Category: Takeover
The activists that run the Illuminator Collective, who protest injustice and corruption with guerrilla light projections in New York City and beyond, are suing the NYPD’s Central Park Precinct. Members Kyle DePew, Grayson Earle and Yates McKee are alleging false arrest and improper seizure of property, according to a press release. DePew, Earle and McKee […]
Tri Angle Records celebrated its 5th Anniversary in a decommissioned bank basement across the street from the New York Stock Exchange on Friday night. The Red Bull Music Academy event showcased what makes Robin Carolan’s New York/London-based electronic music label so distinctive and worthy of a retrospective after just 5 years: a roster of artists […]
Alan, 190 Bowery. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Notorious Club Kid Michael Alig comments on social media for a body of work he created while in prison and is exhibiting to the public for the first time. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
You’ll have to walk past Club Kid killer Michael Alig’s creepy paintings to get to Australian food artist Ishara Jayakody’s art at the Select Art Fair, but it’s worth it if you’ve never seen a bagel suit before. A bagel suit is exactly what it sounds like: A suit made out of bagels. The dope […]
Marion, Williamsburg. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
There’s nothing shocking about original Club Kid and convicted killer Michael Alig joining the ranks of semi-famous people who call themselves artists. I can’t think of a more fitting scene for Alig than the art world: it’s self-absorbed, trivial, patronizing and, in so many ways, amoral — kind of like Alig. And yet, seeing his […]
Aleah, 17, has just discovered that she’s pregnant. But she has no good options: Her abusive boyfriend, who runs with a gang, is also cheating on her. Her mom called her a “hoe” and kicked her out. Before Aleah can figure out where to go from there, she’s caught in a shootout in front of […]
Griffin, Bed Stuy. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
“The second I saw this cut in the hallway I knew I wanted to paint an illusion,” said artist MERES One as he was standing inside his anamorphism, one of his many contributions to the 5Pointz takeover at August Martin High School. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
