November 2008
65 posts
Graphic Novelists: Jonathan Ames, Dean Haspiel,...
Sarah Glidden, Image from How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
A slew of accomplished graphic novelists converge at KGB Bar to present their latest work Sunday night. The hilarious Jonathan Ames, author of Wake Up, Sir!, and Dean Haspiel introduce The Alcoholic. Haspiel’s prior collaborations with Michael Chabon on The Escapist and Harvey Pekar on the renowned American Splendor...
tara donavan
Brooklyn artist Tara Donavan creates these beautiful pieces from fishing line, styrafoam cups, and drinking straws. Etheral work, using ugly overlooked objects. Ill.
By Design: Allison Arieff,Blue Is the New Green
For a couple of months there, it was sort of exciting to witness how dramatically higher oil prices were affecting human behavior. Ridership of public transit was up, homeowners were swapping exurban houses for urban condos, S.U.V. sales were down, people were walking. T. Boone Pickens threw cash at a wind farm.
But in more recent weeks, as oil prices dropped, I started hearing indications of...
kate wilson
i really dig Kate Wilson’s work…
another favorite
heheh.
you can scroll through her work here
Watchyep. watching this show… all day and night. no big deal.
WatchJCDC LEGO Fashion Show
amazing. Forget Star Wars or Pirates of the Caribbean legos… psh! What you know about Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s Spring Summer line for 3001?!
layers.
what makes up a green roof?
Plants, ranging from sedums to trees, depending on the soil depth (and strength of building structure).
Specialized growing medium, which may or may not include soil.
Root barrier / landscape cloth
A drainage layer, which can sometimes include built-in water reservoirs.
A waterproofing membrane, often combined with root repellent.
The roof.
Alexandros Vasmoulakis
Wooster Collective started up their short interview segments again, check their Q & A sesh with Alexandros here
Kid Cudi Live
Kid Cudi is performing at 49 Grove Friday night.
Do i want to go there? Nope.
Do i want to see Kid Cudi perform? Yep.
So who wants to go with me- we’ll see the Man on the Moon and Embrace the Martian! (naaaaaahmean… yeayah! well… no. but, you know.)
Friday, November 21, 2008 49 Grove St. between 7th Ave South & Bleecker
Studio 889
Studio 889 began with just one community printmaking workshop through a grant from The Bronx Museum, ACTION LAB – Bronx Museum @ The Point in 2004. Now Studio 889 provides arts in education, community and professional printmaking workshops. Founded and led by well-respected printmaker and BRIO Award-winning artist Alejandra Delfin. As part of Studio 889 mission, Studio introduces printmaking to...
Creaky Boards - Brooklyn
<3
really excited to...
go to SAIPUA this weekend.
beautifulllll.
for SK
i made you a beard!
WatchNew Watchmen trailer.
cant.wait.
omgwtfidk!! House in Kohoku
Architects: Torafu Location: Tokyo, Japan Design year: 2007 Construction year: 2008 Structure: RC Building Site: Yokohama Kanagawa Site Area: 230 sqm Constructed Area: 67.35 sqm Photographer: Daici Ano
“The roof which looks as if barnacled lets in light through the glass on the top of the tube-shaped windows that are set avoiding shades and eye gaze of the neighbors. On the inside...
Yuken Teruya
Corner Forest
“Toilet rolls sprouting spreading branches are hung to create a ‘forest’ hanging on the wall or hanging down from the ceiling. There is a moment when the hanging cut-out-parts start holding their branches and leaves on their own strength. It is as if I’m helping the paper awakens its ability to be an individual tree.”
Electronics account for 70% of the toxins in...
Green Screens: Electronic Recycling in the 5 Boros for Two Days!
Green your routine. Drop off unwanted computers, TVs, cell phones, radios, cameras, VCRs and other electronics for free at any of the locations below. This small step is an important one to reduce the estimated 87.5% of e-waste that goes to landfills. Presented by NBC Universal, WNBC and GreenNYC. WHEN: Saturday and Sunday,...
