Year: 2013
ANIMAL stopped by the reception for “Brooklyn Photo Show,” with work by 15 Brooklyn-based photographers spanning 13 years. Ok, I stopped by the show and it was damn solid and I’ll spare you the art speak this time. Beautiful graffiti. Genesis P-Orridge. Rooftop mornings. Jesus dragging a cross through the streets. Neatly packaged weed. Rats flying through the […]
It’s only a matter of time before 5 Pointz is gone, and whether they intended to or not, a video production company called Aerial VP has created a fitting tribute to the graffiti sacred grounds. The footage, shot from a hexacopter drone, is something to behold, even if the editing sucks and the soundtrack is […]
An anonymous buyer has recently purchased no less than 48 pieces of the Berlin Wall from the French auction house Pierre Berge & Associes – many of which include artworks by various notable contemporary artists. These remaining pieces of the iconic wall were once distributed to artists after the wall was torn down in 1990 with the […]
Bringing life to 18th-century physicist Ernst Chladni’s famous Plate Experiment, YouTuber Brusspup demonstrates incredible geometric patterns that form when sand is placed on a metal plate attached to a “tone generator.” This art-meets-science video really resonates with us. Here’s how it works: As the frequencies coming through the speakers increase, so do the plate’s vibrations. The sand gravitates towards the least-vibrating areas, […]
In today’s fun-recreational-substances-that-may-also-have-medical-uses news, research published this week in Experimental Brain Research suggests psilocybin mushrooms may have positive effects for victims of post-traumatic stress disorder. The study, led by Dr. Briony Catlow of the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, found that low doses of psilocybin eased conditioned fear in mice. A group of mice–some dosed with shrooms, some not–were […]
Yesterday, on the scenic Greek island of Hydra, the internationally renowned Swiss artist Urs Fischer premiered his exclusive participatory art project. Children of all ages as well members of the public were invited to visit the island’s exotic location to make whatever they wish out of large amounts of colored modeling clay. Each of these many quite primitive looking sculptures, […]
London has a reputation for serving up some of the worst street food, dubbed “shit in a tray” by locals. But Street Feast at Merchant Yard in Dalston puts that stereotype to rest with weekly food festivities that bring out dozens of local vendors and hundreds of patrons to eat, drink, and socialize culminating into […]
Where ever there are skateboarders, there are cops determined to make sure they don’t have any fun on public property, and consequently, there are DIY skateparks. Photographer Rich Gilligan has spent the last five years traveling the world and documenting DIY skate culture, and in a long-ranging interview with Co.Design, he describes his process and inspiration. […]
Justin Wedes of Occupy Wall Street is reporting from the front lines of the protests in Turkey for ANIMAL. He’s also tweeting from the field continuously. I’m walking with Seda, my 18-year old Turkish translator, down Gumussuyu Street that slopes sea-ward out of Gezi Park in downtown Istanbul. She has taken me here to show me where her and her […]
Today’s New York Times features a large ad in the paper’s front section that reads “WHAT’S HAPPENING IN TURKEY? The People of Turkey Have Spoken! WE WILL NOT BE OPPRESSED!” It got there after Occupy Gezi protesters staged an incredibly successful crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, reaching its $53,800 goal in 24 hours (it’s now at $101,477, with […]
