Category: Takeover
Denis, West Village. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
We’ve seen a lot of tributes for graffiti writers who have passed away, but never like this. Over the past few days, numerous artists have been descended upon Williamsburg to put up NEKST, a prolific graffiti artist who passed away in December of 2012. For three blocks, the name NEKST appears over and over, each […]
ANIMAL stopped by the opening of Jonas Mekas’s exhibit “OUTLAW: NEW WORKS” at the Microscope Gallery last night. The 90-year-old Lithuanian filmmaker, “godfather of American avant-garde cinema” and founder of the invaluable Anthology Film Archives was cheerful and friendly, despite the aggressive theme of his show. I dedicate this Exhibition to all artists who had to go […]
Graffiti artists REVOK and POSE made a lot of progress last night on the Bowery Wall, adding a few more tributes to fallen writers as well as a NYPD squad car being crushed. But it’s not complete yet. There’s still some work to be done and until everything is filled in and the lifts are […]
After the Supreme Court struck down DOMA as unconstitutional, happy same-sex couples from around New York headed off to tie the knot at the City Clerk’s office. Congratulations! Check back every Friday for a new photo essay. See the photos in the gallery above. (Photos: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Talia, Hell’s Kitchen. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
“Obviously that’s not a lot of fun, getting hit by a bus, so I wanted to do something positive,” Bicycle Film Festival director Brendt Barbur tells ANIMAL. Biking in New York can be perilous, but there’s a reason why we do it and since 2001, Barbur celebrated the biking spirit in a series of screenings, […]
Since day one, we’ve been obsessing over the Bowery Wall that’s currently being painted by REVOK and POSE. As you can see, the font-based piece with several callouts to graffiti kings who have passed away is almost done. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. This week’s Sample Wars concerns what might be called a cult classic of sampling: “Countdown at 6,” by OG electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley. The track, a synthy, […]
Becky, South Street Seaport. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
