‘New York’ magazine covers become public art in citywide installation

The line between art and commerce on our streets has become so blurred that a New York magazine "Wildposting" campaign can be pitched as a public art program. Wildposting is illegal advertising, or graffiti by another name. When someone wild posts on your property, the image below shows what you have to do in order to avoid fines from the city. I'm not saying I want NY magazine to stop, but I am saying that we need to reevaluate what constitutes proper use of public space and who gets access and who does not.

VIA: Curbed NYC

In honor of New York Magazine’s 50th anniversary, the publication is launching a year-long exhibit showcasing specially-designed New York covers by 50 renowned artists, called simply “A Public Art Project.” More [HERE]

The Limits of Cyber-Revolutions

While I do not want to draw comparisons between the protests overseas and the fight for a non-commercial, pro-public environment, the public space issues raised in this piece are compelling.

VIA New York Magazine

Illustration by Jacob Thomas

Article By Eric Goldwyn
Public spaces, not virtual town squares, are still the places where uprisings are decided.

Revolutions remain a tricky business. Even as social- networking sites have changed the way insurrections are built, the daily headlines from the Middle East are a reminder that a robust Twitter following and a widely followed Facebook group are only half the battle. At some point, an uprising, to truly be one, needs a physical staging ground. And what’s gone underappreciated this Arab Spring is just how much hangs on what happens as protests make the jump from virtual to actual, old-fashioned public spaces. [More Here]

Dunkin’ Is Just Determined to Make Us Swallow ‘Brokefast’

Have some freaking class people.

VIA New York's Grub Street
Ha! Right after we cringed over the headache-inducing word “brokefast,” a tipster pointed out that Dunkin' Donuts hired some buskers to take their gospel to the streets this morning. We have no idea what they were singing — maybe the "$5 Foot-longs" song?