Category: Takeover
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original “idea sketch” next to a finished artwork or project. This week, multi-disciplinary artist Rachel Mason discusses the making of her film work “The Lives Of Hamilton Fish.” Mason’s practice over the years has included sculpture, video and music. This particular piece brings all of her practice together […]
Omar, East Village. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Tens of thousands of people protested against police injustice in Manhattan on Saturday. Dubbed the Millions March, protesters chanted and pumped signs as they walked from Washington Square Park to Midtown and then down to One Police Plaza. According to the organizers, family members of Mike Brown, Jordan Davis, Shantel Davis, Sean Bell, Emmitt Till, […]
Thousands are expected to attend protests against police violence in D.C., New York, and other cities. According to Yahoo, “the Washington protest will include the families of Eric Garner and Akai Gurley, who were killed by New York police; Trayvon Martin, slain by a Florida neighborhood watchman in 2012; and Michael Brown, killed by an […]
Paul Insect has been creating work in the public space since long before street art was popular and recognized as a thing. The 40-something anonymous artist, who cut his teeth with some of the UK’s most renowned outlaws and creative talents, has embellished walls without permission from London to Palestine to New York, among many […]
Back in February, a website called Bite Labs announced its plan to grow meat from the DNA of celebrities. In November, a group of computer scientists claimed to want to backup your DNA with bitcoin, via Genecoin. Weeks later, an Indiegogo campaign called the McMass Project popped up, aiming to raise $1 million to buy […]
Tomorrow is SantaCon — or as the local media would have you believe Santageddon — the day where New Yorkers purportedly hide indoors while boisterous men and women dressed in Santa outfits descend upon the city and destroy everything in their path. Though it’s no different from any other festive holiday bar crawl, like those […]
The months-long demolition project taking down the 132-year-old Domino Sugar Factory is almost complete. In April, ANIMAL explored the inside of the abandoned refinery, and in December we returned to observe the entrails of the building that at one point housed the largest sugar refinery in the world. The sight is surreal: the letters from […]
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 37°F LOW 30°F In theaters: Paul Thomas Anderson revives the 70’s in our highly recommended pick Inherent Vice, Ridley Scott gets biblical on your ass with […]
Hershey, Noho. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
