Nelson Saiers’ “Shortening: Making Irrational Rational” at Alcatraz

A site-specific installation questioning the duration of prison sentences for minor non-violent offenses

Every detail of NYC-based artist Nelson Saiers‘ current exhibition inside San Francisco’s Alcatraz (the famous prison turned National Park) carries depths of meaning. Why would an artist string up football jerseys in the numerical order of Pi inside a former penitentiary? A few reasons. First, inmates often refer to long, double-digit sentences as their football numbers. Second, Pi is an irrational (unending) number. And finally, …

KAYTRANADA feat. Syd: You’re The One

Never-fail producer/DJ KAYTRANADA has released a video for his sparkly, soulful “You’re The One,” featuring lush vocals from Syd (aka Syd The Kid). Directed by Shomi Patwary (who also made Ty Dolla $ign’s “Drop That Kitty”) the video is based on the “Coming to America” storyline but, according to the director, also pulled stylistic influence from “black sitcoms from the early ’90s—from Martin to Living …

Unlike Trump’s Wall, Tecate Wants One Made of Beer

In time for the first debate and 41 days until the election, Tecate released a clever TV spot that’s funny, but political. The commercial proposes a wall between Mexico and the United States, but unlike Trump’s proposed wall, this one would encourage bringing people together for a beer. It was appropriately shot outside Tecate, Mexico—a boarder town; and in the true spirit of togetherness, the …