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May 28, 2007
The Iraq Veterans Against the War, dressed in full uniform, engaged in a series of street theater actions around the New York City area yesterday. Actual veterans of the Iraq war played American service members and local volunteers played the civilians. The event was treated like a military operation with squad patrols, searches, detentions, and crowd control. An IVAW member, Adam Kokesh, said, "By reenacting what we've been through in Iraq, we hope to... [continue]
| May 25, 2007
Videographer Kelly Loudenberg headed to the Whitney Museum for its Summer of Love exhibit opening party. She writes:"Last night I attended the opening party for The Whitney's new exhibition, Summer of Love, Art of the Psychadelic Era. It was like a big reunion for the artists of this time. You could feel the LOVE. The exhibit includes film, photography, design, interactive media, underground magazines and press, and much more."The Summer of Love is on... [continue]
May 23, 2007
This month, two works by sculptor Richard Serra were brought in to the MoMA - all in preparation for “Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years,” a retrospective exhibiting the artists work, opening next month. Below, you can see how several hundred tons of steel are transported in to the museums sculpture garden. Click here to watch video. NY Mag reports that New York hasn't always accommodated the artist: In 1981, Serra’s notorious Tilted Arc, a 120-foot... [continue]
May 19, 2007
The Roseland Ballroom is hosting The New York City Tattoo Convention this weekend and videographer Kelly Loudenberg was onhand to capture an artist named Vincent Castiglia whose medium is human blood, the relentless buzz of dozens of needles perforating human flesh, and a lot of illustrated people. The TattooCon continues through tomorrow and tickets at the door are $18, with an all-access two-day pass going for $35.... [continue]
May 17, 2007
Senator Hillary Clinton is asking the public for some advice on what may very well be the most important part of her campaign: The Song. The choices: "City of Blinding Lights" - U2, "Beautiful Day" - U2, "I'm a Believer" - Smash Mouth's cover of the Monkees' song, "Get Ready" - The Temptations, "Right Here, Right Now" - Jesus Jones, "Suddenly I See" - KT Tunstall, "Ready to Run" - Dixie Chicks, "Rock This Country!"... [continue]
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May 15, 2007
Today until 4:30PM, auditions are being held at Grand Central Terminal for the MTA's Music Under New York program. After receiving over 200 submissions, the MTA asked over 70 musicians and performers to audition; the MTA says about 20 new acts will be added to the program. MTA executive director and CEO Elliot Sander said, "Music is a wonderful part of the subway experience and we are pleased that performers are joining MUNY to... [continue]
May 14, 2007
Videographer Kelly Loudenberg went downtown to see how man and technology were making music together. League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots (LEMUR) presents its first concert series consisting entirely of works commissioned for LEMUR's musical robots. Titled "Robosonic Eclectic: Live Music by Robots and Humans," the program will be performed during a three-night run, from Thursday May 31 through Saturday June 2, 2007, each night with a start time of 8 pm. The series... [continue]
May 11, 2007
The only previous owners of Rothko's "White Center" have been the Bliss family (founders of the MoMA) and David Rockefeller. Tuesday night, the painting will be on the auction block at Sotheby's. The rest of us who can't afford it can check it out starting today at Sotheby's (1334 York Avenue at 72nd Street) during the following times: Friday, 11 May 07, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday, 12 May 07, 10:00 AM - 5:00... [continue]
May 9, 2007
Yesterday, videographer Kelly Loudenberg headed out to check out a visitor to New York. She writes:Yesterday afternoon the Swiss vessel, Sun21, arrived into New York's North Cove Marina after completing a 7,000 mile journey across the Atlantic. And before you say, "So, what?" think about this: The Sun21 made it here without a drop of oil. The Swiss-built solar-powered catamaran left continental Europe on December 3, 2006 and arrived in Martinique on February 2nd.... [continue]
May 8, 2007
So this band the Arctic Monkeys don't seem to be going anywhere, even if Brooklynite "the Mooch" tries his darndest to take down the Brit poppers. We just received the 3rd installment of a 5 part series in which "the Mooch" champions America, doo wop and "rock & roll truth," all while heckling the band and their fans. On "the Mooch's" YouTube page, he's got a great video of an old Coney Island which we... [continue]
May 4, 2007
What happens when a Port Richmond High School student posts a video on YouTube asking someone to put a bullet in a teacher's neck? Why, the police arrest the 16-year-old! Matthew Pacelli was thrown in jail for a night after the authorities saw his April 8 video where he complains about his report card. Pacelli's lawyer told reporters, "He's very sorry about this whole thing, which is no admission of guilt. He meant the... [continue]
May 3, 2007
Click To Play play_blip_movie_219535(); Videographer Kelly Loudenberg went on a tour with Bill Brown, the co-founder and director of The Survelliance Camera Players. Brown has been giving walking tours for seven years. Kelly tells us: The Surveillance Camera Players are an anti-surveillance group who protest their opposition by performing plays in front of the cameras. The group maintains that the use of surveillance cameras in public places violate their constitutionally protected right to privacy.... [continue]
May 1, 2007
Today, Michael Mandiberg is launching Real Costs, "a Firefox plug-in that inserts emissions data into travel related e-commerce website." Really. This beta version adds CO2 emissions data to websites like Orbitz and for airlines, while later versions will work with car directions, car rental, and shipping websites. Videographer Kelly Loudenberg spoke with Michael about the Real Costs and what he hopes people will get out of the information. And here's a screenshot that shows... [continue]