With the number of people using Twitter today, it is inevitable that some of those users will die. It’s also inevitable that among the dead, there will be famous people. Jamie Forrest and Michael McWatters understood that and created The Tweet Hereafter, a catalog of last words via Twitter. Some collected final tweets are mundane, but […]
Odd Future mastermind Tyler, the Creator announced his new album Wolf yesterday, for which he created and commissioned no less than three different covers–including one from pop surrealist painter Mark Ryden. The image manages to incorporate Ryden’s trademark kitschy, icky style seamlessly into the OF aesthetic, though I think I might prefer the super-close-up action shot. Wolf will be […]
Has that ferocious ferret of yours been attacking the neighborhood kids again? Maybe you wish there was some way to warn potential home intruders of the bloody fate that awaits them when they cross paths with your guard-chihuahua? Now there is, thanks to artist Michelle Page, who specializes in custom-made variations on the classic metal […]
Last month, a 25-year-old South East London man charged on credit two Banksy prints, Wrong War and a signed edition of No Ball Games, worth £12,990 (about $20,000 USD), from an Essex art dealer. Two weeks after the the work was shipped to the buyer, bank letters informed the dealer that payments made on the credit cards, one […]
“And if you bring a forty bottle to battle me/ I’ll just punch you in the face/then do the Harlem Shake.” That’s artist (and curator) Jayson Musson rapping, you guys. He’s also “Hennessy Youngman,” the internet’s best art critic whose acclaimed series Art Thoughtz is one of the best things that ever happened to the internet. And art. […]
This morning’s meteorite impact in Russia had nothing at all to do with the massive asteroid that’s scheduled to barely graze by Earth this afternoon, it turns out–that one’s still on its way. Asteroid 2012 DA14, at 50 meters in diameter, will zoom by without disturbing our planet, according to NASA, but it’s understandable if you’re […]
Chinese filmmaker Kit Chung has been experimenting with GIFs pulled from a video he made shooting portrait close-ups on Line 2, Beijing’s oldest running subway rail. The voyeuristic loops of subtle facial gestures are a little bit Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests meet Chris Marker’s Passengers. He’s been posting to his Tumblr which also reminds of […]
Last month, ANIMAL and advocacy group Stamp Stampede staged a stunt in which we took a projector-equipped van and displayed propaganda messages at various New York City locations–including onto the home of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. We dealt with the NYPD at the time, but after showing up at the homes of two ANIMAL staffers and […]
Storefront statues date back to the 1800’s when wooden Cigar Store Indians were used to lure costumers to tobacconist shops. To deal with the illiteracy of the general public, business owners advertised their shops from the sidewalks using life-sized statues. The tradition continues on to this day with many NYC shop owners utilizing the age-old […]
2 Chainz did not have a good Valentine’s Day. He was arrested in Maryland while on his way to perform at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, but that’s not even the worst part. After arresting Mr. Chainz, 2 copz asked to take a picture with the rapper. The artist formerly known as Tity Boi […]
