Artist Jeff Koons; Thomas P. Campbell, the ninth director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and architect Richard Meier have been chosen by New York State to oversee the selection of designs for a new Tapan Zee bridge. The Tappan Zee bridge crosses the Hudson between Rockland and Westchester Counties. The three will provide aesthetic input to a selection committee, which will make the final recommendation to the State Thruway Authority. A design selection is scheduled to be made by the end of the year. (more…)

Damien Hirst and the skull via the age

Hirst’s $100M diamond skull cancelled at Hermitage[Financial Times]
New Museum: “freeze-dried packet of desiccated minimalism” [Arts Journal]
Rome mayor to tear down museum designed by Richard Meier? [NY Times]
Artistic Director of Art Basel steps down [Bloomberg]
Public art illuminates Fifth Avenue [NY Sun]