Link About It: This Week’s Picks

A farewell to Mirka Mora, welcoming the common weed, Kusama-designed skateboards and more

Limited Edition Yayoi Kusama Skateboards are Coming to MoMA’s Online Store This October, MoMA will release a limited run of skateboards (500 each of two styles) designed by the beloved Yayoi Kusama. The designs Yellow Trees (1994) and Dots Obsession (2018) are classic Kusama—all spots and bright colors. Though this isn’t a first for either party (MoMA has released similar pieces based on works by Warhol and …

“ALWAYS TRUE, NEVER SORRY” Print

Lithuanian artist and illustrator Egle Zvirblyte creates super-bright, dynamic, and playful artworks that run the gamut of mediums. Oftentimes focused on sassy and curvy women characters, Zvirblyte’s work also includes plenty of female friendships and girl gangs. This “ALWAYS TRUE, NEVER SORRY” giclee print is part of her “Life Advice” series and is available in a limited edition of just 50 (each is signed and numbered). It …

Exemplary Works from Aspen Art Museum’s Annual ArtCrush Gala

Groundbreaking paintings and sculptures from Rashid Johnson, Larry Bell, Zoe Crosher, Leo Villareal and more

For its 14th annual summer gala, the Aspen Art Museum presented—and auctioned off—works of exceptional artistic merit. The event, known as ArtCrush, featured paintings, sculptures and mixed media pieces from some of the most beloved names producing art. And from a silent auction to a riveting live auction (with ten artworks that fetched astronomical numbers), ArtCrush accumulated necessary funds to sustain the museum’s programming. Anyone …