Posts Tagged ‘New York’
2010 BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL.
Kicking off here in New York, is the tenth annual Bicycle Film Festival. Brendt Barbur, the founding festival director, started the event after a bike accident in New York with hopes of turning his negative experience into a positive one. Celebrating the bike culture movement, the bash brings all two-wheelin’ enthusiasts together through the wonderful medium of art, music and film. Get an eyeful of the latest BFF trailer on the next page. Read on
DRIFT.
http://www.vimeo.com/10037074“To drift is to attempt analysis of the totality of everyday life by passively moving through space”. – Guy Debord
To partake in the full body exercise of drifting requires a long walk from neighborhood to neighborhood with no regard for mental or cultural biases. In other words: you gotta walk around without spending money while paying absolutely zero attention to where you are going. This is a time worn tradition for the stoking of creative flames and makes for a good excuse to get away from the dull, punishing light that emanates from your computer screen. We suggest bringing a camera with you to capture what you see. However, we’re not sure if Guy Debord would approve this accessory. Are there any armchair situationists reading who would know?
HOW AWESOME IS STEPHEN WILTSHIRE?!
Stephen Wiltshire is the current blower of fine art minds at the Pratt Institute and pretty much everyone else in existence. With a quick fly-by via helicopter for a view of New York’s skyline, Mr. Wiltshire is recreating the cityscape from memory on a 20-foot panoramic mural. Born with autism and limited communicative skills, his amazing photographic memory and knack for drawing shows a tremendous insight on the capabilities of the human mind. Catch him create his masterpiece in person at the Pratt Institute or via web cam, before this week ends.
TAKASHI MURAKAMI WORD JUMBLE.
The next time you see your art snob friends ask them to say ” ‘A Picture of the Blessed Lion Who Stares at Death” will be at “Picture of Fate: I Am But a Fisherman Who Angles in the Darkness of His Mind’ show”, five times fast. The word jumbled title is the one-piece art exhibit by famed Louis Vuitton supported artist, Takashi Murakami. His stuff is so good, words can’t describe this singular work. Check out the art behemoth before it leaves the island on the 24th of this month at the Gagosian Gallery.
MUD AND MILK.
Francine Spiegel’s syrup covered pornography will have it’s first solo show at Deitch Projects beginning on October 1st. In addition to unveiling a bunch of new work, Francine will also perform one of her fabled art pieces in the Deitch window. Stand on the street and you’ll be protected from the explosive burst of chocolate sauce and confetti but if you walk into Dietch you’d better prepare for the fine art equivalent of a Gwar concert.
WISH YOU WERE HERE.
Be sure to check out the Wish You Were Here pop up shop on Orchard Street before it ends on Sept. 13th! The concept is to swap up & coming NY and London designers between their respective homes (LDN to NY and vice versa) in order to expose their wares to a whole new audience of fashionable people who may not be familiar with their foreign stylings. Get all the info on who’s participating, exact location, calendar of events and more by clicking HERE.
Looking at Music: Side 2.
70’s NYC is soooooooo hot right now! MOMA rolls out part 2 of it’s uber popular Looking at Music series to celebrate the return of plummeting rents and dwindling subway service. The primary focus is on the good parts of economic scariness and the crack addled shitstorm that was the remaining 70% of the story is largely ignored. But the good is GOOD. Read on
A Day in the Life of the General: Mark Gonzales
The Gonz gives us a nice relaxing tour of NY. Read on
Kenneth Cappello / Acid Drop @ Milk Gallery NY!
Check out the Kenneth Cappello show (curated by Tim Barber) at the Milk Gallery, opening June 2nd at 7pm @ 450 West 15th Street. Read on
Midnight Blue
All this talk of NY’s inevitable return to 70s / early 90s -style economic gloom – with the only difference being the rubble of the former is replaced by the empty glass condos of the latter – reminded us of Al Goldstein’s infamous cable access show, Midnight Blue. Interviews with R. Crumb, restaurant reviews, his feelings about Sean Penn; just some of the glorious moments that serve to remind us of a time when d-bags like Al Goldstein could smoke a cigar in front of the Wall Street Bull while wearing a rattlesnake vest and make it feel like great tv. Videos are after the jump. Read on
The ARAB PARROT
Our favorite blog to live vicariously through, the Parrot really puts it out there while constantly burning through roll after roll of film. Click HERE for more.