The Gallerist Who Graffiti’d ‘Guernica’

from the New York Times When Artworks Collide Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times By ROBERTA SMITH “Who’s Afraid of Jasper Johns?,” a group show at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in Chelsea, is the latest proof that you don’t have to be a museum to shake things up. It was...

Los Angeles Mayor Urging Citizens To Drink From Their Toilets

from the New York Times Los Angeles Eyes Sewage as a Source of Water By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD LOS ANGELES — Faced with a persistent drought and the threat of tighter water supplies, Los Angeles plans to begin using heavily cleansed sewage to increase drinking water...

Oprah’s Dead Dogs Commemorated in Gilt

from the NY Daily News A statue of Oprah Winfrey and her dead dogs will be unveiled May 22 in New York by Daniel Edwards. The pop artist has unveiled a series of controversial works in the last few years.