On the Scene … Playtime on the Rock Sculpture in DUMBO, Brooklyn
Ghost Billboard on Side of Building, Brooklyn
Street Art … Epic Mural by Shepard Fairey in DUMBO, Brooklyn
“WTF is Street Art Anyway” Billboard Hijack, New York
Street Art … “Diabetes” Letter Blocks in Chelsea, NYC
In Los Angeles … Surfboard Fence in Venice
Sometimes you need to build a fence. And you’re a surfer. And sometimes you also have a lot of beat-up…
In Los Angeles … Street at La Playita in Venice
In New York … Epic Mural by Eduardo Kobra
German and Argentine Newspaper Front Pages Following 2014 World Cup Final
We’ve been closely following the 2014 FIFA World Cup matches through every stage of the competition in Brazil for the…
Street Art … Fresh Artwork by Con Artist Collective, New York
On the Scene … At the Intelligentsia Coffee Truck in New York
We stopped by the recently minted New York City outpost of Intelligentsia Coffee in Chelsea, an NYC neighborhood that is…
Cool Spaces … At Tokyo Bike in New York
In June, Tokyo Bike opened one of it’s minimalist bicycle shops on the Bowery, in New York City’s Lower East…
On the Street … Graffiti Truck on Crosby Street, New York
Street Art … Fresh Artwork by Artists WhIsBe and Fumero, New York
On the Scene … Viewing “The Restless Earth” by Camille Henrot at the New Museum
In New York … Fresh Robots Mural by Nick Kuszyk for Rag & Bone
Martin Scorsese’s Artful Use of Silence in Film
Here’s an excellent short video by Tony Zhou explaining how director Martin Scorsese edits sound in his films and employs…
“Welcome to New York” Street Art in SoHo
Cockroaches, pigeons and rats, oh my! Welcome to New York!
The Beautiful Entrance to the CCC Strozzina Museum in Florence
In New York … Street Art on Broome Street, Chinatown
In New York … Cupcake with World Cup Soccer Decoration
In New York … Street Art on Orchard Street, Lower East Side
On the Scene … Artist at Work at De Hallen, Amsterdam
On the Scene … At the Annual New Museum “White Party”
In New York … Illuminated Gnomes, Lower East Side
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
Street art by the artist BoyKong is the latest to grace the commissioned mural space at clothing brand Rag &…
“I Dare You to Watch This Video”
College Humor makes a particularly salient and amusing point about our ever-thinly-sliced attention spans and our consumption of content on…
Street Art … Nick Wooster Portrait by Artist Bradley Theodore, NYC
New York artist Bradley Theodore strikes again with a new piece of street art in New York’s Lower East Side.…
World Cup Meme du Jour … Mexico Team Manager’s Explosive Reaction
The World Cup has a meme. As U.K. newspaper the Guardian has pointed out, the explosive celebrations of Miguel Herrera…
Video of Cyclist’s View During Intense Final Sprint of Swiss Bike Race
Our New Coffee-Making Toy
We just picked up this artfully crafted “La Cupola” espresso maker by Alessi at the Eataly foodie emporium in Smeraldo,…
In New York … “I Need a Miracle” Art Billboard at Wallplay
The phrase “I need a Miracle” is the latest cryptic message to appear on the billboard on the side of…
On the Scene … “H-Edge” by Cecil Balmond at the Ferragamo Museum
“H-Edge” is a super cool stainless steel sculpture by British-based designer Cecil Balmond installed a few days ago in the…
Street Art … Stencil in Florence, Italy
On the Scene … TV Reporter and Crowd in Milan, Italy
We’ve been in Milan, Italy, for a few days where we made time to join the crowd of thousands at…
We’re in Firenze, Italy, for a Few Days …
Kicking Off the 2014 World Cup at Skal
From Tokyo … Cute Coffee Mugs from Bear Pond Espresso
“Infinity Nets” by Yayoi Kusama at Frieze NY
Yayoi Kusama is one of Japan’s foremost modern and contemporary artists, and it’s been a treat to witness her re-emergence…
Street Art … Fresh Artwork by Russell King, NYC
In New York … Artwork by Bludog10003 at Woodward Gallery Space
On the Scene … Super DIY Surfboard Design at Rockaway Beach, NYC
Cool Magazines … “Acid,” An Indie Surf Mag
We’re loving Acid, a fresh and artsy surf magazine based in Europe. In issue Number 2, pictured here, there’s beautiful…
Graffiti Art … “Homesick” in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Massive-scale “Home Sick” graffiti art on a corrugated fence on Wythe Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in New York.
Contemporary Art … “Talk 2000” by German Artist Christoph Schlingensief
“Talk 2000” is a reproduction of the set of a popular German television talk-show art project hosted by late artist…
Street Art … “Hot Dog Dude” by Left-Handed Wave in Brooklyn
“More Samba, Less War” Street Art Mural in Brooklyn
This awesome “More Samba, Less War” mural painted on a roller-shutter in Brooklyn’s Willamsburg neighborhhod, was recently painted by the…
On the Scene … Viewing Awesome Art Installation by Thai Artist Korakrit Arunanondchai
In New York … Graffiti Art by Claw Money in Hell’s Kitchen
New York Street Art … “Sam Knows Best” Flag in Brooklyn
Awesome “Van’s x Pilgrim” Mural by Zio Ziegler
Design … The NYC Subway Map by the Late Great Massimo Vignelli, R.I.P.
A giant of the design world passed away earlier this week. The New York City-based Italian designer Massimo Vignelli died…
Art in New York … A Crushed Fiat Painted in Pink Nail Polish
One of the highlights of Frieze NY 2014, the juggernaut art fair launched by London-based art magazine Frieze, was a…
Street Art … Fresh Artwork by TrapArt, New York City
Street art stencil image of be-bop-era Miles Davis (?) by Trapart on Jersey Lane in SoHo, downtown New York City.…
Street Art … “MR. A” by Andre, New York City
“Monsieur ‘A’” (a.k.a., “Mr. ‘A’) by the Paris-based Swedish-Portuguese street-art pioneer Andre makes a long overdue appearance in downtown New…
Street Art … Fresh Artwork by A.S.V.P., New York
New street from the always awesome A.S.V.P. at the site of the former Pulino’s restaurant on Houston Street near southwest…
Design … Our New “Huevo” Surfboard by Fletcher Chouinard
On the Scene … Epic “Cope2” Mural is Completed, New York
In New York … Artwork by Sigmar Polke at MoMA
Street Art … “The Revolution Will Not Be On Your News Feed”
Design … Mini Watch by Yves Behar
Street Art … Influential Fashion Blogger ASVOF as Street Art
Street Art … “Stop Wars” by Balu in New York City
Design … We Found an Old Copy of “Beikoku Ongaku” Magazine
Update … Fresh Graff at Ludlow Street Art Gallery
Literally within 24 hours of our previous post about the blank black-painted wall on Ludlow Street (“the Ludlow Street Art…
Urban Life … This Blank Wall in NYC is Begging for Street Art
This freshly-painted black brick wall pictured below on Ludlow Street just south of Grand Street (the “Ludlow Street Art Gallery”)…
Street Art … The Return of Magda Love in NYC
Artist Magda Love is back in New York City with some wild-posting of her illustrated-graphic street art. This retro-cassette tape…
“Untitled” by Barry McGee at Frieze NY
Artwork by influential San Francisco artist Barry McGee at Frieze NY 2014 in New York City. Love it.
On the Scene … At the Frieze NY 2014 Art Fair
We spent part of our weekend at the third annual Frieze NY art fair on Randall’s Island, New York City.…
On the Scene … View from the Ferry to Frieze NY 2014 Art Fair
On the Scene … At the Toms Roasting Co. Cafe Concept Store, Los Angeles
The innovative, popular and charitable shoe-making company Toms has recently opened a coffee roaster and cafe in an airy bungalow…
On the Street … Drive-Thru Coffee Mural at Zebra Coffee
Zebra House Coffee is probably the best place to get an espresso coffee in the surf-mecca Southern California town of…
Urban Life … Mexican “Mariachi” Band at Rooftop Cinco de Mayo Party, New York
In celebration of the annual Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo, our ad agency threw a rooftop party complete with…
On the Scene … Viewing “Penetrable” by Artist Jesus Raphael Soto at LACMA, Los Angeles
The late Paris-based Venezuelan artist Jesus Raphael Soto made a career of painting, sculpture and optical and kinetic art. It…
In New York … “Love Me” Billboard, Brooklyn
Street art superstar Curtis Kulig, a.k.a., the “Love Me” dude, hit this otherwise blank billboard next to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway…
On the Street … Fresh Street Art on Ludlow Street, New York City
In Los Angeles … Street Art Image of Marilyn Monroe in DTLA
The Ideal New Street Art Gallery of Ludlow St. in New York City.
In Los Angeles … Portrait of Global Soccer Star Samuel Eto’o by Artist Kehinde Wiley
In New York … The Super Awesome Retro-’80s “Dude” Billboard
Dude! Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude!!! The “Dude” billboard in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, next door to the office building of ad agency Mother…
Video … Fascinating Archival Film Footage of 1890s London Traffic Scenes
From the earliest days of film, this fascinating archival footage shows traffic scenes from 1890s London and other places in…
“Miniskirts Are Back” Mural in NYC
A declarative fashion-edict cliche “Minskirts are Back” is painted in a cartoonish, woodsy typeface on this storefront roller shutter on…
New York Street Art … Mickey Mouse Gun Target by Artist Dylan Egon in SoHo
In the past week or so, artist Dylan Egon has been putting up these awesome, cheekily sinister wheat-paste street art…
On the Scene … The Swedish Band I Break Horses’ Show at Rough Trade New York
This past Friday we went out to Rough Trade New York in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for a performance by Swedish indie-electronic…
Fresh Mural Art by RETNA in New York
Epic new mural by the street-art superstar artist RETNA next to the On Stellar Rays Gallery on Rivington Street in…
New York Street Art … Gucci-Styled Cartoon Ghosts
New York Street Art … A Boy and His Automatic Rifle
Pictured here is a super-fresh street art wheat-paste illustrated image of a boy with a Kalashnikov automatic rifle by artist…
Check Out the Super Cool Kickstarter Campaign for the “Under One Roof” Street Art Project
The Lower East Side-based street artist Lady Millard alerted us to a super cool Kickstarter campaign for an upcoming preview…
New York Street Art … Wrinkled Face in the Lower East Side
City Life … Let’s Go Surfing
In New York … Audrey Hepburn Mural by Tristan Eaton in Little Italy
In New York … Fresh Street Art by Harlequinade Put Up Overnight on the LES
Breaking … New Mysterious Banksy “Mobile Lovers” Painting Confirmed in Bristol, U.K.
We’re seeing reports confirming that this image below is of Banksy’s latest stencil street art piece spotted in Bristol, in…
City Life … Bike on a Train, Brooklyn
We were on the “J”-line subway train Sunday on our way from a surfing day at Far Rockaway, Queens, back…
WTF Awesome … The “RGB Colorspace Atlas” by Artist Tauba Auerbach
A couple of weeks ago, we stumbled upon the magnificent “RGB Colorspace Atlas” (Volumes 1, 2 & 3) by New…
In New York … Revisiting the Awesome Street Art of Serban Ionescu & David Nordine
When we first saw this large street art piece by artist Serban Ionescu and David Nordine on Ludlow Street in…
Video … Pepsi Max Bus Stop Billboard in London is Prolly the Best Use of Augmented Reality
So many uses of augmented reality (AR) in media and advertising have been too lame or to gimmicky or both,…
Cool Spaces … At Happy Bones Coffee NYC
Lately we’ve started popping into the recently opened Happy Bones Coffee a lot. (See pix below.) Happy Bones is an…
Among the Gargantuan Steel Sculptures of Richard Serra
Every time we’re in Los Angeles, we try to make a point of visiting the Los Angeles Country Museum of…
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