WRITING ON THE WALL- AMERICAN PASTIMES

Olympics are exciting

Queens  photo-D's imaginary friend

bast, kh-1   SOHO- NYC

me, alec   SOHO- NYC

faile  Willyb-BK

miyok  Meatpacking-NYC

cash4, smeller, obey

Willyb- BK

werds  East Village-NYC

Willyb-BK

skullphone  SOHO-NYC

THINGS THAT ARE FUNNY....... TOO ME II

indeed-  photo- Good Luck

lil mo has to lie on the floor every where she goes- Killington- VT

photo-  Ramz

SOHO golf

ahahahahahahhaha

sperm plinko game

CONTESTS SOMEONE ELSE WILL WIN IX

me in the ganj- Sun Valley photo- The Giant

if you are in New York and you want to win tickets to see Slick Rick & Biz Markie
http://potholesinmyblog.com/win-tickets-to-see-slick-rick-biz-markie-in-new-york-city/

great Sugarbush  giveaway
they will send you to Chile with a friend to ski and stay for seven days
http://www.sugarbush.com/about-vermont-resort/contests

Win a Studio Connect interface
audio and midi recording on your ipad
http://www.xlr8r.com/contests/2012/07/win-studioconnect-ipad-interface

Win some 686 gear
http://www.snowboardermag.com/enter-to-win/free-goods-friday-686-2/

goodfa you- DUMBO BK

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY GAPING- GET OFF GAPER!

Gapers are always riding things they shouldn't, like thousand dollar boards. Stupid Gapers......

get off mullet! (NJ of course)  photo- C Boogie

get off that powder board when there is no powder! Killington- VT

get off baby!

get off that bike before the tires pop- lady!  Old Saybrook-CT  photo- Ramz

Here's a video of a lil' ripper yelling at a Gaper:
http://www.news.com.au/travel/pint-sized-skier-reacts-to-being-cut-off/story-e6frfq7r-1226434948390

WRITING ON THE WALL- BLK & WHT V

oc overconsume- Bushwick- BK

ufo, atari, dceve smart crew, false- Willyb- BK  photo-the Rician

tmnk nobody-  photo- Amy Klein

banksy- Opera Gallery SOHO NYC

matt siren- East Village- NYC

goya 907- Bushwick- BK

hert atak- midtown- NYC

jim joe- midtown- NYC

never-  photo- The Rician

THINGS THAT ARE FUNNY....... TOO ME

downtown dirty brown- ps terry sucks LES- NYC  photo- the rician

photo- Good Luck

in the Dominican Republic- I mean Washington Heights- NYC

photo- rachel toft

true........ photo- Mary Toft  Wyoming

THIS SIDE OF PARADISE

How & Nosm

Situated on the second floor along a dilapidated corridor of the Andrew Freedman Home, This Side of Paradise was comprised of over a dozen rooms each showcasing the vision of a particular artist or duo. The show, organized by art non-profit No Longer Empty, wasn’t your usual New York art event. It wasn’t about showing big names to get government grants, attracting celebutante collectors to gain media traction, or hawking elaborate artistic visions to the highest SoHo-bred bidder. It was about reclaiming a space that has sat near-empty for decade, a space that existed as not much more than myth even to its neighbors along Grand Concourse.

cheryl pope

Built in 1924 with money from the estate of National League baseball owner and New York Subway System financier Andrew Freedman, the now-dilapidated mansion looks like a place that is rife with ghosts. The limestone exterior crumbles in the detailed cornices and archways. Once well-manicured lawns are now overgrown with jungle weeds that have won the battle over paving stones. But despite its obvious neglect, it looms with a self-satisfied smirk over the other remnants of Grand Concourse’s early twentieth century heyday. Given that it was built exclusively to house down-and-out rich people in the posh lifestyle to which they were accustomed prior to massive losses during the Great Depression, the haughtiness that it exudes is befitting. 

daze

Some artists, like Gian Maria Tosatti, took advantage of materials sourced within the home to create haunting installations. Others, including legendary graffiti artists Daze and Crash, focused more on the home’s location in the Bronx than its history. The duo created an elaborate wall-to-wall replication of a recording studio complete with sharp triangular foam protrusions, red lighting, and cracked Fun House-esque mirrors to pay tribute to the borough’s hip hop past. The remainder of the rooms was a mash of chilling homages to the lives lived within its walls, whimsical takes on interior design and decay, crowd-sourced positivity, and street-styled graffiti typical of the Bronx in the 1980s and 90s. 

Given the unique socioeconomic history of the property, No Longer Empty couldn’t have chosen a more relevant time to re-open its second floor to the public. “Thank you for enabling us to live in denial just a little while longer,” read a fictional letter created by one of the artists. Yes, This Side of Paradise was about the art but it was also a very visual reminder that even the One Percent can’t avoid disintegrating into rubble nor can they self-segregate forever. Haunting and politically charged, this show broke down invisible walls created decades ago by simply unlocking the wrought iron gates and swinging open the heavy wooden doors.

Justin Ladda

Words- Tiffany Rainey

Photos- Amy Klein http://amykleinphoto.blogspot.com/






This Side of Paradise -- Gian Maria Tosatti from tiffany rainey on Vimeo.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY GAPING- YOU'RE REALLY DOING THAT?

Gapers continue to shock me-
I can't believe the new ways they find to Gape

on my way to work i spotted this gaper in the train stop- if you don't live in the city, let me clear this one up for you- it is not common practice to bring your own chair, wear a towel, and put a washcloth on your face during your commute

east village style- D calls it the Maury van

Sun Valley gaper takes the sign line

WRITING ON THE WALL- THINGS THAT STICK

katsu- SOHO NYC

jesus saves, mastro-  cant remember

rae- Tribecca- NYC

gawd, adek, 2esae, ski, peruanna, curtus kulig, gusto- Tribecca- NYC

charlie green, cash4- LES- NYC

smart crew, dsense-

matt siren- Chinatown- NYC

crasty- Chinatown- NYC

roycee bannon- Chinatown-NYC

BNE- City Island- BX

cowstro, gusto, lewy, backfat-  photo- Good Luck

dark cloud- Willyb- BK

swampy- Far Rockaway- Queens