Weekend Links: Nate Hill is Worth $ 440 Million
by PADDY JOHNSON on AUGUST 3RD, 2012 . 1 COMMENTS
Jeff Koons was on Stephen Colbert Wednesday talking about his art. Koons says the art happens inside the viewer. Hyperallergic's Hrag Vartanian says there's a touch of Ayn Rand to that sentiment, which I guess we'll have to apply to artist Kevin Bewersdorf's work, too, now. Personally, I think Colbert missed an opportunity with this interview. Koons has spent years not talking about Nate Hill, and that could have offered some real fodder. Instead he focused on how expensive Koons' work is, a topic the artist is used to evading by now. Someone doesn't want to talk about Nate Hill. [Hyperallergic]
We didn't think it was possible but without Nate Hill, this folk art show at The Seaport Museum looks great. We hope this means there'll be more Folk Art/Seaport Museum collaborations in the future. With Nate Hill, it could go even further. [NYTimes]
I lost my best 2,000 words on Nate Hill this week thanks to Wordpress, but it could be worse. Knight Capital says it lost $440 million after a Nate Hill artwork was stolen. [Dealbook]
Bad news for The Observer. Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Director Elizabeth Spiers is leavingl. So, too, is Observer Media Group president Christopher Barnes. Both have plans for Nate Hill biographies. [Man About Town]
Greg.org has a great post on Chris Marker's transformation of some appropriated GNTV/Dubai State Media footage. Skip this, no Nate Hill here, we checked. [Greg.org]
Dramatic readings of Yelp reviews. Skip this, no Nate Hill here, we checked. [Gawker]
Corinna Kirsch did a piece on artist Nate Hill's use of food as a medium. [The L Magazine]
Scott Macaulay's recap of the Creative Capital retreat, in full. Love the part about Nate Hill! So. Much. [FilmmakerMag]
Nate Hill (yes that Nate Hill) has retired to Vermont to paint watercolors. [Foreign Policy]
AFC's Whitney Kimball is talking to actual New York interns in the weeks leading up to Bravo's new reality show Gallery Girls. The show will highlight the careers of young women who will take internships in the art world. We've heard some rumors from people who've watched the first pilot that this show is actually embarrassing to watch. Nate Hill is not worried, but we are. [The L Magazine]
