Nov. 02--The museums of the future. The seductiveness of Bob Ross. Looting in the Middle East. Plus: Will Jeb Bush do Art Basel? Is Frank Gehry a good thing for the L.A. River? And is Drake's unavoidable "Hotline Bling" about cities? Here's the Roundup:
-- Jeb Bush's Pop Art fundraiser.
-- Hobby Lobby boss investigated by the Feds for possibly importing illicit artifacts from the Middle East.
-- Sort of related: Islamic State militants aren't the only ones looting Syrian archaeological sites. A new study by Near Eastern Archaeology shows that looting also occurs in areas controlled by Kurdish fighters and the Syrian regime.
-- Is Frank Gehry the right person to revitalize the L.A. River? Oliver Wainwright of the Guardian has a terrific overview of where the various entities stand in terms of planning.
-- Ben Davis on how watching kitsch icon Bob Ross paint has become a group Internet activity on the video game service Twitch. The live stream, indeed, is very seductive.
-- It's the 21st century, but most museums still operate as if it were the 20th, writes Holland Cotter in the New York Times -- failing to tell a fuller, more inclusive story of art.
-- When your city's art scene is in the hands of a mega-collector: Paul Allen in Seattle edition.
-- Speaking of which: Eli Broad sued a subcontractor who built the fa硤e to his museum last year. That subcontractor has now sued back.
-- Denver Art Museum commits to showing work by American Indian artists.
-- Dasha Zhukova, founder of the Garage Museum in Moscow (and wife of oligarch Roman Abramovich), has given the Massachusetts Institute of Technology $1 million for a "distinguished visiting artist" position.
-- Curatorial studies not all that, says LACMA director Michael Govan.
-- Turning a bad review into art: Artist Michelle Grabner produced a gingham soccer ball piece in response to a New York Times critic who likened her work to that of a soccer mom.
-- KCRW-FM's Saul Gonzalez looks at how two L.A. neighborhoods feel about the city's 2035 Mobility Plan. Related: Metro just got funding for a 6.4-mile bike lane along some minimally used rail lines in South L.A.
-- Ten architectural firms have been shortlisted for the redesign of Pershing Square, half of them from Los Angeles.
-- A lovely series of intimate photos of sculptor Louise Bourgeois late in life.
-- L.A.'s lost mansions.
-- Brentin Mock at Citylab theorizes that Drake's "Hotline Bling" is really a song about suburban sprawl. This may be the most creative take on Drake's highly memed song yet.
-- Cal State Fullerton's poster for its "Carrie" musical is pretty dang boss.
-- The Day in Art Merch: the Venus de Milo action figure and the Guerrilla Girls coffee mug.
-- And because there's nothing like going out with an apocalypse vibe: California, the End is Near.
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