last year's exhibitions were pretty amazing.
hope this year's curators are up to parr.

Labels: dumbo, i love martin parr, nyc, nyph, nyph08, photography

an exercise in optimism: nymag put together a google map mashup highlighting their favorite sidewalk cafés (and places with sidewalk tables) in manhattan. it's from last year, but they say they've been updating.

view MAP: where the sidewalk... begins.

and yes i know it's been all dead weather 'round here the last few days... but this weekend is supposed to get all prettied up for us again.

Labels: food, nyc, nymag, spring, sunshiney weather makes me happy

contribute to the New York Times Polling Place Project. oh and go ahead and vote while you're at it, please.

Labels: barack obama, election, nyc, photography, photos, politics

untethered :
a sculpture garden of readymades

September 25 - October 25, 2008
Opening: Thurs., Sept. 25, 6PM
540 W. 21st St.
FREE

Untethered is a sculpture garden of everyday objects deprogrammed of their original function, embedded with new intelligence, and transformed into surrealist and surprising readymades, including a photocopier that reads the night sky; a PDA turned guitar; and a piano that plays the Internet. The exhibition features pieces by 15 artists working at the intersection of art and technology, including current and former Eyebeam residents and fellows, as well as leading international artists.

(gothamist says everyone's talking about it.)

Labels: art, eyebeam, nyc, readymades

you may have noticed some stuff going up around the corner of bowery/houston recently...

more info here.
flickr preview set here.

Labels: art, nyc, outsiders ny

in case of no rain. maybe?

(apologies in advance to the manske brothers, the wright brothers, and the entire cowboys organization.)

Labels: concerts, jose gonzalez, nyc, the yard

hooray. hooray.

Labels: frying pan, nyc, outdoor bars, unsunk treasures

today marks the five-year anniversary of the war in iraq. since that first day of the 'shock and awe' campaign (remember how cool that sounded? i couldn't wait for the video game), almost 4,000 troops have been killed, $500 billion has been spent, countless political careers have been ruined, and some damn good art has been produced. in honor of this wonderful anniversary, i feel that it is fitting to finally present, the award winning:


beautifully drawn by nick manske, and designed with the utmost precision by josh webman, this coloring book is the must have of the season. it works great in any situation! strategically place it on a coffee table in your williamsburg loft to spark up a heated, cocaine fueled political debate. stow it in the glove box of your hybrid suv and keep the kids busy on those long rides to grandma's house. hang enlarged individual colored copies above the mantle at your ski lodge, just below the deer head. or even serve as party favors at your next caucus.

on sale now at www.nickmanske.com. order today with pay pal! or you can buy a copy at the hippest bookstore in the entire world, spoonbill & sugartown, on bedford avenue!

and i'd like to send out a huge thanks to my friends here at 'lets-do-this'. it couldn't have happened without you guys. THANK YOU!! of course there will be a release party as well. i'll be emailing the details as they develop. stay tuned!

here's some recent praise:

"one of the most important pieces of art. ever." - new york times coloring book review.

"a despicable, vile piece of left wing propaganda is what it is." - rush limbaugh.

"if it wasn't for me, and this american fight on terror, beautiful art like this wouldn't be curated. i like to think of my self as a pro-curator of art." - george w. bush.

"...this could put bear sterns back on the map." - the wall street journal

"if everyone used organic crayons instead of oil paint, we could reduce global warming by .000000000021% by 2376." - al gore

"this is the best piece of art you'll ever wrap your lips around." - some mc at bar-b-q block party, june '05.

"stop the war. send the troops home. save the animals. buy my coloring book." - nick manske

Labels: animals of iraq, coloring book, nick manske, nyc

(eater deathwatch, indeed)

Labels: bars, cheap, continental, liver implosion, nyc

until my rooftop screenings start or we can get to one of these...

let's do this!!!

$75 for up to 6 people
starting with 60s classics and working their way up to 90's. schindler's list! sweet! sounds like a blast. um, and i could probably skip midnight express. but anything else, name it.

via gothamist

Labels: drive in, movies, nyc

together at last.
(yeah that's my favorite new faux-racial-epithet-as-totally-obvious-joke joke.)


happy terrible two, crackers!
and welcome back, blacks!

lots more show and band info here.

get your $10 advance tickets now. and here. (it will likely sell out at the door, if not before.)


PREVIOUSLY
= show your love for the blacks
= the blacks @ club midway

Labels: concerts, crackers united, friction, friends of LDT, nyc, the blacks

Anyone up for some Ayn Rand?

Free showing, tomorrow night at sundown.
At "The Elevated Acre" 55 Water Street, near the Seaport.

More info: River to River Festival

Labels: ayn rand, free, movies, nyc, river to river

The NY Dragon Boat Championships will be on Saturday and the US Champtionships on Sunday. To round out the event, expect a Shaolin Kung Fu demonstration, dancing dragons, a dumpling eating contest and much much more. directions to flushing meadows park here.

Labels: dragon boat festival, nyc, queens

What a perfect night to talk about global warming.

Come to Green Drinks tonight at the 79th St. Boat Basin, 6-10pm. It's a casual drinkfest for anyone interested in green issues. Bring your ConEd bill and they'll help you convert your service to wind power right there.

Labels: green, green drinks, nyc

Well, since everyone will probably be trying for tickets to the super secret show going on sale today (as if I'm going to tell you and lessen my chances), I thought I would tell you about another secret sale. This one is for the sake of fashion. Lola New York has come out with some great items over the years and tonight they are releasing a very limited summer collection. The sale starts at 7pm and you can get a sneak peek HERE.

Labels: clothes, fashion, nyc

get
in
the
water!

Labels: animals, bronx zoo, nyc

oh noooo. it's my worst daymare come true.
(please please please let my taxi karma somehow count toward this too.)

-
photo and anxiety via gothamist

Labels: nyc

apparently, the true value of spa week in new york has been seriously underestimated.




(yup. that's a real sign at bunya citi spa.)

Labels: nyc, spa week, wtf

Brand Upon the Brain!
In which the shocking truth is finally revealed about young Guy Maddin and his hellish childhood on a remote island, under the hyper-watchful eye of a crazed mother hellbent on restoring her youth and a diabolically distant scientist-father, proprietors of a mom-and-pop orphanage they surreptitiously operate within the dank confines of the family lighthouse. Watch! as the sex instinct grabs hold of young Maddin and his sister! Thrill! as the Mysteries of the Light House are divined by teen detectives! Reel! at the headstrong invention and heart-stopping rhythms of the elder Maddin¹s heroic silent moviemaking!!

With a LIVE Narrator! A Castrato!! Several Foley Artists!!! And an Orchestra!!!!

An Earth-shaking Live Spectacle, Coming to Select Theaters!

Satisfaction Guaranteed!


may 9-15
7:30, 9pm showings
@ village east cinemas ("beautifully restored" aka no longer smells like pee)

full list of special guest narrators
- maybe may 12 with lou reed?


oddly via brooklyn vegan

Labels: guy maddin, movies, nyc

"35 artists, by way of toys, comics, prints, and paintings, liberate the skills otherwise "owned" by their television networks bosses. Too Art for TV, Too is the biggest showing of this movement to date; featuring the artists who create, write, direct, storyboard, design, color, and animate "Venture Bros." (Adult Swim), "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (Fox Network), "Ice Age" (Blue Sky Studios), "A Scanner Darkly" (Richard Linklater), "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Nickelodeon), "Code Name: Kids Next Door" (Cartoon Network), "Stanley" (Disney TV), "Daria" (MTV Animation), "Blue's Clues" (Nick JR), and more. "

my friend kelly (www.kellydenato.blogspot.com) is showing some of her stuff so i am def. going tonight, barcade to follow. Stay Gold Gallery 451 Grand Street Brooklyn. opening tonight 5/4 from 7-9. show runs till 5/25.

Labels: art, brooklyn, film, nyc, stay gold gallery