Year: 2013
The mayor’s office announced a big free public wi-fi initiative today, which is good for everyone–you’ll be able to hook up for free in new areas across the five boroughs–but especially for residents of low- and middle-income areas, which often get shortchanged on other city programs (ahem, Citi Bike). The program, funded mostly with private […]
Over the weekend, Jonathan Schipper‘s newest installation opened up at The Boiler, Pierogi Gallery’s large scale exhibition space housed in a repurposed factory boiler room. There is about twelve tons of salt dispersed throughout the gallery, knee-high in some places. These salt piles are accompanied by a mysterious “salt-plotting” machine, carefully dangling and moving along a […]
The write-in vote remains one of the greatest, most useless tools in the American democratic system. Don’t like the assholes offered up by your political party of choice? Just write in literally anyone else–your dad, your high school English teacher, your favorite cartoon character. It’s often a gesture without any pragmatic effect, but writing in […]
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original “idea sketch” next to a finished piece. This week, Los Angeles-born, Brooklyn-based street artist Buff Monster talks about creating his new mural in Williamsburg. Read about his process and check out our video interview below. I rarely ever draw, and when I do, it’s always very very […]
The MTA took out a full page ad in Sunday’s New York Daily News, touting its Metro-North line. “Wonderful getaways just outside the City,” reads the travel promo. “Experience Metro-North’s discount one-day getaways and overnights to the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond.” As lovely as it sounds to go on “vineyard tours and wine tastings,” […]
No one was prepared for Danny Brown’s XXX, a five-star, perfect ten, best-of-decade contender that instantly became one of my favorite records ever. Coming off eight full-length mixtapes and one LP, Danny Brown achieved something he’d aimed toward his entire career, yet for a mainstream audience, XXX was the perfect debut. He has two separate […]
From the artist that brought you luxury trashcans with dots on them and backpacks of pill pins, here is Damien Hirst’s alphabet book for kids! “Each letter is represented by an artwork, or an element of a piece, from my earliest works to my latest series,” as well as being a different type font, Damien […]
Not a ton of context for what’s going on here, but here goes: a group of motorcyclists are out for a ride on the West Side Highway Sunday, when, for some reason we’re not privy to, one of them brake-checks the driver of a black Range Rover. The driver doesn’t slow down in time and […]
The very popular television show about a high school chemistry teacher-turned-drug king pin ended last night. So, what are Breaking Bad addicts to do, now that they’ve been cut off… forever? Well, they could head over to the corner of Dekalb and Spencer, where artist London Kaye O’Donnell, who has been crocheting her “heart out” since she was […]
For most graffiti artists in Beirut, the two stores in town are way too expensive. “You can find spray paint at any regular paint store in this city,” local graffiti artist PHAT 2 says. PHAT 2’s been writing since 2008. He’s 25 now, and runs one of the top crews in Beirut, ACK (All City […]
