Year: 2013
Often times guilt is metaphorically described as a “weight on one’s conscience.” According to a recent study published by the scientific journal PLOS ONE, this statement may be more than a metaphor. Guilt is a negative emotion that is defined by feelings of responsibility for an action or non-action that violates either societal or personal standards. For […]
If you live in NYC, no matter where you are, it’s almost certainly true: your local grocery store, the place where you get your milk, your eggs, your organic produce, is really fucking gross. How do I know? The New York World just published a comprehensive survey of New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets inspection […]
This weekend, digital art went big time. Have you recovered yet? Most of the digitally-focused artists at Paddles On! have never been inside an auction house before. If curator Lindsay Howard was not at Phillips to give me a tour of all the works for sale before the auction, I am not sure I’d have ventured to this particular […]
A new website from UsVsTh3m mimics many of the absurdities one may encounter when adjusting to Facebook‘s occasional “security” changes. The Realistic Facebook Security Simulator is a race against the clock, employing terminology similar to Facebook’s own when asking users to update their privacy settings, but with a bit of social [network] commentary. The round begins with […]
The space-age station wagon above is Stella, the solar-powered car that just won a race across Australia. As a competitor in the World Solar Challenge, the car crossed the continent at an average speed of about 41 mph, and with a top speed of about 75. That may seem a little slow, but the Stella […]
“Bring back fur! All colors and races,” writes renowned artist Marilyn Minter. She just posted a preview of her new series on her Facebook page. Titled Bush, Mound, Muff, Pelt, Beaver, Thatch, Carpet, and Fur, the c-prints feature a variety of proudly furry mounds, in her signature sensuous light and tone. “Young girls are getting lazered,” Marilyn Minter […]
Here’s the latest from Jake Fried, an animator who creates his work by hand on one sheet of paper, often layering ink, paint, and white-out until the paper is several inches thick. This one is called “Down Into Nothing,” and it’s a lot more colorful than the previous few we’ve posted. As always, coffee is […]
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original “idea sketch” next to a finished piece. This week, New York artist CERN talks about creating his recent murals. I knew I would have to paint something fast due to various time restraints and something that would work with the height and point of view of […]
Activist? Hacker? About to have your cover blown, your data drive read or your phone searched? Not to worry. From F.A.T. artist Addie Wagenknecht, meet Prism Break Barbie. The Barbie is equipped with a 3-inch and .6 ounces concealed spring-loaded spike which can be activated by hand or by sitting the doll on a USB or […]
“Krokodil” is the street-name for a concoction of gunk to democratize opioid-making. It’s in the news again because it made it to America and, allegedly, New York. We have the “Heroin Highway,” so why bother? Why try for yourself, when every news report is showing the stuff melting limbs? Why does Krokodil specifically cause people to rot? Chemically, we’re […]
