Month: April 2014
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original “idea sketch” next to a finished artwork or project. This week, Brooklyn and web-based performance artist and playwright Ann Hirsch speaks candidly about Twelve, a digital media piece inspired by her cybersexual preteen relationship with an older man, which was turned into an app and censored by Apple for […]
Here are some quick highlights from the two-day 150-exhibitor Brooklyn Zine Fest from this weekend. From North Hampton: HQ Press featuring Emma Kohlmann (read the ANIMAL interview) featuring Satan’s Pussy. From Brooklyn: & with Nicole (a found diary reproduced in its entirety, with accompanying audio zine), Facial Unrecognition (a collection of vandalized advertising faces, with accompanying audio zine), and Sorry To Hear This News And Understand That The Fault […]
Visitors to Banksy’s website today were greeted with yet another mysterious change to its splash page, which previously hosted a photo of his “mobile lovers” piece. Now, the site displays an illustration of “Sirens of the Lambs,” the meat truck filled with crying stuffed animals the artist toured around NYC last year. What does it […]
Good news: a bill that would prohibit prosecutors from using condoms as evidence against sex workers in New York has passed through the state Assembly and could soon get approval in the Senate. If passed, it would be the law of its kind in the U.S. Beyond simple discrimination, the practice of using condoms to […]
On Friday, Rep. Michael Grimm‘s attorney announced he was facing federal criminal charges, and this morning, the Staten Island Republican surrendered to the FBI and was arrested. The charges against Grimm apparently relate to Healthalicious, the Upper East Side restaurant he had a stake in before running for office — and not the $10,000 he […]
Terence, Lower Manhattan. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Sparks fly on 42nd Street. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Long time graffiti writer CHIP7 opens a solo show in Bushwick tonight at lifestyle retail space Scumbags & Superstars. The Queens native first started painting in the early 90s and has been bombing the streets of New York (and New Jersey) for nearly two decades. But for the past four years, he has lived in […]
“I think people world rather see this,” ELLE tells ANIMAL, as she swaps a bus shelter ad with a monochrome self-portrait, swiftly and cheerfully. Just like that, she’s done and we head over to Brooklyn’s MECKA Gallery to meet the legendary street photographer Martha Cooper. Their collaborative art show “Unextinguished” opens this Saturday. For the show, ELLE […]
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 69° F NIGHT 49° F “New Romantics Performance Night” at Eyebeam in conjunction with the ongoing exhibit. Miao Jiaxin, Mikey McParlane, Ann Hirsch, Vincent Tiley, ATOM-r and MSHR. “Using sound, interactive devices, and skype […]
