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Thursday, January 29, 2009

A Mixed Bag: 1.29.09

Jane South, "Untitled (Tower), 2008. Courtesy of Spencer Brownstone Gallery.

Jane South in Soho: Viewers can walk through the interior of the artist's new 16 foot-high sculpture, on view at Spencer Brownstone Gallery through Feb. 21.

Say It Ain't So: Domino, the hip interior design magazine, is folding.

The End: Analyzing Art in Troubled Times: A group exhibition that seeks to analyze the power of art in troubled times. Opens at the Andy Warhol Museum on February 7.

Deep Cuts: Starbucks is cutting jobs and stores (make a Venti Mocha Frappe Whatever at home); the bar portion of Sound Fix in Williamsburg is getting the axe; Bay Area theaters are cutting back; Cutters opens at the Leubsdorf Gallery at Hunter College today.

Shopping and Dining with the Walker: The Walker Art Center staff visits the NY International Gift Fair and dines with Alessi. [thanks, Hrag]

Sweet Botulism: Dessert sauces recalled.

Free chocolate kisses at Laguardia Airport; a six-minute Chocolate and Blackberry cake; a sweet night out at Baltimore's 18th annual chocolate fair; and damage assessment at Hershey.

Ask Dr. Frieden: The NYC Health Commissioner answers questions about calorie posting, sodium and more.

Casting the Net: British public art collections are going online; and the National Film Board of Canada launched a new site for their award-winning pictures. [via Flavorpill Daily Dose]

The Printed Blog: The inaugural issue of this Chicago-based newsletter, completely comprised of blog posts, includes a rant titled "It's Time to Shut Up About Cupcakes." (PDF, page 6)

Chicago Chef Moves to the White House: Scroll down to the "sweet tooth" section to learn the weaknesses of President Clinton and Nancy Reagan.

Ghostly Juxtapositions: Sergei Larenkov photoshops WWII-era images with photographs of modern day sites. [via Boing Boing]

P.I.M.P.S. in Soviet Realist Pop: Alex Melamid's paintings of Snoop, 50 Cent and other rap celebrities are on view at Forum Gallery through March 14.

Hank Willis Thomas: Pitch Blackness: The exhibition, titled after the artist's 2008 book published by Aperture, opens at Jack Shainman Gallery on Feb. 12.

Sonic Youth Co-Curates: An exhibition of the band's projects with artists, filmmakers, designers, and musicians, as well as some works of art selected by Sonic Youth. Opens at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf on Jan. 31.

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