[This week on the artblog Reader Advisor: A new app aims to replace subway ads with art; Ai Weiwei created an exhibit at Alcatraz remotely from Beijing; and Toronto pays attention and homage to Islamic art. — the Artblog editors]
Ninth Berlin Biennial to be Curated by Internet-Famous DIS, via Art Forum
Alcatraz, Meet Ai Weiwei: New Exhibit by Chinese Artist Opening This Saturday, via Fox News
Photographing the Impermanent: The Touching Lives of Venezuelan Squatters, via Hyperallergic
Finally, North America’s First Museum of Islamic Art. Thank You, Toronto, via ARTnews
The Much-Needed Legacy of Philadelphia Mural Arts, via Huffington Post
Ever Wish You Could Turn Subway Advertisements Into Art? No Ad Does Just That, via Engadget
Big Surprise: The Contemporary Art Market is Ballooning (No Pun Intended), via New York Observer
