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A scene from “Rei Kawakubo/Commes des Garçons: Art of the In-Between.” (Photo: Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art) …

Comme into Focus

Tonight’s Met Gala kicks off The Costume Institute’s survey of Rei Kawakubo’s delightfully bizarre designs for Comme des Garçons. The museum’s shop is releasing a line of exclusive Comme des Garçons products, including a new Nike sneaker, to coincide with the exhibition.
[WWD]

Private Practice

Commenters have noted that the soon-to-launch Marciano Art Foundation has an eerily similar collection to The Broad, its fellow L.A. private institution.
[Los Angeles County Museum on Fire]

Street Smarts

Elon Musk has released a concept video for his newest idea, which seems like an expensive and complicated—but more private—take on the subway.
[The Wall Street Journal]

Stars and Gripes

Mark Bradford is representing the U.S. at the Venice Biennale. Trouble is, he’s not feeling particularly patriotic.
[The New York Times]

Vito Acconci, 1940-2017

Pioneering video and performance artist Vito Acconci has died at 77.
[Artnews]

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