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Armory Week
Here’s what sold at NADA New York, which moved from the East River to West Soho. [ARTnews]
And at Independent New York, galleries saw encouraging sales during the second year in Tribeca. [ARTnews]
And here’s Jerry Saltz on Independent: “It’s the cool kids,” he said. “So you have to be cool about it.” [Vogue]
The Anton Kern booth at Independent was particularly rad, especially for Sonic Youth fans. Lee Renaldo, David Shrigley—what’s not to like? [ARTnews]
Sam McKinniss
The pop singer Lorde announced that she will be releasing her new album, “Melodrama,” this summer. The cover art is a portrait of the singer, in bed, by the artist Sam McKinniss. [NME]
McKinniss on how he met Lorde: “Well, actually, it was really sweet of her—she wrote me some fan mail. She got my email address from a mutual friend and just wrote a really nice, warm note about how much she likes my paintings. I was really kind of flattered.” [W]
Here’s a talk between the artist and Bill Powers about his show last fall at Team Gallery. [ARTnews]
Also, if you aren’t following McKinniss on Twitter—his handle is @wkndpartyupdate—now is the time to start. [Twitter]
As for the new Lorde single: It’s quite good! [Pitchfork]
Freeport in New York
A former parking lot in Harlem could become New York’s own tax-free art storage haven for collectors. [The Wall Street Journal]
But will it actually be a freeport on par with those in Geneva and Singapore? [artnet news]
Nina Simone
Adam Pendleton, Rashid Johnson, Ellen Gallagher and Julie Mehretu have bought the childhood home of Nina Simone. [The New York Times]