Aug 27, 2011

A Mixed Bag | The Hurricane Edition

Jean-Paul Goude and Antonio Lopez, Grace Jones in a maternity dress, 1979. © Jean-Paul Goude

- Grace Jones' first U.S. album release in 22 years, Hurricane, drops next month. Check out the dub version of her first single, Well, Well, Well.

- The above photograph of Jones, wearing a constructivist maternity dress, is included in the forthcoming exhibition Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990 at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

- Hurricane Irene boosts sales at Trader Joe's, while economic uncertainty triggers the revival of "poor art."

Hurricane mixology. 

- The Wall Street Journal reports on artwork evacuation in the Hamptons.

- Artinfo.com warns, "your Richard Serras could become airborne."

- Due to Hurricane Irene, Chuchifritos has postponed the opening of Suspicious Activities until September 7.

- The U.S. Food Safety blog has tips on food storage in the event of a power outage.

- Photographer Stephanie de Rouge takes stock of people's refrigerators and discovers "amazing worlds."

On the flip side, Maryn McKenna talks droughts and other agricultural issues.

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