Arizona-born photographer Mike Brodie left home at 17 to photograph what is now press-dubbed “the train-hopping and squatter subculture,” although, that sounds rather silly, really. It’s not a “subculture.” It’s the way these people live. Always moving. Never stopping.
But I needed to find out for myself. Two weeks later I was gone, witnessing my new world wizz by, especially at dusk, then darkness as I watched the sum of all the city lights cast my silhouette across the pine trees of the Florida panhandle. This was it, I was riding my very first freight train. And soon, what would begin as mere natural curiosity and self-discovery would evolve into a casting call of sorts, taking photographs of my newfound friends.
For its latest art sale, online gallery Dirty Pilot has curated a show featuring black book pages from some of graffiti's most legendary pioneers and train painters. With work from the likes of STAY HIGH 149 (RIP), SEEN, CES, QUIK, REVOLT, BLADE, GHOST, COPE2, and others, no introductions are really…
Here are 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 79° F NIGHT 61° F In theaters: Edge of Tomorrow, Borgman, Citizen Koch (some IFC screenings feature filmmakers in person and Michael Moore hosting).…
Lotfy Nathan's 12 O'Clock Boys documentary about inner city Baltimore dirt bike race gangs is finally hitting US theaters via Oscilloscope Laboratories. Dramatic slow-motion wheelies aside, it looks like an engrossing and intimate look on the subculture. Follow Pug, who has "been on this Earth a decade and some years... a grown-ass…
