Art
iPhone Rothkos
Some New Yorkers read or stare out the window during subway rides, Derek Brahney draws iPhone Rothkos.
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Opinion
iPhone Users More Likely to Enjoy Minimalism, Android Users Surrealism
According to a survey of 2,000 users by Hunch, a startup that charts taste, your smartphone may give others a glimpse at your cultural tribe and affinities.
Opinion
Wait for the Bus, Charge Your Phone
Design consultancy Pensa's new video concept explores on-the-go charging stations for our gadgets.
Opinion
Re-imaginging Apple's Classic OS on the iPhone
LOS ANGELES — I've been with Apple since the very early days, long before the iMac and iPad changed things forever for the company. I still remember the black and white graphical user interface of yesteryear, with flat white folders and a gray trash scan.
Art
Where Psychogeography Meets Mobile Phones
LOS ANGELES — We use our phones increasingly for getting around, taking pictures and finding the next place to eat. It's not quite accurate to call them phones anymore — they're really mini computers and GPS tracking devices, with all your friends tagging along. LA Re.Play, an exhibition of "mobile
News
Censored Iranian Filmmaker Shoots Film Entirely on iPhones
LOS ANGELES — Last year, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was sentenced to six years in prison for "propaganda against the state." In addition to the prison sentence, he was banned from making films for twenty years. But his latest film is shot entirely on iPhones.
Opinion
Explore Art in Brooklyn with WAGMAG/Pernod's New App
Brooklyn art gallery hopping can be challenging for the uninitiated who need the comfort of neat grids and clearly numbered streets to find their way around. My first advice, "Stay in Manhattan, we don't want you here," but if you refuse to listent then may I suggest the new "Art & Absinthe Guide to
Opinion
Required Reading
This week's Required Reading explores the restoration of earthquake-damaged Haitian murals, an archeological mystery in West Asia, the 18th C toilette tradition, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge on pandrogeny, connecting the dots on Mona Lisa, the Banksy app, the year's worst first sentences, cool iPhone ca
Opinion
Required Reading
Jeff Koons's art collection, thoughts on LA MOCA's questionable art history, Invader in Paris, a tour of the Calatrava building in Milwaukee, something fishy about Warhol, iPhone photography and corporate culture and the US government … all on this week's Required Reading.
Opinion
iPhone Photojournalism Causes Aesthetic Controversy
That New York Times staff photographer Damon Winter won third place in Pictures of the Year International's Feature Picture Story competition for his photo essay A Grunt's Life isn't surprising. The series of images shows an eloquent portrayal of daily life in a war zone for US troops in and out of
Opinion
Warhol Goes App-y
Word is that the Warhol Museum is releasing a new Warhol app (iPhone only for way) that allows users to transform photos into silkscreens that create their own versions of art that resemble the Pop master. But you don't have to wait for the official version since there are many unofficial ones alrea
Interview
London’s Xylo Creates Street iPhones to Highlight Chinese Suicides
Xylo is a street artist who has just started mounting fake iPhones to the walls of London. They’re designed to raise awareness about the electronic worker suicides in China and some of the social injustices feeding our electronic obsession.