Scott Alger’s Light Photography

New York artist Scott Alger creates photographs using light to make a graffiti-like images. In addition to the resulting pictures, the process and performance of making the images are works of art themselves. This past Wednesday, Scott began his new project, taking neighborhood staff from nearby bars and clubs in the Lower East Side of NY to re-create a picture out of the Rococo era …

Sophie Blackall: Missed Connections

Chance encounters, momentary glimmers of hope for a new friend or lover—Sophie Blackall's blog Missed Connections illustrates the random interactions had by strangers and their quest to reconnect via Craisglist New York City. Originally an advice columnist, the Australian-born illustrator is seemingly the perfect talent for such a project, combining her thoughtful nature with her superlative drawing skills to create an endearing and hopeful blog. …

Martha Cooper: Os Gemeos Houston Street Mural

Of the coverage about Os Gemeos' new mural on Houston in NYC, the indefatigable For those in New York, checking out Os Gemeos in action is quite the spectacle, with the artists climbing around on ladders, passersby watching and taking photos, as well as the occasional drop-in from such old school painters as Daze or Lee Quiñones. The scene generally goes down from 10am-8pm everyday …