+ all of the above

an abstract mood piece
music by Minamo
beautifully shot by Rod Lamborn
exquisitly edited by Company X’s Megan Brennan

via Map Club

This is something which I think should be in every city. A ritualised disposal service of bad memories and old habits which might allow a sense of closure or division between then and now. From the website:

We all have someone or something we would rather just forget. Things fall apart. Love hurts. Dreams die. But when you summon Death Bear to your door, you can rest assured that help has come. At first you may be intimidated by his stature and color (7 feet tall with a hard, black bear head, black jumpsuit, and black boots), but absorbing the memories of others is a dark art, and Death Bear must present himself appropriately for this solemn duty. Death Bear will take things from you that trigger painful memories and stow them away in his cave where they will remain forever allowing you to move on with your life. Give him an ex’s clothes, old photos, mementos, letters, etc. Death Bear is here to assist you in your time of tragedy, heartbreak, and loss. Let Death Bear help you, and absorb your pain into his cave.

NSFW

A photo I took recently of a friend of mine, Libby.

via Ruguru, which also recently posted a collection of Bill Henson’s works, check them out by clicking here (warning, some pictures are NSFW).

Moving apartments. Will be incommunicado for a few days…

This has been around for a while now, on the wall of the Roebling Tea Room in Brooklyn and I’ve finally found out the artist responsible for this is. Check his other work out too

via the World’s Best Ever

via Have No Idea and the Guardian

via booooooom

via the New Shelton wet/dry

via twenty2wo

I’ve got no title for this yet, but it represents a few hours of messing around on a Saturday.

Neckface’s work is everywhere here in New York, which is no small feat considering the current environment for Graffiti artists.
via SuperTouch

I love seeing this guy’s work around the subway, and I love that all he works with is a blade. Check Poster Boy’s work out here, via The Wooster Collective

I caught up with Josh and Coops from Volley Films who are visiting New York for a couple of weeks. You have to check out their video clip for Casual Projects (below) as well as their other video clips

From a craft fair in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

This is an incredible project. Read more about it on Wikipedia or at Friends of the High Line
via Fresh Creation

A photo I took a while back of west Greenpoint, right next to the river.

So this took me a little longer than it should have to post, but if you’re interested I’ve put photos of the exhibition over on my flickr account. Also, check out the exhibition website and Banksy’s website for videos and photos.

This was fantastic to see as it was the first work by Banksy which I’d seen on anything other than a computer screen. The animatronics were absolutely flawless, the swimming fish stick being a particular highlight (which wriggled and swam around its fishbowl). Often you need to look past the technical problems in works such as this to appreciate what the artist is trying to do, however that was certainly not the case here.

Also, in case you were wondering, nothing was for sale. Not even the shelves and shelves of plastic wrapped meat, chew toys and kitty litter, all of which caused the place to have an eerily authentic feel.

I took some photos from the Empire State building, see the rest at my flickr account.