The greater part of the week behind us by noon. Good morning and welcome to Daily no. 8. London Design Festival closes, focus shifts to autumn sales.
Today's high will be 71ºF, Overcast clouds in New York. Tomorrow, expect 53ºF and Clear sky.
Mies van der Rohe wrote: “Less is more.”
Around the web:
Learning from the past: how historical tariffs have impacted the art market
A new publication explores how Renaissance Europe viewed and thought about skin
Around town:
Today (10/8): Straight Girls reading feat. Alex Auder, Maya Kotomori, Ruby McCollister, Georgica Pettus, and True. KGB Bar Red Room. 85 E 4th St, Manhattan.
Today: Launch of Firespitter: The Collected Poems of Jayne Cortez, feat. LaTasha Nevada Diggs, Aja Monet, T’ai Freedom Ford, Jessica Care Moore, Anne Waldman + more. The Poetry Project. 131 E 10th St, Manhattan.
Thursday: Launch of Herculine by Grace Byron feat. Kilbourne, Zyra West & Whitney Mallet. KGB Bar. 85 E 4th St, Manhattan.
Saturday: Launch of Being Toward Death by Mike Corrao feat. Zoe Brezsny + others. Mooncalf Gallery. 36 Ave C, Manhattan.
Saturday: Above Town II with Ivy Wolk. T.J. Byrnes. 77 Fulton St, Manhattan.
Our Latest Playlist: Harvest
A final thought:
[Motorcycle drives by]
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