“Welcome to New York” Street Art in SoHo
2014-06-30
Cockroaches, pigeons and rats, oh my! Welcome to New York!
In New York … Illuminated Gnomes, Lower East Side
2014-06-27
Whimsical, illuminated, translucent gnomes by artist Sam Tufnell at the Castle Fitzjohns Gallery in New York’s Lower East Side.
In New York … Fresh Mural by BoyKong at Rag & Bone NYC
2014-06-26
Street art by the artist BoyKong is the latest to grace the commissioned mural space at clothing brand Rag & Bone/Jean’s Nolita concept store in New York City.
“I Dare You to Watch This Video”
2014-06-26
College Humor makes a particularly salient and amusing point about our ever-thinly-sliced attention spans and our consumption of content on the Interwebs. Point taken.
Street Art … Nick Wooster Portrait by Artist Bradley Theodore, NYC
2014-06-24
New York artist Bradley Theodore strikes again with a new piece of street art in New York’s Lower East Side. Continuing with his series of images depicting fashion-world celebrities as impressionistic, colorful skeletons, Bradley has painted this full-body portrait of style icon Nick Wooster on a door to the popularContinue Reading
World Cup Meme du Jour … Mexico Team Manager’s Explosive Reaction
2014-06-24
The World Cup has a meme. As U.K. newspaper the Guardian has pointed out, the explosive celebrations of Miguel Herrera have gone viral. As the manager of the Mexican national football ( soccer ) team, Herrera presided over a well-deserved 3-1 win over Croatia in the final group stage matchContinue Reading
Our New Coffee-Making Toy
2014-06-23
We just picked up this artfully crafted “La Cupola” espresso maker by Alessi at the Eataly foodie emporium in Smeraldo, in Milan, Italy. We couldn’t resist, what with coffee being something close to sacred to us here at GG, and the design of this device making it an object ofContinue Reading
In New York … “I Need a Miracle” Art Billboard at Wallplay
2014-06-23
The phrase “I need a Miracle” is the latest cryptic message to appear on the billboard on the side of building at the northeast corner of Delancey and Orchards streets in the heart of New York City’s Lower East Side. Previous messages have included “I can’t grow up,” and atContinue Reading
On the Scene … “H-Edge” by Cecil Balmond at the Ferragamo Museum
2014-06-23
“H-Edge” is a super cool stainless steel sculpture by British-based designer Cecil Balmond installed a few days ago in the piazza in front of the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum and flagship store in Florence (Firenze), Italy. The artwork is part of an exhibition with the Ferragamo, and its installation coincides withContinue Reading
On the Scene … TV Reporter and Crowd in Milan, Italy
2014-06-23
We’ve been in Milan, Italy, for a few days where we made time to join the crowd of thousands at Piazza Castello to watch the Italy v Costa Rica World Cup football ( soccer ) match on a big outdoor television screen. Pictured below, an Italian TV journalist does aContinue Reading