Link About It: This Week’s Picks

NYC to end conversion therapy, Sophina DeJesus' viral gymnastics routine, dogs of NYFW and more in our look around the web

1. Sophina DeJesus’ Viral Gymnastics Routine With her teammates cheering her every step (and leap) of the way, UCLA’s Sophina DeJesus (a 21-year-old sociology major) has performed a super-playful and very viral gymnastics routine that has the world watching over and over again. Her hip-hop-inspired moves aren’t traditional of floor routines and that is exactly why it’s so enjoyable to watch—not to mention how much …

JR’s “Can Art Change the World?”

A retrospective book of the street artist and activist's work

French street artist and activist JR posed a loaded question on stage in 2011, when he was awarded the $100,000 TED Prize: can art change the world? A book of the same name, published by Phaidon and made in close collaboration with JR, gives one of many possible answers via a retrospective look at his work. Taking the reader through the public streets as well …

The Room from Van Gogh’s “The Bedroom” Painting is on Airbnb

To celebrate the opening of their latest exhibition, “Van Gogh’s Bedrooms,” the Art Institute of Chicago has created a real-life replica of the room seen in Van Gogh’s painting “The Bedroom” for visitors to stay in. The space reenvisions the same brush stroked walls, chairs and wooden floors seen in the artwork as a three dimensional interactive experience. It’s located in the River North neighborhood …