Five thoughts about historic art, modern wartime performance art, real estate, and an unsung star.
one. experiment in starting a fight today
12th–18th century ife and benin sculptures
set for nigerian ownership
and a renewable 25-year loan to the met
indigenous art justice remixed or sumpn else?
two. speakin’ of i dunno
nyc acted like a private landlord
chashama’s losing half of its space brooklyn army terminal
for an unnamed tenant’s expansion
but bright side: talks with the city
for new studios in building b
three. in a row
if all the trump administration’s talk of
threats
imminent deals
and proclaimed wins
over iran’s “decimated” military
from late february to now
became a one-man show — what’s the title?
four. mad late to this lancet global health study
estimating unilateral sanctions killed
about 564,000 people a year
from 2012 to 2021
on average
five. rememberin’ it’s been
just over two years since
we lost j. d. souther
the eagles’ “best of my love”? c’mon
he wrote that and more
yacht rock way before rock wanted a sail …
song currently stuck in my head: “earth” – index
