Tag Archives: NYC

Sunday Should Be Random

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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NYC : A Different POV

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

A very different trip around NYC:

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Manhattan, Brooklyn & da Bronx too

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

by Margot Miller by Gwen Leggett by Cybèle by James Gulliver Hancock by Cindy Leon

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TrustoCorp Looks Out for NYC

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The always entertaining street art/sign hacking collective TrustoCorp was at it again this week in Brooklyn as they posted several new helpful, inspiring and instructional signs. The anonymous and mysterious  TrustoCorp crew, which may or may not be based in … Continue reading →

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The Secret Bookshop

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Watch this engaging video about Brazenhead Books, a secret bookstore that’s been tucked away in Michael Seidenberg’s apartment on the Upper East Side ever since the rent for his original retail space in Brooklyn was quadrupled. (Jonathan Lethem used to … Continue reading →

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Just In Time for the 4th

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Just in time for the July 4th weekend, PAVEL ZOUBOK GALLERY is presenting the exhibition MARK WAGNER: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, featuring the artist’s monumental 17 x 6 foot currency collage Liberty, a 1/11 scale play on … Continue reading →

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Looking For A Cheap Place to Stay in NYC ?

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Are you searching for a reasonably priced place to stay in New York City? How about camping ? No, not in a cardboard box on the sidewalk. New York may be the last place that comes to mind for sleeping … Continue reading →

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NYC: The High Line (Part 2)

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

In celebration of the completion of Phase Two of New York’s wildly popular High Line Park this week, AOL partnered with FriendWithYou to offer Rainbow City, a candy-colored, interactive sculptural installation. The whimsical inflatable artworks were created to be a … Continue reading →

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The City At Night: Pretty Ugly

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Baltimore-born, New York-based artist Logan Hicks uses photographs, stencils, metallic paints, aerosol paint, etched panels and anodized aluminum to create shadowy, multi-layered urban scenes that are somehow simultaneously photorealistc and surreal. Hicks, originally a screenprinter, has a new show, called … Continue reading →

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Chill Pics For June

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Brooklyn-based photographer Kevin Cooley is always in demand for magazines, ad work and portraits, but his nightscapes, long exposure shots and Hopperesque scenes are extraordinary.

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