Keeping up with the Occupy Wall Street protest movement is a daunting task for news outlets big and small, so from here on in, we’ll be doing a daily roundup of the latest goings-on. (Photo: ANIMALNewYork) Read more »
Japan’s former teen pop star Kaoruko’s large scale paintings glimpse into the complex worlds of female friendships and the identity of the contemporary Japanese woman. Kaoruko strips her girls down to their underwear… not to titillate you, but to establish intimacy that works against traditional culture’s moratorium on such violations of “pristine modesty.” Read more »
If you like the internet, it all might change shortly. Right now, the congress is hearing the slyly named Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that will give private corporations the power to have any website shut down for merely posting a link to “infringing content.” For the latest, go here. Will it affect you? Oh yeah. Read more »
It’s kind of amazing how much insincere bullshit Mayor Bloomberg can spew in a given week, but his latest defense of the NYPD’s heavy handedness towards journalists, many of whom were arrested or just flat out denied access, during the dismantling of the Occupy Wall Street encampment at Liberty Plaza in the wee hours of the morning has reached dizzyingly new levels. Read more »
Luck into boarding a certain L train car this week, and you could test out digital agency WeMakeCoolSh.it’s new arty stunt/smartphone gimzo — a private “Missed Connections” chat room with fellow passengers. Let the cryptic flirting begin… in 8-bit! Read more »
Parting Shot
A bumper car has made its way from the Coney Island Amusement Park to the top of a rusty bungalow in the field of the southernmost tip of Soundview, the Bronx. (Photo: Chris Arnade/Flickr)
Miranda July Is Selling Tchotchkes
Oh she of many arty hyphenated titles Miranda July, let’s say… writer/filmmaker/kleptomaniac is peddling some literary accessories at her It Chooses You pop-up store at Partners & Spade. Items include a “lucky pair of deer hooves given as a gift by a friend” and “collection of 43 stolen oil paints.” Read more »
Following NYPD’s brute raid and eviction of protestors from Liberty Plaza, the court has just ruled against Occupy Wall Street — camps are not allowed.
For whatever reason, your work has never hung on the upward winding walls of the Guggenheim. Presenting: 50 Gallery Colors, a collection of all the noncommittal hues that served as backdrop behind art stuff more renowned than yours over the years. It’s a rainbow of bland! Read more »
A Visual Summary of the Situation at Liberty Plaza
Here’s what Liberty Plaza looks like from the past few hours, quite a different scene compared to last night’s chaos. Basically, in an ironic twist, it’s the NYPD (and private Brookfield security guards) who are corralled inside the barricades. Actually, they’re lined up on Broadway and Liberty Street too, but it is odd seeing the plaza so empty and illuminated (someone turned the power back on). Read more »
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