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Mure and Grand is a women’s clothing and accessories shop in the NoMad neighborhood that I pass by weekly on my way to an appointment. I’m always attracted to the store’s pink design aesthetic, but I’ve never taken the time for a pop in. Because New Yorkers are in a hurry at all times Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Fashionable Pink Skeleton!
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For Cannupa Hanska Luger (b. 1979) the Bison is a symbol of Indigenous resilience and sovereignty. The mass slaughter of North American bison from 1845 to 1895 by settlers of European descent took place for profit, dominion over land and westward expansion. The strategic removal of this vital source of food, clothing, shelter and spiritual reverence for the Great Plains Native American populations forced their assimilation into western culture. It was also an ecological disaster with long lasting effects.
Continue reading Cannupa Hanska Luger’s Attrition in City Hall Park
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The Harkonnen Capo Chair is one of the furniture designs by the late Swiss artist H. R. Giger (1940 – 2014). It is manufactured by hand chiefly out of aluminum or black fiberglass and made to resemble a human skeleton.
Continue reading Eye On Design: HR Giger Harkonnen Capo Chair
Space Cadet (Art By DeGrupo, Photo By Gail)
I just heard or read (who can even remember) that Elon Musk is all of a sudden the richest man in the world, but that will probably change by the time this posts. Because that is what happens. I spotted this paste-up of the Tesla creator / general psycho as Fictional Action Figure Buzz Lightyear on a boarded-up menswear store as I walked up Broadway toward the Flatiron Building. The quote, “Dream Until It’s Your Reality” is a new tag that I see all over the city now. Life is strange.
Update! See how this image changed just few days after the post went live, after the jump!
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One of the more recent additions to the First Street Green Art Park is this horned skull mural, entitled Thorns, by prolific street artist K-NOR. You can see a time-lapse video of this mural going up over a two-day period in August at K-NOR’s Instagram, @itskaynor.
