Last night, the Illuminator van–formerly of Occupy Wall Street, then of Stamp Stampede, now back in the hands of Occupy offshoot the Illuminator Affinity Group–took to the Brooklyn Academy of Music to project a message of support to the city of Boston in the wake of the tragic marathon bombing. Messages included simple affirmations of […]
Daisy, Tudor City. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Photographer Scott Lynch captured an unconventional marriage proposal at the High Line today. (Photo: Scott Lynch/Flickr) […]
The Internet Archive, a massive online library with the goal of offering the public “permanent access” to historical digital media, has proven to be a great resource for artists and anyone else looking for obscure collections of video, music, and text. Everything from outdated car commercials to the Consumer Electronics Showcase of 1996 is available in the […]
Art as science as art as science as art: it’s a never ending cycle of mind-blowing. Science as Art is an annual competition hosted by the Materials Research Society that asks participants to showcase their creative sides by manipulating microscopic nanostructures to take on artistic forms, then digitally enhancing the results. This year’s first place winners include […]
Today marks the beginning of registration for New York City’s long-awaited Citi Bike bicycle share program, which will gives New Yorkers access to a fleet of two-wheeled transportation stations across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Prices are pretty reasonable: for $9.95, you get access to a bike for a day; for $25.00, a week; for $95.00, a […]
In case you haven’t already heard, Madison Museum of Fine Art is offering a new Artist in Residence program specifically tailored to artists who lost a home and studio space as a result of Hurricane Sandy. The specifications for the residency seem quite loose, but that’s a good thing! With an ongoing deadline and a duration of “six months, or up […]
Ask anyone who has groggily awoken in the sweaty arms of someone who looks like this — beer goggles are no joke. Even science says so. That booze inflates our own egos isn’t breaking news either — hence those painfully incoherent rants about your boring-ass job that, in the moment, make you feel like the most fascinating person […]
Paul Rivot’s grandmother is 90 years old. She lived through the Great Depression, World War II, and the advents of AM/FM radio, television, and the internet. In the above video, she tries out the extraordinarily powerful Oculus Rift virtual reality headset for the first time, and it is positively heartwarming. Rivot set the headset to […]
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original idea sketch next to a finished piece. This week, street artists The Yok and Sheryo give us a behind-the-scenes look into their new piece at 5 Pointz. The idea was inspired by our recent travels through Asia. The wall is part of a new body of […]
