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January 23, 2015 Prachi Gupta

“Body Anxiety” might not #BreakTheInternet, but it is sure to spark a conversation about appropriation, the female body, gender norms, and sexism on the internet. The forthcoming exhibit by net artists Jennifer Chan and Leah Schrager (who you may recall as the Naked Therapist) opens exclusively online, featuring artwork by the likes of Kate Durbin, […]

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Rhett Jones

Here are some art, film, music and other things happening in NYC so you can Have a Good Weekend. Drop your suggestions in the comments or to tips@animalnewyork.com. FRIDAY 43°F LOW 28°F In Theaters: Xavier Dolan’s award-winning Mommy. Pretty much everything else opening looks awful. Sundance Film Festival Animated Shorts at IFC through the 29th. (7:45pm, $14, […]

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Bucky Turco

For nearly two decades, the pixel-world building collective known as eBoy has been rendering cities in their unmistakable 8-bit style. After transforming New York (pictured above), Berlin, Paris, Tokyo, and London into what the graphics trio calls Pixoramas, they are hoping to tackle San Francisco next “A San Francisco Pixorama pixel poster has been on […]

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Bucky Turco

Ernie, Soho. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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January 22, 2015 Aymann Ismail

ZEXOR vs everybody — including VERS — at Bushwick Collective. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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Bucky Turco

ZEXOR, a graffiti writer born and bred in NYC, has been on a rampage lately, defacing (or beautifying, depending on who you talk to) one mural after another with spray paint. His main target? The Bushwick Collective, an ongoing street art project that facilitates the painting of scores of walls by urban artists. The Collective […]

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Bucky Turco

Ted, Williamsburg. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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January 21, 2015 Aymann Ismail

The street art at an abandoned White Castle in Clinton Hill is gone, but the graffiti remains. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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Rhett Jones

“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Click the big play button above to hear the whole playlist or scroll down to see and hear individual tracks. This week’s playlist comes to you from experimental disco pioneer Bjørn Torske. He’s put […]

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Prachi Gupta

Do you want to make things with us? Want to go out on adventures, write, and document culture? Now is your chance. ANIMAL is hiring freelance writers and interns. Our contributors are passionate activists, writers, and artists who find inspiration in the city, culture, and characters around them. City Reporter If you know your way […]

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