Entries Tagged as ‘NYC’

January 22, 2009

Poster Boy

Slicing and dicing the posters of the New York subway system, Poster Boy creates original pieces of art on the fly using only his trusty razor.  Check the video below to get an idea of his working process and check his flickr page for other pieces of his work.

October 13, 2008

Levi’s and The Fader Present: The FORT NYC

For those readers in NYC, click on the pic to RSVP.  Enjoy!

October 9, 2008

Banksy In NY: Part 2

So the madness continues with the mystery man opening a storefront exhibit.  The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill showcases Banksy’s work in an entirely new way: animatronics.  While the man has always had a fascination with Disney-inspired motifs and visuals, he’s now managed to subvert the jump from Steamboat Willie to The Happiest Place [...]

October 4, 2008

Banksy Hearts New York

More info and photos courtesy of Gothamist

August 15, 2008

Joshua Allen Harris And His Plastic Bag Menagerie

We wrote about Joshua Allen Harris a while back.  Since then he’s been animating more creatures thanks to the trains beneath New York’s sidewalks.  Check out some of his newest creations below.

 

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June 12, 2008

Ask Adam Yauch Anything On Current TV

Adam Yauch/MCA/Nathaniel Hornblower/Cochise is currently promoting his streetball documentary, “Gunnin’ For That Number 1 Spot” and will be stopping by Current TV’s L.A. studios to answer any and all viewer questions.  Ask him anything.  A-na-thang-a.  Ask him what his favorite underwear is.  Ask him if he thinks Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams is as weird [...]

May 29, 2008

‘Gunnin for that #1 Spot’ Trailer

Featuring past and future Arizona Wildcats, Jerryd Bayless and Brandon Jennings, this movie looks like streetball at its best and features a new Beastie Boys track as well as Jay-Z and Nas on the soundtrack.
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Directed by Adam Yauch (of the Beastie Boys), Gunnin’ follows eight of the country’s hottest high school basketball players [...]

May 15, 2008

Liberty City vs. The Big Apple

You knew the guys at Rockstar did a phenomenal job re-creating the city that never sleeps for the latest edition of GTA, even going so far as to document light patterns and neighborhood demographics to capture the day-to-day reality. Check out this Flickr photo set from Matthew Johnston that compares the pixelated version of [...]

May 9, 2008

5 Franklin Place

This apartment building makes my eyes pop out of my head in a good way.  Designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel, 5 Franklin Place is noted for curved black bands outlining the perimeter of the building that lend a sense of movement and grace.
Get full pics and design history here 

May 7, 2008

Hasan Insane – Black Caesar

This is an insane mashup/remake/collage built off Jay-Z’s Black Gangster mixtape.  If you like Biggie mashed with ODB, Raekwon and the American Gangster soundtrack then this is definitely for you.  Get it from Format.