Tag Archives: New York City

Not Lovin’ It

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Ian Strange (aka kid zoom) is an Australian-born, New York City-based street artist who has been “disrupting” advertising displays in major cities around the world since 2007. Specializing in bus shelter advertising, Kid Zoom uses his insightful aerosol interventions to … Continue reading →

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Mind The Bison

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Push Pop Press founder photographer Mike Matas has put together a terrific three-minute tour de force film of a cross country excursion by car from San Francisco to New York City with more than 5,000 photos. I really enjoyed the creative juxtaposition … Continue reading →

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NYC by Tiny Train

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Even if you can’t make it to New York City this holiday season, you can experience a virtual visit via the MTA‘s miniature train show. On display for the 11th year at the historic, century-old Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, … Continue reading →

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I Heart NYC and These Maps

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

London-based artist and illustrator Jenni Sparks has created a new series of fantastic hand-drawn maps of New York City. The cleverly amusing maps include elaborate images of iconic neighborhood and borough hangouts that no tourist wants to miss. If you … Continue reading →

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Empire State of Mind

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

This week, New Yorkers were treated to a brand new LED lightshow on the fabled Empire State Building. The remarkable show, synched to music from Alicia Keys and Jay-Z, was made possible by Philips Color Kinetics. The company replaced an … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving Day

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Like most every kid growing up in the United States, each Thanksgiving Day holiday morning I was glued to the television in anticipation of the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade broadcast from New York City. It’s been quite a while … Continue reading →

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Asterisms

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

While checking out the Kandinsky 1911-1913 show at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, I ran across a new exhibition by NYC-based Mexican artist Gabriel Orozoco titled “Asterisms”. The binary show features thousands of diverse objects Orozoco collected from the … Continue reading →

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We Still Love NY

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Millions of New Yorkers have been impacted by Hurrican Sandy, including the city’s arts community. The Chelsea arts district was particularly hard hit by flooding which devastated many galleries and studios. NYC-based, Chilean-born artist Sebastian Errazuriz has created a series … Continue reading →

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No Dikes Yet

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

In 2009, the RTL television network in the Netherlands filmed a feature in New York City on a proposal to construct a Dutch-style storm barrier across New York harbor. In light of last week’s visit by Hurricane Sandy, it seems … Continue reading →

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Taxi Stories

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

I have been riding New York City taxi cabs for decades and in all that time I have only had one woman driver. So I was intrigued by New York City-based filmmaker Diana Diroy’s documentary on Shonna Valeska and Elena … Continue reading →

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