Graffiti artists are incensed that their work was taken down to make room for gentrification graffiti for last year's Olympics in London.

A High School in Sandy is being recognized nationally for excellent design. I'm impressed... I gotta see this.

Art Critical discusses Orly Genger's art intervention in a Manhattan park.

The Brooklyn Rail discusses early Richard Serra and his connection to Bruce Nauman.

Bloomberg weighs in on the unethical idea of pillaging Detroit's art treasures (held in public trust) to make token/insignificant dents in the city's debts.

A James Turrell comic.

It is an slightly older interview but Dan Cameron discusses the Pacific Rim biennial and proffers the idea that unless such a show is international it shouldn't be considered a bienniale. I see the argument for that as shows that don't cross borders (or cover a huge # of cities)tend to reinforce those borders and often fall into a role of using the art to ingratiate the institution upon the art art scene... rather than fostering a broader intellectual sense of investigation or being a prompt for curiosity. Basically, if it is too small... say 1-3 major cities it just becomes a small town affair mired in local tropes and politics (Portland 2012 Biennial, 2011 CNAA's). It stops being about the art and it is important to juggle and question the modalities rather than simply present accepted wisdom. Biennials typically fail when they become a predictable cavalcade of the already over familiar.