We’re still working on a few features and tweaking the design, but the new ArtCal, with design by Michael Mandiberg, went live today. Check it out.

• Gerhard Richter’s ‘Symphony of Light’: Cologne Cathedral Gets New Stained-Glass Window
  Cologne Cathedral finally has a new stained-glass window, designed by Gerhard Richter. It replaces the plain glass window installed after the original was destroyed during World War II.
  tags: cologne richter cathedral stained-glass

• the things we think but do not say :: Sara and I just got engaged! :: August :: 2007
  marriage proposal as "invented" gallery opening at 40000 in Chicago
  tags: art gallery marriage
• A mellow tomme from Levezou / Sheep’s milk cheese from France is mild despite the harsh conditions of its origin
  Excellent sheep’s milk cheese from a Basque region of France. We had some from Whole Foods yesterday.
  tags: cheese france aveyron basque sheep

James and I took a walk in the lovely humid air this afternoon, and spotted this, from the “Riot” series, in our wanderings. The photo is by him. Visit Joy’s home page and blog for more about her.

Related: The website for the show we curated last year that included three paintings by Joy.

Larry Bamburg, Untitled Variable, 2007
Ceiling fans, plexiglass, monofiliament, masking tape, wire, fishing line, plastic beads, rubber bands, metal clamps, screw driver, wood, lead, band aid, and cricket

This is one of several great pieces in Stubborn Materials at Peter Blum. It’s up for 2 more hours on 29th Street. Go!

Related: A post on a show at Esso Gallery that included his work in 2006

[note to people reading this via the feed: there are 2 videos in this post]

I like the cube floating in an asteroid belt look, and the math rock meets vocal distortion music. The drummer, John Stanier was part of Helmet. Why is the quality of this so good? I guess record labels have a better “in” on not having their videos badly compressed by YouTube. Via Scott Heim.

• Germany Records First Budgetary Surplus in Years
  Germany has recorded a real budget surplus in the first half of the year for the first time since reunification, officials announced Thursday.
  tags: germany economics

Two images down the street from this.

I love 303 Gallery and its program, but given the fact that we’ve been told not to take photographs in the gallery, I find it funny that founder Lisa Spellman is quoted in The Art Dealers saying,

As a student I had been immediately been touched by the generation of appropriationist art and by the intensity of political discussions centering on the new notions of Postmodernism.

The show in question was Mary Heilman’s exhibition in 2005. At the time, there were only work images on the website, and no installation views. How can you write about a Mary Heilman show without talking about how the various works relate to each other in the space?

• International Protest Over Berlin Sociologist’s Arrest | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 17.08.2007
  Academics from both sides of the Atlantic and beyond have protested against the arrest of Berlin sociologist Andrej H. The researcher has been in jail for two weeks on suspicion of membership in a terrorist group.
  tags: germany academia terrorism
• village voice > news > Rudy’s Five Big Lies About 9/11
  tags: giuliani 9/11 republicans gop