FriendsWithYou x AOL in NYC
We are just keeping the art news coming today, as we have finally got a chance to sit down and bust some news out to you. As we just read on Curated, “FriendsWithYou and AOL are excited to announce...
View ArticleBlack and White New York City, circa 1930s
These are just some beautiful black and white shots of New York City from the 1930s, shot by Berenice Abbott for the WPA and part of the New York Public Library’s collection that we saw posted on...
View ArticleGil Scott-Heron, RIP
On Friday, legendary NYC poet and musician, Gil Scott-Heron, passed away at the age of 62. The artist, famous for his “Revolution Will Not Be Televised” statement and 1970s canon of songs and spoken...
View ArticleKenny Scharf x Lui Bolin
NYC street icon Kenny Scharf teamed up with Lui Bolin (the guy who paints and photographs himself to blend, thus making himself a fine art project as disguise) teamed up in NYC so Scharf could...
View ArticleUrban Beekeeping in NYC
Urban Beekeeping: NYC from Adrian Bautista on Vimeo. We wish we could say something witty about this, but something with a title of Urban Beekeeping NYC is just fine enough. “This short documentary...
View ArticleWhere your clothes come from, by Etsy
Streetsy from Etsy on Vimeo. This is cool. Etsy went around asking New Yorkers who made their clothing — “and more importantly, if they care.” We tend to care about 80% of the time. We try hard for...
View ArticleRadiohead to play New York City’s Roseland Ballroom Sept 28 & 29
We nerdy Radiohead fans were already excited about Radiohead coming to play SNL and Colbert this week. That was exciting enough. Now if you live in the NYC area, you can see the band play two shows at...
View ArticleJosh Keyes goes the size of an NBA hoop
And something tells us he will sell more paintings than the Knicks will sell tickets in the coming months. Hey-o! Josh Keyes has painted a 10-foot long piece, Stampede, as the centerpiece for his new...
View ArticleA reason to miss NYC
There is nothing like NYC in the Fall, and this shot, although who knows what season, is something that has us missing the East Coast today. (via) From The Citrus Report
View ArticleStanley Kubrick could shoot a beautiful portrait
Before he was one of the most acclaimed and influential filmmakers of the 20th Century, Stanley Kubrick was a great photographer who shot portraits and fulfilled photojournalist assignments. Right...
View ArticleGraphic NYC, Paris, London
Moxy Creative House has created a nice series of graphic posters of Paris, London, and New York City, set in a clean, colorful style. Toronto and Amsterdam also made the cut. If you want to buy the...
View ArticleAlice Neel “Late Portraits & Still Lifes” @ David Zwirner, NYC
We checked out a beautifully sparse show at David Zwirner in NYC this past weekend, Alice Neel’s Late Portraits & Still Lifes. Zwirner has been representing the artist’s estate for nearly 5 years,...
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