maxim as its point of departure, Pop Life: Art in a Material World presents a selection of international artists who have followed in his footsteps. Organized by London’s Tate Modern and co-curated by Artforum editor-at-large Jack Bankowsky, François Pinault Collection curator Alison Gingeras, and Tate Modern curator Catherine Wood, Pop Life explores the relationship between art, commerce, and celebrity in the post-Pop era.
1. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s staff says he’s just taking a hike on an undisclosed trail. [via The State]
2. The Met, the Guggenheim, the Whitney, and a handful of other major museums are trying to block a bill in the New York State Legislature that would regulate the deaccessioning of collections. [via NYT]
3. Matthew Modine may star in To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway following the revival’s successful run at the Hartford Stage. [via NYDN]
4. At the age of 72, artist David Hockney is making new work with his iPhone. [Insert old dog new tricks metaphor here.] [via BBC]
5. Black Eyed Peas manager Polo Molina has been charged with assault in that Perez Hilton punch-up; most coverage of the incident seems to hint that the blogger deserved to get hit. [via NYP]
I heart NY State: The I LOVE NY logo that has persisted on souvenir T-shirts for 31 years is being updated! NEW YORK STATE TOURISM decided that the original MILTON GLASER logo was too narrow — the three stolid letters and iconic heart represented only the excitement of New York City, not the state as a whole. So in order to lure tourists beyond Times Square, the logo now appears covered in snow or with small animals perched near it. The tourism office hopes the range of designs will make tourists realize that New York is somehow an entire state and not just a city. [TTG]
Terence Koh’s sexy Jesus still rocking Christians across the pond…
