Tag Archives: New York City

Stressing at the Strand

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

The Strand Bookstore at 12th and Broadway in NYC is one of the few remaining oldschool bookshops in the city selling secondhand, new, out-of-print and collectible books. The Strand, established in 1927, has managed to weather the devastation that has … Continue reading →

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Hanging at the High Line

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

We have shared a few posts about the hugely popular New York City High Line Park project. Now we have learned from the High Line Blog about the next big thing that may be coming to the park. According to … Continue reading →

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Axonometric and Not

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Brian D. Butler
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NYC: The Water Tank Project

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

An impressive roster of New York City artists have signed-on to participate in a consciousness-raising project dubbed The Water Tank Project. Designed to draw public attention to the urgent need for water conservation and the myriad threats to the world’s … Continue reading →

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Found Libraries

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Even though there are still more than 13,000 public payphones on New York City sidewalks, they are seen by most residents as dead technology, if they are noticed at all. But NY architect and civil society activist John Locke, the … Continue reading →

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RedBall (not Bull) Project

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

New York City-based Kurt Perschke ia an artist who works in collage, print, sculpture, video and public installation. His best known work, the very fun RedBall Project, is a global, traveling street art project that has playfully infiltrated Chicago, Toronto, … Continue reading →

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What’s a Rare Bookman

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

The exhibition “Ray Safford, Rare Bookman,”  which opened yesterday at the Grolier Club, New York City, offers a look into the famed New York firm of Charles Scribner’s Sons and the literary, publishing, and rare book worlds in turn-of-the-century New York. … Continue reading →

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Paris vs. New York

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Last year we pointed you to the delightful and entertaining blog Paris versus New York which was created by artist/graphic designer Vahram Muratyan. Now the whimsical chronicle of the idiosyncratic styles of the two great cities has become a lighthearted … Continue reading →

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Don’t Embark Without One

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

There’s an embarrassment of riches when it comes to urban transit apps for smartphones, as well as a pile of dreck. But it can be a daunting task choosing an app to help navigate an unfamiliar public transport system. San … Continue reading →

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Free Art Books

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

The fabulous Guggenheim Museum in New York City recently made sixty-five classic artists’ catalogs and art texts available for free online. This treasuretrove offers many impossible to find historic catalogs from such giants as Kandinsky, Klee, Schiele, Klimt, Calder, Munch … Continue reading →

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