“Instead of having her 1,300-square-foot house bulldozed, she hired Jon Alexander, a contractor who shared her environmentalism and was willing to dismantle the home shingle by beam, and build a replacement with the same two-by-fours.”

Link: NY Times article (free registration)

“Take It,” by Chicago Love on JPG Magazine, www.jpgmag.com.

Link: JPG Magazine

Siddharth Parasnis on Hang Art.

LINK: Siddharth Parasnis’ portfolio

Linked below is an interesting article about Damien Hirst’s art empire.

“Hirst, 42, may well be the world’s richest artist, too. While most of his money comes from the sale of artwork, he continues to find new ways to turn his artistic reputation and notoriety into successful sidelines. He has a company, Other Criteria, that licenses his imagery, creates products, and sells them on the Web. In addition to Hirst’s own prints, editions, books, posters, and T-shirts, the company markets the wares of other artists. And this is just one piece of an umbrella corporation, Science Ltd., that oversees Hirst’s vast studios, 120 employees, and other business interests.”

Link: Art News article about Damien Hirst