Photographer Christopher Moloney juxtoposes classic movie stills with their modern-day locations.
(above films: Annie Hall (1977), Leon the Professional (1994), via Design Observer)
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photo of Vera Neumann at “Scarves by Vera” in NYC, dated June 20, 1952
(first discovered via @SllabStudios, via Shorpy)
Windows of New York: A Weekly Illustrated Atlas by Jose Guizar
“If You Look for Meaning, You’ll Find Something Else.”
(photo via Instagram)
crocheted bike spotted on 23rd street in NYC
Is this a “yarn bombing” by guerrilla knitters, Knitta Please?
“There’s No Place Like Here: Brazenhead Books”
(via etsy, more info via Michael Seidenberg)
Artist Liu Bolin, has his body meticulously painted and photographed, creating the illusion of disappearing into various surroundings. The Beijing based photographer has a solo exhibition on view at the Eli Klein Fine Art gallery in NYC through August 28th, 2011. The Invisible Man show “continues his exploration of Chinese national identity and the relationship between human beings and the environment…”
But, Liu Bolin may also be spotted around the city, interacting with the New York landscape. In the video above (shared by Wooster Collective), Liu Bolin blends into a Kenny Scharf mural as part of a new live performance piece.
(photo of Liu Bolin blending into racks of magazines via Daily Mail / Barcroft Media)
source info for photo: “…Empire State Building in rainbow colors as provided to NewYorkology on June 23 by the Edelman PR firm, which handles corporate communications for the skyscraper’s owners. Fog is actually obscuring the building tonight.” —NewYorkology
New York passes Same Sex Marriage bill : 33-29
(Source: neighborhoodr-newyork)
Smurf happens…
new trailer and film posters for The Smurfs movie, due in theaters August 3rd, 2011.
“Judging Books by their Covers”
CBS Sunday Morning takes an inside look into the book publishing industry, specifically contemporary book cover design. There’s a peak into one of Grand Central’s jacket design meetings with Publisher Jamie Raab and Creative Director Anne Twomey, a flash of international variations for the Twilight book cover, a visit with Peter Mendelsund at Knopf, generalizations on design trends for various genres, a focus on large book publishers based in New York City, and a short history of the dust jacket explained by a curator of rare books at the New York Public Library.
