Applauding the creativity and effort behind these 17 Art History-Inspired Halloween Costumes. 

Picasso Painting by Laura Hollick

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/17-brilliant-art-history-inspired-halloween-costumes#.ilzeODW7m

Cigarette sales are on the rise in the US first time since 2006. Why? Disposable income because of lower gas prices. Interesting how culture works. 

Sautéed by Urs Fischer, 2012-2015 Aluminum panel, aramid honeycomb, two-component polyurethane adhesive, two-component epoxy primer, galvanized steel rivet nuts, acrylic primer, gesso, acrylic ink, spray enamel, acrylic silkscreen medium, acrylic paint 96 x 72 x 7/8 inches (243.8 x 182.9 x 2.2 cm)

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/06/why-cigarette-sales-are-rising-in-america.html

Continuing on with neon, the wonderful Mary Weatherford. 

Coney Island II, 2012, Flashe and neon on linen, 103 x 83 inches by Mary Weatherford

http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/news/mary-weatherford-la-confidential/

Needing more tricycle projectionists. São Paulo-based artist duo Ygor Marotta and Ceci Soloaga (a.k.a. VJ Suave) display animated children's pictures in public spaces and encourage play. 

SUAVECICLO by VJ Suave, 2015

http://prostheticknowledge.tumblr.com/post/131014102556/suaveciclo-art-project-from-vjsuave-is-a

Love how this is #sculpture. Nathan Carter showing why +Yale University MFA is a powerhouse. Part of Frieze Art Fair in London. 

'Full color spectrum communication blossom router signature Essex on the Tyne', 2015, Steel, acrylic and enamel paint 29 × 23 × 7 in by Nathan Carter. 

http://friezelondon.com/

#Mondays  

'All These Windows Open, But No Fresh Air' by Hudson Powell #DoTheGreenThing

http://dothegreenthing.com/posters/

Simply put, this is adorable. Look, little knit foodies. 

[Untitled, 2015] by Jessica Dance, David Sykes

http://www.jessicadance.com/

ArtReview's annual 2015 Power 100 came out this week and Iwan & Manuela Wirth top the list (the Wirths are only the second art dealers to top it). Encourage you to look at [Hauser & Wirth's] artist roster. It's impressive. 

Hanging, 2014 by Jenny Holzer

http://artreview.com/power_100/

The future of cities is coming. Behold: Neon lights! Designers Jack Newell and Seth Unger use of 5,000 LED tubes on the underside of the elevated tracks on Wabash Avenue in Chicago. 

The Wabash Lights - The Beta Test, 2015 by Jack Newell and Seth Unger

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jackcnewell/the-wabash-lights-the-beta-test/

Tis the season. 

Kusama with Pumpkin, 2010, 2010

http://www.yayoi-kusama.jp/

One of our favorite artists, the very fashionable, Stefania Fersini [Italian], has an exhibit of new work at 101 / Exhibit in Los Angeles this month. Never can get over how this is oil on canvas. 

LOVE n°08 AW 2012 page 340, 2015. Oil on canvas, 29.5 x 23 in.

http://www.101exhibit.com/exhibitions/stefania-fersini

Stack that s*** up. 

Untitled by Donald Judd, 1969

http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artwork/1741