Tag: Art
David Horvitz sent out a tweet last evening saying he is looking for a collector to purchase his student debt. Damn, I really wish I thought of this. Looking for a collector… twitter.com/davidhorvitz/s… — dh (@davidhorvitz) April 24, 2013 Let’s assume this is a a sincere gesture. Can the transition of the debt from Horvitz […]
“Sorrow found me when I was young… Sorrow waited, sorrow won… SORROW THEY PUT ME ON THE PILL… IT’S IN MY HONEY IT’S IN MY MI–[voice breaking]…” Want to hear that over and over and over and over again? For the artist’s piece A Lot of Sorrow at the MoMA PS1 WV Dome, Icelandic artist Ragnar […]
Every day alot of people sell stuff on Craigslist, but aside from last years Ikea bedframe or perhaps a free toaster the site can tend to be pretty monotonous in its daily offerings. However, a man calling himself Mr. Nice Guy is selling a rather striking portrait of Lil Wayne for $10,000. C’mon, you may […]
Do you know The Jogging, a loose group of artists that each contribute artworks to a single shared Tumblr account. The project, initially founded by Brad Troemel and Lauren Christiansen is said by many to be singlehandedly responsible for defining the aesthetic taste of art on the internet today. Or something. The Jogging is being featured in their […]
Last week the Park Avenue Armory announced their selection of artists to participate in a residency within their monstrous Upper East Side complex. These residencies were established sometime in 2010 and include space for the research and creation of new works by each respective artist. Artists selected include singer-songwriter Somi, performance artist Okwui Okpokwasili, choreographers Driscoll and Ralph Lemon among […]
Continuing our highlight coverage of Rhizome’s Seven on Seven conference, here’s another cool project born from a one-day intense session of design and planning between and an artist and a technologist. In a collaboration between technologist and digital music entrepreneur Dalton Caldwell and New York-based artist, musician, and composer Fatima Al Qadiri, here’s your alternative to THE SAME DAMN ALERT FOR EVERYTHING. […]
Continuing our coverage of Rhizome’s Seven on Seven conference, here’s another exciting project born from a one-day intense session of design and planning between and an artist and a technologist. British-born installation artist Matthew Ritchie was paired with technologist Billy Chasen of turntable.fm. They created dabit.org — a charity website that “gives back.” The premise of the site is simple: “Every […]
This Saturday, Parsons hosted Rhizome’s Seven on Seven conference — a unique art and technology event that carefully selects seven artists to work with seven technologists for a one-day-only intense session of design and planning. On the following day, each group presented their projects. One of this year’s best was a collaboration between Mexican-Canadian electronic artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and American […]
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original idea sketch next to a finished piece. This week, artist Lorna Mills takes us from a found object to her piece Double Unicorn. I’m a serial obsessive, so I don’t need to keep a notebook since I only have one thing going on in my head at […]
Kenny Scharf was arrested in Williamsburg in Friday night, Art Sucks reports. According to court info, he was charged with making graffiti, possession of a graffiti instrument, and some other small-time charge, but was released on his own recognizance, meaning he did not have to post bail. Scharf posted the above signature squiggly snake on his Facebook […]
