Month: April 2014
They were “The New Artists” of St. Petersburg, an underground collective operating out of communal apartment in the early 1980s, influenced by German Expressionism, Pop Art and Primitivism. The collective was founded by artist/philosopher Timur Novikov, attracted the likes of Brian Eno, Andy Warhol and John Cage, and sprouted the sexually ambiguous and homoerotic “New Academy” movement. The work and […]
In the video above, graffiti artist KATSU pilots a DJI Phantom II drone with a spray paint can affixed, peppering a series of canvases with paint. He’s exhibiting the works at the Silicon Valley Contemporary Art Fair, which opened yesterday. Though KATSU is technically in control, he says the quadcopter is partially responsible for any […]
Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue Tunnel — touted as the world’s oldest subway tunnel — closed to the public in 1861. In the 1980s, a man named Bob Diamond rediscovered the former LIRR passageway and began giving tours, but in 2010, the FDNY declared it unsafe and barred people from entry. Since then, Diamond has advocated for the […]
We’ve always been revolted and fascinated with the dripping gunk caking the Bryant Park subway station. Why did Mayor Bloomberg, alleged champion of public health, allow the city’s transit system to double as a giant petri dish? How many other stations look like this? Is Mayor De Blasio going to do anything about this? Who knows, but […]
On Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, Drake donned a fake beard and wig and took to the streets, interviewing people about Drake. It is all very funny. At one point, a guy in MLB-style sunglasses and a goofy polo tells Drake he thinks Drake is a “chickenhead.” The fun begins at about 1:50 in the clip […]
The New York City Department of Records has just released 30,000 more photographs to their online archive, particularly touting 187 new images taken by the NYPD’s Alien Squad in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The purpose of the Alien Squad was to monitor “potentially subversive organizations throughout the five boroughs.” Among them is a set of photos from […]
If you used your credit card to buy a MetroCard at 59th Street-Columbus Circle recently, you might want to check your bank statement. An anonymous rider spotted a credit card skimmer — a device that captures and records card information — mounted to a vending machine on the north side of the downtown 1 train […]
After their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Barclays Center last night, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl headed to Greenpoint’s St. Vitus Bars, where they played a late-night set of Nirvana songs, fronted by the likes of Joan Jett, Annie Clark, Kim Gordon, and J. Mascis. Some highlights: “Heart Shaped Box” […]
Lavon, Midtown. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
MQ, SKAM DUST, Chris RWK, and Veng. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
