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The Thin White Duke himself returned today with his first new music in 10 years, the somber piano ballad “Where Are We Now?” The track is accompanied by a bizarre, impressionistic video in which a balloon-headed David Bowie sits with another unnamed person and croons as the song’s lyrics and scenes from the singer’s famously […]
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the 90 percent of Long Islanders were left without power. Most homes were blacked for a week, and many were dark for as long as two weeks. Now, a commission backed by Governor Andrew Cuomo is taking the Long Island Power Authority to task. The Moreland Commission on Utility […]
Kim, Williamsburg. (Photo: ANIMALNewYork) […]
Photographer Tod Seelie and accomplices recently explored the ruins inside the Domino Sugar Factory on the East River in Williamsburg. More photos here. (Photo: Tod Seelie) […]
Pyrex Visions, an upscale streetwear brand run by Virgil Abloh, Kanye West’s creative director, recently sold out of the above right flannel shirt, at $550 a pop. An exorbitantly high price, to be sure (especially when you factor in the huge, tacky screenprinting on the back), but apparently not unheard of in the world of […]
Proving that any collabo is possible in the cool guy-streetwear world, check out this seemingly standard coffee mug. It’s actually a partnership between Japan’s Fragment Design and mega-café chain Starbucks. It comes with the slogan “Kickback with Blend at B-Side” and Fragment Design’s signature, Schutzstaffel inspired logo. The limited edition cups will only be available […]
Last week, we were all a-Twitter because someone said David Lynch was talking to NBC about bring back Twin Peaks aaaaaaaaaaah. Then, Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost responded with “Dear Internet: You are very good at spreading rumors. Truth is more valuable and much harder to come by. Sincerely yours, @mfrost11.” The dream was dead, wrapped in plastic. […]
David Seth Cohen is a guy who once worked as a production assistant on an Adam Sandler film (the comedian, not the racist Times Square Elmo). Sandler, who is apparently Cohen’s idol, once offered Cohen a drink after he delivered a costume to Sandler’s apartment, and Cohen declined. Fourteen years of “sleepless nights” later, Cohen […]
“It’s about the positive outcome of a disaster,” Eyebeam Art+ Technology Center resident artist Jonathan Minard tells ANIMAL. One of New York’s most inspiring creative spaces suffered $250,000 in dammage to AV equipment, books and computers from Hurricane Sandy’s toxic, corroding, 3-foot floods. It took a toil on Eyebeam’s precious archive of analog and digital media spanning 15 years of […]
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original idea sketch next to a finished piece. This week, artist Evan Roth shares a computer sketch of the renowned project EyeWriter which allowed graffiti writer TEMPTONE — almost completely paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — to create graffiti using only his tracked eye movement and project it on buildings miles away. […]
