Tag Archives: New York


Wineke Gartz

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‘Morgana Plains, New York City Ghosts I’ (2009) by Wineke Gartz.

Wineke Gartz will participate in the first exhibition at Greylight Projects, Hoensbroek (NL)!

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Jack Falanga

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Jack Falanga, Untitled (Fireworks) (Ongoing)

Jack Falanga will participate in ‘WHAT’S THE POINT OF GIVING YOU ANY MORE ARTWORKS?‘ !


No love in an elevator

Watch the top right surveillance screen.

This is sped-up footage of mr. Nicholas White trapped in an elevator in the McGraw-Hill Building for 41 hours, after having a cigarette for lunch outside.

The story and some more facts about elevators, as featured in the New Yorker, here.


Momoyo Torimitsu

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Momoyo Torimitsu, ‘Miyata Jiro’ (1997)

The Japanese (but New York resident) artist Momoyo Torimitsu built a robot that resembles a businessman. It can crawl the streets of whichever city he places it. Video:

Now, the Japanese have put quite some more time and effort into building weird animatronics/robotics. Click on Read More to see a few more examples.

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Mike Nelson

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A Psychic Vacuum‘ (2007) by Mike Nelson.

Mike Nelson transformed the disused interior of the Essex Street Market in NYC’s Lower East Side, taking audiences on an unexpected journey through reconstructed rooms, passageways, and meticulously assembled environments.

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