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Daily digest for 14 May, 2008

Anti-Pop Consortium Reunion Show at Knitting Factory

Last weekend, I went to see my buddy M. Sayyid and his group Anti-Pop Consortium get wild at their reunion show.   They played in the Tap Room of the Knitting Factory in Manhattan. The whole crew showed up, including Beans & High Priest.  It was by far the best show I have ever seen. Next, they plan to do a few shows abroad. For full lineup, check out the group's new Myspace page Other coverage in the Media: BrooklynVegan has some pics Pitchfork Media was there

wolfman city

wolfman, originally uploaded by jUSTINYC.

Gotta love the RAW truth. In case you're interested, "la citta e brutta" when translated to english (from Italian) means "City and the Ugly." Devilwood Projects seems to agree.

New York City Cityscapes Issue of The L Magazine features Justin Farrow

The newest L Magazine is on the streets now and it happens to be the long awaited NYC Cityscapes Issue.  In this issue, the reader is presented with iconic snapshots that might be taken (or remembered) by a New Yorker from all corners of the city and outer boroughs.  So pretend you have absolutely nothing to do except for walk around the city and shutterbug the hell out of stuff tourists would like and your schedule will look a little something like this: If you look close, you will see that Justin Farrow (me...duh) has a nice little purdy Williamsburg shot in there.  Although the shots are not of the Old Dutch Mustard this time, this view is from the roof of a building that is no longer small...its growing like a weed, over near McCarren Park (...excuse me, Karl Fisher Row). As seen in the New York City Cityscapes Issue of the L Magazine, this picture from Justin Farrow is reflective of a time that is quickly fleeting in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. As mentioned a few times before, there's just nothing quite like having a photograph that you've taken find its way into the hands of at least a million people while ending up on every street corner of this fine city of ours.  I've had the opportunity to shoot a lot of landscape that no longer exists out here in Brooklyn and I'm very happy to have been given the chance(s) to share it all with you. Here are a few of the other covers and stories I've worked on with the L Mag:

the brooklyn issue [cover/NYC Profile]

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		The Fall Art Preview Is the UN Doomed? Sept 28- Oct 11, 05 volume iii issue 18 [Cover/NYC Profile "Fulton Fish Market"]

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The Love Issue February 01-14 [Profile/Various restaurants]

The Gym Issue Cover

Other Links that Reference Related Material:
Brownstoner-After Hipsters Before Condos
Curbed -Williamsburg's Old Dutch Mustard Building, Inside and Out

Judith Supine Bridge Stunt and Other Works you Might Remember

We've shared quite a few moments of artistic aw with Judith Supine, here on justiNYC blog, but this one might take the cake.  According to Gothamist, Judith recently placed a 50 foot tall piece over the south side of the Manhattan Bridge-undoubtedly one of the greatest graffiti stunts involving a NYC bridge in history. This massive piece will most definitely not survive very long, but the feat itself is amazing, to say the least.  So, in honor of Supine and for sake of giving HUGE props, I figured it appropriate to dig out a few other works that I've gathered along the way. Bond Street, Manhattan (near the acclaimed 40 Bond)
Off of Berry Street in Williamsburg

Off of North 10th Street in Williamsburg/Greenpoint I've been printing a lot lately and I must say that some of these pieces are among my favorite to see large.  Its almost like reliving the moment that I first stumbled upon each of them.  Thanks Judith for your hard work!  If you'd like to have a print or two to remember yourself by, look me up.  I've got the last one hanging in my living room, big as life.

NYC Spraycan Art from the 80's Might Make you Drool.

I sure wish i had been in NYC during the 80's. In fact, I find myself wishing to finally be back in Brooklyn right now! Just a few more weeks and i'll be headed back...i'll have to fill you all in on the details after the jump (back). For now, feast your eyes on this 98 page PDF all about spraycan art and graffiti in NYC during the 80's. There are some terrific shots of the Rock Steady Crew and the walls just might make you drool. I would say it makes me homesick for NY, but that would be stupid. There's nothing like this anymore in the city-art is too commercialized these days. I have lots to fill you all in on and lots to share. Stay tuned.

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Clay Street Graffix

Clay Street Graffix, originally uploaded by jUSTINYC.

Some of the most impressive art in Greenpoint can be found on the back

of this building, spanning Clay Street and Provost (where it meets Box

Street). The artist that created this masterpiece, for the most part

have been pushed from the hood.

That's the Pulaski Bridge in the distance (on the other side of this

building) and if you look closely you can see the top of the Empire

State Building. Just thought I'd share.

Eberhard Pencil Factory, Isaac Katan and Greenpoint Magic

 
Nope, no pencils here.  Isaac Katan is up to it again as the historic building complex formerly known as the Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory is being demolished to make way for yet another nabe ...uh, icon? Curbed points to the Waterfront Preservation Alliance's web site for the notes about the demolition permit that went in recently.
You may or may not know of the Pencil Factory in Greenpoint.  Clue:  Its NOT that bar on the corner of Greenpoint Avenue and Franklin that has become ever so popular in recent days.  It IS a cluster of buildings bordered by Franklin Street and Java Street,  West Street and down Kent Street (not Kent Ave, that's Williamsburg).  You'll know it when you see it, if you can remember to look for a once bright yellow star-in-diamond symbol at the top of the facade.
Everyone sharpen your pencils!  Its time to make a neighborhood!




· Demolition at Eberhard Faber [Waterfront Alliance]

· Former Brooklyn Sugar #1: Open Windows at Domino [Curbed]
. Eberhard Faber, the scion of a Bavarian pencil producing family [Forgotten NY]


Technorati Tags: Isaac Katan, Greenpoint, Landmark, Buildings, real estate

A tree in Brooklyn

A tree in Brooklyn, originally uploaded by jUSTINYC.

It grows like shadows
and knows the backhoes
are coming. It hears the drumming.
[The area formerly known as Greenpoint]

It could be awkward

It could be awkward, originally uploaded by jUSTINYC.

But it rarely is these days. Last weekend i returned briefly to NYC for some photo work and lets just say that I have not missed the cold. I snapped this shot up around 33rd Street, near Madison Square Garden.