If you’re familiar with the Instagram Bodega Cats of Instagram, then you should familiarize yourself with the illustrated version of it. Sunny Eckerle illustrates the bodega cats living in our beloved corner shops across Brooklyn. Check out her work here.
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Bad Dads
“Bad Dads” is a pop up art show tributing the films of Wes Anderson. The show will display various original paintings, illustrations, prints, and sculptures. Check it out at the Joseph Gross Gallery in New York City August 7th-9th.
Lettering by Scott Biersack.
“Despite what graffiti writers who view him as a sellout would have you believe, Banksy is nothing if not an artist of the people. His work widely appeals to the public, and it also plays with the community in subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) ways. Watching the entire month-long residency unfold in about an hour’s time, it becomes clear that the stencils left on buildings were just the beginning of what he intended to create. ”
Read the ArtNet review of HBO’s ‘Banksy Does New York’ documentary.
Shepard Fairey Obey Murals, seen in NYC and Toronto, respectively.
“Art is a humanitarian act. Art should be able to effect mankind, to make the world a better place.”
Go check out Jeff Koons: A Retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art! It’s a great chronological oeuvre of his works, ranging from his most popular to lesser known works.
“Think before you press the shutter. It’s frustrating that today, even more than in the time of analogue photography, you often come back with a lot junk. Nowadays, it’s too easy to get a picture-click-clack; the camera works for you, but you need to use your brain, look closely and react fast. Don’t go out and expect that things will be wonderful-photography is hard work.”
-Thomas Hoepker
Vintage furniture seen at Brooklyn’s Patina, a furniture rental company.
Photographer Randy Scott Slavin uses a GoPro and a drone to show us New York City from up top.
Paintings by Brad Kahlhamer, currently exhibited at the Jack Shainmen Gallery in New York City. His sculptures are also featured there. Check it out!
There is now a 24-hour Cupcake ATM in New York City, courtesy of Sprinkles Cupcakes. It’s located on the Upper East Side and each cupcake sells for $4.25-the same price as Crumbs.
One small step for cupcakes, one giant leap for cupcake lovers.
The Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project challenges teams to design a better bike for the urban rider. It kicked off on March 24th and will showcase on July 25th.
Check out the New York team, Horse Cycles (pictures above), handcrafted in Brooklyn.
Hooray!
Bristol street artist Jody Thomas is set to have an exhibit in New York City. You can check him out at the Affordable Art Fair on April 2th - April 6th.
James Dean, New York City, 1955. Photographed by Dennis Stock.
Package design for my favorite whiskey, Brooklyn 77. This whiskey is created at Breuckelen Distilling, located in Brooklyn using New York grain.
How great is that wax top-a unique touch.
Installation piece, Into the Heart of Lightness, by Doug Wheeler seen at the David Zwirmer Gallery.
“We have first-hand experiences, and those are the ones we don’t forget. They stay with us and hopefully they’re meaningful enough that they’re with you the rest of your life. That’s pretty much what I’ve always been after. I’ve always tried to do that stuff that has an effect on you that you never forget the first time.”
Brooklyn-based arist Hiromi Niizeki travels throughout the five boroughs, photographing heart shaped gum remnants.
Check out the HiromiGumHearts Project here.