Morning Links: FBI Edition

Ken Johnson reviews “Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion” at the Museum of Biblical Art. [NYT] Sign Up

A wax sculpture of former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. (Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)
A wax sculpture of former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. (Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)

Ken Johnson reviews “Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion” at the Museum of Biblical Art. [NYT]

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Though Staten Island’s shores suffered major damage during Sandy, a $500 million plan to build an outlet mall and hotel complex—including the world’s latest Ferris wheel—in an area on the island that is partially in a flood zone is going forward. [AP/New York Post]

New research suggests that an “ornate gourd” owned by an Italian family does indeed contain bloodstains of the decapitated French monarch Louis XVI. [Times of India]

Robert Morris talks about the legacy of the Judson Dance Theater, 50 years later, asking, “Has a certain mythical ethos come to color those innocent evenings?” [Artforum]

Kanye West is designing the album cover for Lil Wayne’s forthcoming album, I Am Not a Human Being II. [Fact]

The FBI reportedly tried to intimidate artist Omer Fast. [The Art Newspaper]

Portuguese billionaire José Berardo adds Buddha-inspired expansion to his sculpture park. [The Art Newspaper]

Morning Links: FBI Edition