Photographer Alexander James of Distil Ennui Studio has found another use for his 7000 gallon custom made tank. Following up on his ’Vanitas’ series of pure, unedited portraits of drowned roses, the anti-art school artist returns with Underwater Butterfly. There’s a beautiful morbidity to these festive insect corpses suspended in water, the natural-occurring distortions and the eerie minimalism speaking on the water’s “transient and destructive nature,” exposing “the fragility of life and the temporary nature of our existence.” Also: Better than Damien Hirst’s crotch tat.
According to the latest FBI data, way too many Americans are getting arrested for weed. In 2010, police busted over 850,000 people on pot-related offenses. As NORML notes, that accounts for “more than one-half (52 percent) of all drug arrests in the Untied States,” of those, 46 percent were for possession. It’s no wonder law enforcement doesn’t want to legalize the herb. It’s their bread and butter. (Photo: Sp▲ce C▲det/flickr) Read more »
The NYPD shitshow known as the ticket-fixing scandal has been going on for two years. Now that the grand jury is starting to decide whether or not it will issue indictments to corrupt cops, we’re starting to get a clearer picture of what crimes these offices might be actually charged for. Read more »
Transport for London has censored this poster promoting Lou Reed and Metallica’s colab album Lulu from the London Underground as “it looked to much like graffiti.” Really! In a move similar yet nuttier than last year’s, when they outlawed Massive Attack’s Heligoland album poster for its graffiti-esque paint dribbles, the tattered mannequin and offending bloody font was banned from tubes and stations. Apparently, printed finger-paint is graffiti now.
Following a performance by Widespread Panic at East River State Park in Williamsburg on Saturday night, crowds milled about the neighborhood, huffing on nitrous oxide filled balloons as helpless residents watched on in horror. Read more »
Parting Shot
New York City Transit workers pump out 10 feet of flood water after a water main break at 106th Street stranded a half-million commuters and turned the A, B, C & D tracks into useless, subterranean versions of the Venice Canals. (Photo: Patrick Cashin/MTA)
Casey Weldon’s Atari “Combat” inspired Tiananmen Squared and a Super Smooth Mario from Dabs Myla are just some of the painterly, sculpture-ly, embroidery-ly, arty ditties at Gallery 1988′s latest themed group exhibit. They’ve got lots, because vintage gaming is bottomless barrel of fan art fodder and shall always be. “Old School Video Game Show,” Group Show, Sep 16 – Oct 8, Gallery 1988: Venice, Los Angeles
At 7AM this morning, the highly anticipated Bushwick IHOP opened to the public. We decided to pop in and check it out, this time with permission. The pancakes were franchise fresh, in other words, no odd variations, and although the coffee was expensive, it was infinite. Here’s what else we saw: Read more »
Watch as newspaper tycoon Alexander Lebedev furiously beats on former billionaire developer Sergei Polonsky mid debate on the global economic crisis. It’s an instant classic of Russian talk show awe-fulness… and a tradition! Read more »
Who would you rather get your regular testicular check from – some stiff, cold-handed old doctor, or radiant blonde model Rhian Sugden? That’s exactly what the people over at JWT London thought when they created this video for the MCAC (Male Cancer Awareness Campaign), which is aimed at 18 to 35 year-old men. NSFW! Read more »
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