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If you happened to strolled along the High Line sometime between March 11th and May 31st, you may have noticed something striking floating above 10th Avenue at 18th Street: a familiar, fuchsia feline lounging with purpose. Soft Power was the latest billboard installation by acclaimed contemporary artist Alex Da Corte, and it turned heads for all the right reasons.
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Spotted on June 1st in NYC’s ever-vibrant Freeman Alley: a fabulous Pink Panther mural bringing major sass and splash to the Lower East Side. Just in time for Pride Month, this iconic character’s rosy hue and sly grin feel perfectly on-brand for a city-wide celebration of self-expression, love, and individuality.
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This week’s Pink Thing is a fun spy pic that I took while watching the Live Painting competition (and enjoying a tall cold one) at Five Points Fest in June. I rarely see a Pink Panther tattoo — and this one is excellent — so I feel lucky to have captured it in the wild.
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H&M were selling this amazing Pink Panther sweater back in the fall and can you believe I didn’t buy it? What was I even thinking? Perhaps I looked at the care label and was dissuaded by the relative polyester content of the garment versus natural fabrics like cotton or silk, because too much polyester can be less-than-desirable with in a sweater, no matter how bitchen’ the design is. I’m kind of kicking myself now though, because of course it sold out in just a few days. Sigh.
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Pink Panther (1988) depicts a 1950s pin–up, modeled on the American B–movie actress Jayne Mansfield, with one hand covering a breast bared by a garment that has slipped down—a predicament for which Mansfield was notorious. The stuffed Pink Panther she clutches with her other hand is cheekily extending his tail toward the waistband of her skirt. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Jeff Koons, Pink Panther