Category: Takeover
What is a 20-ft long wooden replica military helicopter doing on the roof of a Long Island City studio? Commissioned by Amnesty International and the Control Arms campaign, two New York artists spent three days creating the chopper to raise awareness about a UN treaty that would place new regulations on the international arms trade. […]
In honor of Prada’s new fragrance, Candy L’Eau, Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola have teamed up to create this quirky, darling short filmmercial. French ultra babe Lea Seydoux stars as Candy, personifying the product with her faux naïveté and cutesy-chic pastel dresses as she frolics around Paris with two dapper best friends who have fallen […]
Brooklyn Brewery is celebrating it’s 25th anniversary (yey, beer) with a series of limited edition labels featuring artwork by Brooklyn artists Fred Tomaselli, Joe Amrhein, Elizabeth Crawford and Roxy Paine. The Fred Tomaselli could not be more perfect because his signature kaleidoscopic Breathing Head (2002) sounds like it’s about beer despite having an actual breathing head in it. […]
“Are you having trouble understanding artists through their art? Understand them through their STUFF instead.” Art F City has an amazing fresh feature STUFF and this week, transgressive legend Genesis P-Orridge showed them STUFF. It includes a Bronze Lord Shiva, a Tibetan Thighbone Trumpet, a DREAMACHINE, loving memorabilia of Genesis’s beloved “Other Half” Lady Jaye and this amazing […]
Pervis, Midwood. (Photo: ANIMALNewYork) […]
In 1997, Eduardo Kac invented the term “Bio Art,” giving a name to several of his ethics-challenging projects in transgenics and biotechnology. His Genesis installation allowed online viewers to interact with a synthetic gene, proposing a philosophical paradox of man’s supremacy over nature. Alba, Kac’s genetically-altered florescent bunny, roused global controversy. “You would be surprised by the number of individuals who consider […]
“Is anyone else drinking at work? Have your intern pour you some SLAVA, and get ready to have your bank accounts emptied, your identity stolen, and your Twitter unverified, because this video is going to leave you #HACKED.” What. I know it’s also confusing because there is such a thing called Slava Vodka but this […]
Cab Roulette is a recurring series in which comedian Dan Speiser interviews cab drivers about their experiences on the job. Meet MD, a Bangladeshi who doesn’t like going by his real name and cites monsoon season as the cause for low violence in his home country. Episode 1: Abdulai Episode 2: Tony Episode 3: Adama Episode 4: Santos Episode 5: Sam […]
Dan Cronin started photographing Juggalos in 2010, after catching an Insane Clown Posse performance in Portland, Oregon. There, he met a fan of the group who invited him to the Gathering of the Juggalos, a kind of Burning Man meets Bonaroo for fans of the facepainted rappers and the lifestyle they embody. Cronin attended, and […]
“CNN” recently reported that Larry Gagosian will host an exhibition of George W. Bush’s paintings, a source of fascination, dogs and naked George W. Bush. Only, it wasn’t really reported by CNN, but its citizen journalist initiative iReport and this article is not vetted. A “mock flyer” of American Legacy the exhibit was “anonymously leaked online […]
