— Miley Cyrus Is Now a Sculptor, Apparently: Disney tween turned controversial pop star Miley Cyrus has now officially entered the art world, creating sculptures from her tour memorabilia — e.g., a joint glued to a vibrator. “I just sit around and smoke weed anyway, so I might as well sit around, smoke weed, and do something,” Cyrus explained to V Magazine, who will be hosting her work at their Manhattan offices on 11 Mercer Street, in a show titled “Dirty Hippie.” “They say money can’t buy happiness and it’s totally true,” she said. “Money can buy you a bunch of shit to glue to a bunch of other shit that will make you happy, but… obviously the shit you buy doesn’t make you happier because I’m sitting here gluing a bunch of junk to stuff.” [The Guardian]
— Gurlitt Trove Reveals Monet: The group of experts tasked with investigating the provenance of the 1,280 of works found in deceased art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt’s possession have announced the discovery of a Monet landscape. The work was discovered in the suitcase that Gurlitt took to his final trip to the hospital this past May. According to taskforce member Matthias Henkel, the painting resembles a Monet painting of Vue de Sainte-Adresse from 1864. [The Guardian]
— High Line's Final Section Opens Soon: The final section of the High Line is slated to open on September 21. The new stretch will include many of the same design touches as the existing areas of the park, but with a “wild, untouched section.” “We haven’t pruned a thing,” said director of horticulture Tom Smarr, the director of horticulture. “We’re going to do very little here.” [NYT]
— Picasso Leaves the Four Seasons “Le Tricorne,” a 1959 work painted on a stage curtain, was successfully, if painstakingly, extracted from its home of 55 years. [NYT]
— Margaret Atwood Adds to “The Future Library” Author Margaret Atwood is the first contributor to Katie Paterson’s conceptual art project “The Future Library,” a collection of written works that will be produced in 2114, printed on paper from 1,000 trees Paterson planted near Oslo. [ArtNews]
— Tomorrow Gallery Moves to NYC Toronto’s Tomorrow Gallery marks its new Eldridge Street location with “Eternal September,” a show exploring the “the current climate of endless, continuous expansion of the Internet,” explained director Tara Downs to Art in America. [Art in America]
— Pop artist Marjorie Strider has died at age 83. [NYT]
— Building Design magazine has named Woolwich Central as Britain's ugliest new building. [The Atlantic]— i09 is doing a regular column called “Drunk Museum Review” now. [i09]
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