Archive for April, 2011
I’m overcome with amusement looking at “Hanksy,” one of the most brilliant mashups ever. The stencil was spotted by someone in New York’s SOHO neighborhood (Kenmare & Mott) recently, and comes to us thanks to the folks over at Wooster Collective.
We love a good single-subject Tumblr around here. This latest project, Chicks With Steve Buscemeyes, is no exception. We’ve seen what People Eyes do to Muppets, so why not try Steve Buscemi Eyes on Puppets? (Just kidding! We know you’re legitimate celebrities and not a media empire slash brand controlled by your mother!) Click through for a few more favorites. You can tell Tyra Banks still has it as a supermodel because she can so deftly “smize” through Steve Buscemi eyes. Read the rest of this entry »
When searching for inspiration, one of my favorite activities is looking at pictures of other people’s apartments (especially people of the creative persuasion). Exciting then is New York Magazine’s article “The Perpetual Garret,” which offers glimpses into the living quarters of some of New York City’s most famous starving artists — people like William S. Burroughs, Robert Rauschenberg, Patti Smith and Terence Koh. Also worth checking out is Flavorwire’s supplementary article, which includes the dwellings of Marina Abramovic, Karl Lagerfeld, Jeff Koons (must die!), Julian Schnabel and others. Above: Artist Keith Haring’s shared railroad apartment at 325 Broome St. in Manhattan.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York has come after East Village artist Victoria McKenzie for swiping something much more expensive than a $2 train ride: their intellectual property. Last week, McKenzie received a cease and desist letter from an intern who works for the MTA’s marketing and advertising division requesting she stop selling oil paintings on Metro cards in her Etsy shop. The intern also offered McKenzie an opportunity to pay to license the MTA’s brand in her artwork. I gotta be like Kanye for a sec and just stop this right here. Until this point, I thought meter-readers had the absolute worst job on earth. EVERYONE hates the people who drive by in their tiny self-important cars ticketing you for overstaying your parking spot by 2 minutes. Being an intern tasked by the MTA to “out” artists for using MTA ephemera ON ETSY is waaaaay worse. At least the meter-readers get paid. According to Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the MTA: “The MTA uses unpaid interns to search online for trademark infringement when they have the time”. They’re probably using the rest of their time to write apologetic suicide notes and source sturdy lengths of rope. The Wall Street Journal reports:
Gothamist has clarified that “displaying art isn’t something the MTA has an issue with—they only reach out when someone is selling items that use their trademark.” I guess that means the 5000 or so accomplices to Stephen Shaheen’s much-blogged Metro Card bench are safe until he puts a price tag on it.
I can’t say that I’m a fan of the Black Eyed Peas, but this LEGO dress Fergie wore during their performance at the Kid’s Choice Awards last weekend is pretty damn cool. (The shoulder pad is an especially nice touch.) Any guesses about how much LEGO paid her to wear it? (via Incredible Things)
If you haven’t yet had a chance to read Austin Kleon‘s now-viral article, “How to Steal Like an Artist (And 9 Other Things Nobody Told Me),” I would highly suggest hitting this link and taking 10 minutes to explore a piece of writing that just might change your life.
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