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For a piece titled Sikka Magnum, artist Daniel Canogar repurposed 360 DVDs creating what he calls an “audio-visual mosaic.” The interdisciplinary artist known for incorporating old and outdate media into his work, arranged the the DVDs into the shape of a digital mandala, projecting onto its surface bits of their content, resulting in uber-trippy reflections […]
In several of the works at the Moustache Man’s debut solo show at New York’s Krause Gallery, the street artist/comedian who once wrote the word “moustache” on subway ads around the city takes cheeky aim at his peers. To lambast Mr. Brainwash–whom Moustache Man, like most reasonable people, holds in low regard–the artist dipped his scrotum […]
Last we heard of a proposed ban on the plastic foam product widely known as Styrofoam, it had been proposed by recycling czar Ron Gonen, but the mayor had not commented saying whether he’d support such a measure. Now, in a move that should surprise no one, Bloomberg will propose the ban in his final […]
In 2011, 26-year-old Robert Bell was leaving the Slaughtered Lamb Pub on West 4th Street when he saw a few NYPD officers walking by and decided to give them the middle finger behind their backs. When another cop saw Bell do the dirty deed, he arrested Bell and held him at the 6th Precinct for […]
Eric, Flatiron District. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
This Hasidic man keeps his hat dry in the rain today, but it’s not enough to keep him from frowning. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Seriously, how does James Franco find the time for all this stuff? Apparently his sixteen forthcoming feature films (three of which he is directing) just aren’t enough to save the actor/artist/intellectual/teddy-bear-killer from the throes of boredom, so is also collaborating with 7 For All Mankind to direct a short, interactive, promotional art film. “A Beautiful […]
Sure that’s technically the video for Remy Banks and Bodega Bamz’s infectious new single “GLDCHN,” but the real star of the show is a fictional character: Greg Wilcockson, the portly fellow above. The concept of the video is that Wilcockson is a rap addict, for whom hip-hop is what spinach is to Popeye: a shot to […]
Lee Hardcastle, claymation genius, has created “a trailer” for A Good Day to Die Hard, the latest Die Hard movie. A Good Clay to Die Hard features all the violence and explosions you’d see in the actual movie, but better because there’s a “John McClay” shooting Tetris block bombs with an assault rifle and a matryoshka doll getting […]
An exhibit at L.A.’s Subliminal Projects gallery will showcase the art of dancehall reggae, from 1979 to the present. Entitled “Art in the Dancehall,” the show includes album covers from the likes of Yellowman and Josey Wales, Gregory Isaacs, and Jah Shaka, as well as dancehall-inspired art and posters from artists and designers like Tony McDermott, Sassafras, and […]
