Tag: Art
As Russia’s Putin-lovers collectively wet themselves in glee over the president’s birthday, this particular thing stands out. Behold this “art exhibit” by Moscow politics student Mikhail Antonov who admins Putin’s Facebook appreciation page filled with user-submitted fan art and memes. “Here you can see how mythological events of ancient Greece can be applied to events in contemporary Russia,” he says in […]
Why are there big, shattered cubes on the side of the pathway in the new section of the High Line at the Rail Yards? They are “The Evolution of God,” a new series of sculptures by Argentine artist Adrián Villar Rojas. The clay and cement sculptures are “destined to crumble while on view,” showing the passing of time with the […]
This installation by Fra.Biancoshock in an exhibition at Norway’s Nuart street art festival is very timely, because Facebook is a fascist state. If that’s too blunt for you, the New Yorker just published a related item: Facebook has become a dream space of judgment—a place where people you may know only in the most casual way suddenly reveal […]
Are you in Berlin and on Grindr? Want to go make pancakes, trim nails or play chess with artist Dries Verhoeven inside a glass-walled container in a Berlin Kreuzberg square? Potentially lucky participants are being solicited right now by the Dutch artist via the gay hook-up app. He says, “we’ll shave one another or read to one […]
“Advertisers have been stealing graffiti tactics for years,” says long-time graffiti writer 2ESAE. SKI adds, “We’re not allowed to paint trains anymore. Who knew that years later… fucking Target could have a full car?” SKI is referring to the time when the MTA first let a brand wrap an ad entirely around a subway car in […]
For three minutes before every midnight in October, artist Ryoji Ikeda will repurpose Times Square’s electronic billboards for an audiovisual installation. Ikeda’s “tightly synchronized, flickering black-and-white imagery—mining data for mathematical beauty” will take over 47 screens across five blocks. The Japanese Paris-based electronic composer, sound, and visual artist follows Robert Wilson’s video portraits, Tracey Emin’s neon hearts and others, as part of the Midnight Moment Times […]
The artist who calls himself Chemical X is exhibiting two new panels which he says are made of 10,000 dyed ecstasy tablets. The stained glass motif shows happy smiling faces, doves and rainbows, all in theme with the vintage-styled inscription “MDMA.” The artist, who has once designed the logo for Ministry Of Sound, is trying to keep a low-profile […]
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original “idea sketch” next to a finished artwork or project. This week, newly Brooklyn-based artist Scott Gelber talks about his videos “Image 02” 003 and “Image 03” 004 inspired by skeuomorphism and the original “broken image icon.” The videos feature music by Zac Traeger and Arjun Ram Srivatsa. Lately, I’ve been thinking a […]
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 78 °F LOW 60 °F In theaters: Hendrix biopic Jimi: All Is By My Side starring Andre 3000; Björk: Biophilia Live at IFC. Andrew Durbin’s “Mature Themes” book launch with readings Harry Burke and Juliana […]
“If there’s a Barbie doctor, a teacher and a police officer, why shouldn’t there be a Virgin of Luján Barbie?” say Pool Paolini and Marianela Perelli. For their exhibit “Barbie, The Plastic Religion” opening in Buenos Aires on October 11th, the artists are fashioning 33 Barbie dolls after various Catholic saints and prominent mythological characters. Their series, which includes […]
