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Roadkill Toys
My warped sense of humor makes me think these plush toys would be great gifts for kids or PETA members. I’m an animal lover and I try to limit my meat consumption, but I also like to have a laugh. Life really isn’t as serious as some of us make it out to be.
The road kill toys come with their own plastic bodybag, and some have an “I Love RoadKill” bumper sticker, death certificates and toe tags.
Twitch (Raccoon) Plush Toy
Grind (Rabbit) Plush Toy
Splodge (Hedgehog) Plush Toy
If there was a koala or kangaroo road kill toy available I might consider buying one. The dead animals above can be bought for £25.00 from a British company here.
Remembering Dash Snow
Sara and I were extremely saddened to hear yesterday that Dash Snow, an artist who for us truly personified the “downtown” art scene here in New York, died Monday night of a heroin overdose.
It seemed like every week, especially in the summer, we’d see Dash riding his bike through the streets in our neighborhood. If you live in New York than you know his influence was deeply felt: on the streets through his graffiti, in local galleries through his artwork, and at parties and events through his physical presence. There was no question that Dash Snow lived on the edge. You felt it in everything he did.
Our sincere condolences go out to Dash’s family, his friends, and his loved ones.
Most sadly, Secret Snow, Dash’s daughter, will turn two years old next month.
Damn.
Charming Baker at Redchurch Street Gallery
Unfortunately we weren’t able to attend Charming Baker’s recent opening at the Redchurch Street Gallery in Shoreditch. The solo show features ten new paintings, five new prints and “limited edition cakes”.
Fresh Stuff From Alexandros Vasmoulakis
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Naturalized Area… From Broken City Lab
In response to the now 14-week long city workers strike in Windsor, Ontario, Broken City Lab installed a series of handmade signs…
A member of Broken City Lab explains…
“The strike has led to, among many thing, the grass not being cut at any public parks. As the strike began in the spring, many parks have had the opportunity to become full-fledged meadows, and we’re quite in love with how it’s softened the urban landscape of our city.”In response to the now 14-week long city workers strike in Windsor, Ontario, Broken City Lab installed a series of handmade signs…
Computing an Identity – Tetsuro Nagata
Tetsuro Nagata, a recent graduate of the Bartlett’s Interactive Architecture Workshop, has created a series of pedagogic installations Inspired by Frances Yates’ “Art of Memory”, exploring physical manifestation of various concepts of memory. The final installation “Computing an Identity” is a Memory Theatre (a reference to Giulio Camillo’s Renaissance masterpiece), which uses delayed images of [...]
Some Very Sad News.. Gawker is reporting Dash Snow has died.
Some Very Sad News.. Gawker is reporting Young Artist, Dash Snow has died. Here’s the story from Gawker. http://gawker.com/5314284/dash-snow-downtown-artist-said-to-be-dead-of-overdose.. The story is also on the New York Times Website.. We at MAO loved his work.. particularly his totally brilliant artist books. He is a NY artist we at MAO will certainly miss. RIP.