Month: March 2014
ArtRank™ (formerly known as Sell You Later) is a web site for collectors that suddenly went viral mid-construction, busting through its mysterious veil of mathematic algorithms and insider knowledge. Its detailed index “Quantifying the Emerging Art Market” provides metrics-based suggestions to collectors on whether they should buy, sell or liquidate works by hot and emerging contemporary artists. ArtRank™ identifies prime […]
Starting March 1st, Actavis, the “Rolls Royce” of Purple Drank, Lean, Sizzurp, Syrup, voluntarily stopped making their delicious syrup. Actavis’s cough syrup is noted for its very pleasant flavor that lends itself well to abuse. Their internal employee news site confirmed the news. What reputable company wants to be associated with the tabloid bait that […]
Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus, frontman of GWAR, was found dead in his home yesterday. He was 50 years old. “Dave was one of the funniest, smartest, most creative and energetic persons I’ve known,” GWAR bassist Mike Bishop said of his bandmate. “He was brash sometimes, always crass, irreverent, he was hilarious in every way. […]
In the above video interview from Dezeen, self-described designer/artist/architect Daan Roosegaarde describes his latest endeavor: replacing streetlights with genetically engineered glowing trees. A small early prototype was created by merging the DNA of bioluminescent underwater bacteria with that of a houseplant. “When you have a jellyfish, deep, deep underwater, it creates its own light,” he says. “Its does not […]
Bill de Blasio’s first Inner Circle dinner was Saturday night, and while the mayor’s appearance wasn’t quite as elaborate as any of Michael Bloomberg’s lavish theater productions, it did involve Steve Buscemi and a pair of red-white-and-blue sweatbands. The annual event is like an NYC version of the White House Press Correspondents’ Dinner, with the […]
Brody, Hell’s Kitchen. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
In a brazen act of chutzpah even by the standards of the graffiti world, where gaming each other is commonplace, pseudononymous global sticker-bomber, BNE, has fraudulently claimed to have collaborated on t-shirts with Banksy, the undisputed king of street-art, for the benefit of World Water Day. BNE’s announced collaboration, which came last week—claiming to be […]
Painters on the Brooklyn Bridge circa 1914-1918. (Image: The Retronaut) […]
Here’s some art, film, music and other stuff happening in NYC so you can Have a Good Weekend. Drop your suggestions in the comments or to tips@animalnewyork.com. FRIDAY 55° F NIGHT 37° F “Thaw” group exhibit opening with over two dozen artists with new work from Travis Egedy (Pictureplane), Zoë Lion and more — with a “special […]
Pittsburgh’s VIA is hosting a T.GIF Tournament. Vote now and every day through April 7th, until the best GIF wins (a gift certificate to Gifpop!, the indie resource that allows digital artist to print lenticulars of their GIFs.) We’ve written about several artists in this show but the best part is to watch the show-down in this bracket. […]
