Territorial Presence
Human Refrigerators, Hand-Painted Toilets, & a $50M T.Rex
THEREALMURPHY
Volume 2, No. 2
A R C H I T E C T U R E · A R T · D E S I G N
Lately I’ve been opening a lot of tabs and closing very few of them.
Somewhere along the way I realized I’d collected enough for another issue.
Here’s what’s been distracting me lately.
Would you pay $58.5M to live in this iconic New York building?
Demolition progresses at Broadway and Canal, revealing one of my favorite walls
Armory Show returns with younger galleries and a later date
Will Philly protect its beloved Keith Haring?
Mural Arts Philadelphia restored a mural by Keith Haring
He’s the last great land artist you’ve never heard of
Mori Art Museum announces Mariko Mori’s first major Japan retrospective in over 20 years
Japan now has human refrigerators inspired by vending machines
This Brooklyn townhouse is a masterful mix of Victorian, mid-century modern, and Art Deco
Le Corbusier inspired this candy pink villa nestled in Singapore’s jungle
Architecture and territorial presence in Antarctica
Presence, memory, and time merge in the surreal works of ‘Architects of Absence’
Los Angeles Public Library unveils the world’s largest pop-up book
Australia’s desert landscape inspires interiors of this remote Utah home
A minimalist villa blends architecture with surrounding landscape
A four-building forest retreat comes up for sale on the Danish seaside
Frank Gehry’s 7-ton glass desk sells for $243K
T. rex sells for $50M, becoming the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever auctioned
Near pristine issue of Superman #1 found in attic sells for $9 million
How a children’s novel inspired this whimsical & sustainable Sydney home
Take ownership of this boutique B&B on the Costa del Sol
Suddenly, I’m compelled to buy a beautiful toilet
What artists and writers are reading this summer
British artist makes her museum debut with 1980s-inspired supermarket stocked with more than 20,000 felt objects
She championed Pollock and Rothko. Now her art is on museum walls.
Tate Museum taps leader of the Dia Art Foundation as next director
The Met launches AI-driven talking statues
Harvard Art Museums test out generative AI to animate 18th-century painting
A new exhibition featuring work by Peter Hujar, Garry Winogrand, Edward Steichen and more paints a picture of a nation in motion
The women photographers who found another Japan
Collaborative art exhibition transforms former upstate NY school into immersive installations
Artist reveals herself to be Guerrilla Girl
Design studio’s lighting gives Chinese heritage a contemporary twist
Carved wooden sculptures transform everyday objects into meditations on absence
Lady Pink celebrates NYC subway culture in new diptych print
Lady Pink mentors young artists at San Francisco's Graffiti Camp for Girls
Yoshitomo Nara show with David Zwirner slated for October in New York
Interactive exhibition reimagines art history through children's perspectives
Center for Art & Advocacy supports justice-impacted artists through exhibitions, mentorship, and advocacy
Brooklyn public housing installs pathways made from wine corks
Photo essay documents one artist's experience navigating homelessness in New York City
How the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction
Japanese-inspired sauna blends wellness and minimalist design in NYC
Places in New York that are the beach that aren’t actually the beach, but are the beach.
Well done. You’ve made it to the end. Thank you for reading this far. See you next time.
-TM