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we know it’s been a while: 9 links, as hot as they come

posted on October 09, 2011 by Gina Hong

Missed us? We know it's been a while! From us to you: your leisure reading for the long weekend:

This is a photo of Marina Abramovic's jaw-dropping $3.5M SoHo loft--oh excuse us: FORMER loft. It's on the market!

The battle by Artist Leon Reid IV to deck Ol' Washington in Union Square with shopping bags has finally been.. won!

More loveable street art: Olek the crochet master covers the Astor Place Cube with her creation!

The Art in Odd Places fest along 14th st. in Manhattan ends tomorrow! We hope you get a chance to (literally) run into the numerous projects lining the street.

Independent Lens is releasing a documentary about Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, a postal clerk and a librarian, who managed to collect build one of the most important modern art collections in history.

Aljazeera features the "Gaddafi Graffiti" in Tripoli--comments on the article are perhaps even more interesting.

Hyperallergic talks about Art Forum's decision to put politically radical Chicano artist Asco on the cover of their October issue: relationship with Occupy Wall St... ?

Speaking of-- Gerhard Richter calls the art world "daft," and Animal New York covers the best of #occupyartworld.

And to end with a less contentious note: THE NEW MUSEUM IS GETTING A 102-ft LONG SLIDE.