In what was otherwise pretty much a yawnfest enlivened only by host Ricky Gervais’s hilariously mean-spirited jokes that nobody “got,” The Golden Globe Awards delivered the goods by awarding The Social Network – my favorite film of 2010 – four of the six Golden Globes for which it was nominated. Globes going home with “The [...]
Although it opened way back in November, it took me until yesterday to get to the Flag Art Foundation to check out artist Cary Kwok’s latest show, Obsession – mainly because the gallery’s minimal hours have kept me from getting all the way over to West 25th Street and 11th Avenue on a week day. [...]
It’s Art! Mingled Stutter Pink by artist Doreen McCarthy, part of the Colorforms Group Show on view now at Praxis International Art Gallery, located at 541 West 25th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues in Chelsea, NYC.
Dave Grohl, drummer for Nirvana, and singer / guitarist for the Foo Fighters was born on this day in 1969. I met Dave once, in the crowd at a Ministry concert in Seattle over ten years ago, and he was really nice. Happy Birthday, Dave!
Photo by G Geoffrey and I got off the F train at the East Broadway stop last evening, en route to this art exhibit when we bumped right into this awesome snowman guarding the corner of Essex and Canal. I kept the Image on the large side so you can see the details, including its [...]
Photo By G I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it many times again before I shuffle off this mortal coil, that certain degrees of stealing are easily just as bad as murder. It’s pretty crazy that in the same week we saw Shepard Fairey acquitted of copyright infringement, we have a sort [...]
Another sweet ride!
On This Date in 1969: Led Zeppelin released its debut album in the UK (the US release date was January 17th). The album’s iconic cover artwork, chosen by guitarist Jimmy Page, features a Black & White photo of the 1937 Hindenburg airship disaster. Led Zeppelin!
This awesome miniature set of drums, created from empty food tins with their lids used for cymbals, is just so clever, I’m surprised no one ever thought of it before. Image Courtesy of Artist Helmut Smits Via Found Shit Dot Com
Image Source On Tuesday, a judge dismissed copyright lawsuits between street artist Shepard Fairey and the Associated Press news service over an image of Barack Obama that Fairey used for a 2006 Obama campaign poster. This is a rather complicated case, or series of related cases actually, which involve Fairey and the “Obama Hope” image, [...]
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