Mick thought:
I like this one much more than its predessor. It's got a lot goin' for you...
Use it as your ID photo on the blog...
Unknown thought:
i've always been fascinated by desks. a desk is just one of things that gives a glimpse into the personality of the person who sits there, much like a bookshelf, record collection or refrigerator door. excellent series!
Mick thought:
It took me a couple of looks...I thought "I know that name." Truly amazing...I don't like controllers eother!
Krista thought:
Woah are those all cars?
pcenright thought:
And I thought they were cell phones!
Andy thought:
Mom,
They are cell phones. Thousands of them, all waiting to be recycled outside of Atlanta.
Making the same piece with cars would be quite a feat. Something that Chris Jordan will move on to eventually, I'm sure (he's already shot lots of crushed cars)...
A.
thought:
Andy, I'm still trying to figure out what it is. It's amazingly stunning...but appears to be made out of garbage. Like packaging tape and garbage bags and something else...
Andy thought:
Maeko,
It also took me a minute to really see this image.
I think it's a broken window pane, lined on the interior (away from the viewer) with a black garbage bag. On the exterior face of the glass (foreground) is a mass of clear packing tape. It appears to be a makeshift attempt at weatherproofing.
If you look closely you can see Meadows's reflection in the lower right-hand corner.
A.
Paige thought:
I was waiting for the image to load, wondering what it could be.. and it's beyond better than I was expecting! What a brilliant redux ;)
thought:
hello, i was wondering if you made this, ir if it was muniz? i am searching for muniz version and cant find it anywhere! id be grateful if you could get back to me, louise4550@hotmail.com THANKS!!!
Andy thought:
Yeah, I made it. I was cracking a blunt one weekend, and made a joke.
There's another version of the Spiral Jetty made out of blunt guts? By Vik Muniz? Let me know.
A.
Unknown thought:
don't we all--brilliant!
Smelly Danielly thought:
thats a pretty classy camera you got yourself there
Krista thought:
holy crap that's HUGE.
Troy thought:
nice photos
My Name Is Fenny thought:
tresly cool
thought:
You always have awesome photos.
$1000 / 3br - LOFT APARTMENTS AT 345 ELDERT STREET
WARNING TO ALL THOSE LOOKING AT LOFT APARTMENTS AT 345 ELDERT STREET!! THERE HAVE BEEN A STRING OF BREAK INS AT THIS BUILDING. THE LANDLORDS HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RECONCILE SAFETY CONCERNS OF THE TENNANTS!!! IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE OFF THE HALSEY STOP YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! 345 ELDERT STREET HAS HORRIBLE LANDLORDS UNWILLING TO FIX BROKEN SECURITY CAMERAS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. WARNING!!!
$325 - Holy Artistic Loft Spaces Batman, thats Cheap! Holla!
$325 to live in NYC. incredible. but lets get this out of the way right now: its a small bedroom with low ceilings. so if you are taller than 6 ft or larger than a refridgerator, then forget it, you'll hit your head on the rafters and wont get through the door. seriously. here we go.
the bedroom can confortably fit a twin bed, small dresser, small desk, hanging rack and side table, or a double bed / futon, desk, rack and dresser. you got a book nook and ceiling shelves. you got natural light and pipes to knock your head on. it's a bit of a cramped situation, but the loft overall, is the shit. we got 13 ft. ceilings, a split level (you live on the top floor) with cozy corner/storage facility, projector for wall-screenings, kitchen / living space, wireless internet, bath, art onna walls, etc etc.
we are a collective of three: intellectuals / writers / activists / musicians / filmmakers / performers / raggedy anarchists / poets / self-started businesspeople / NYC tour guides / West Coasters / Pennsylvanians / Native Brooklynites (represent!) / great cooks / lactose intolerants / cheese maniacs / (almost) cover the total spectrum of sexual identity / well-read / outspoken / coffee addicts / human beings. plus we have two cats: a bitey cat called Ignition and a playful kitten called Juggernaut. And lots of toliet paper.
The Loft is in a large reconverted knitting factory thats way the christ out in Bushwick. 1.5 blocks from the Halsey St. L train (27 minutes from Union Sq), 6 long blocks from the Halsey St J & Z trains (20 minutes from the financial district) (but honestly, does the Z even exist?!?) with laundry on the floor, a sometimes-working frieght elevator, a fuckins enormous roof with full distant view of the isle of Mannahatta. the neighborhood is a little desolate, but we have our share of Latino arroz con pollo places, bodegas, hair salons & 99cent stores. supermarket close by. short walk to bustling Ridgewood, QNS. also, NYC's largest cemetary (Evergreen) is 4 short blocks away. great to bust into late at night and read poetry or get goofy on dead-breath-air. Remind me to introduce you to the Captain of Evergreen. He's great. bike riders a biiiig plus, move in aug 1st.
artistic types only pleeze. thankee. rockon.
mr. tomas ubik thought:
deal deal deal dadada deal deal deal.
move the whole building to toronto or montreal and you have yourself a roomate.
thought:
!!!
do they really think the hipster roomate they are after is going to be all, "yes!!! now i can get my hair done in a half-cornrow, baby-hair shellacked confection with a blowdried burgundy rinse in the back!"
this is gay!
thought:
It's "Carnagie Magnmt". They are one of the late great slumlords around Bushwick. I lived in this building in 2000-2002, the first 2 years it was open. They kept my security, and tried to throw my bed out while i was moving. most of the people (at that time) weren't even paying rent b/c it was a totally illegal situtation. No fire exit, etc.
thought:
Andy,
no one else yet has managed to make a ceiling vent look so interesting.
Do you have any advice for someone experimenting w/ cameras? I just recently bought a coloursplash Lomo camera and have enjoyed my trek across the country with the 12 different filters and colour flash, but have not yet developed them...
Do you know of Lomo and have any tips and pointers?
--emme
My Name Is Fenny thought:
rocking or retarded!
thats the best
thought:
Clever.
I'm the same way. I wear my earbuds and blast triphop, house and indiepop in the mall should I ever be stupid enough to venture there to ward away evil spirits (sales asses).
thought:
I love this photo--I feel so close to you two--and how perfectly cleaned your apartment is! xoxoxo mamajama
Krista thought:
this your place?
Andy thought:
Krista,
Sure is, ex knitting factory.
A.
thought:
i would love to live in ny.
any borough so long as it's the place.
back to work now. thank you for the brief distraction.
Aaron Sylvan Lord thought:
dude - when it gets a bit cooler, we really gotta take that grating off - that is unless your 'hood experiences over the last year have made you rethink derigging security measures.....
Andy thought:
Maeko,
The city is amazing, and becomes for most New Yorkers the only place they can imagine living. I recommend it to all.
You might want to reconsider your position on the boroughs however. The distinctions between each might seem negligible from afar, but trust me, New Yorkers find the five to be vastly different from one another, and have powerful loyalties to the one they call their own.
Clearly, I'm a Brooklyn kid. I never looked at another borough when I was planning to move here, nor will I before I go. It's chill, and working class, and well, very real. The massive creative community doesn't hurt either.
Manhattan is too much work, too much money, too much.
Queens has it's charms (great food, great ethnic diversity), but in general has a suburban feel, and consequently residents with a suburban mentality. I'll pass.
The Bronx has it's edge and little more.
And Staten Island isn't even worth discussing. It's an isolated isle of secretaries with marginal intelligence, garbage and cars.
Aaron,
I'd still love to shed the grating. Though I must admit, as I long for a life of porches and dogs, I have less and less energy to tackle the aesthetics of a property I do not own. Even if we're there for another couple years, is it worth it? I'm not so sure anymore. I'm getting used to it now...
Also, you might be right about the "hood experiences", have you seen the Craig's List ad I just posted? Scary.
A.
Tara thought:
And Staten Island isn't even worth discussing. It's an isolated isle of secretaries with marginal intelligence, garbage and cars.
um..wu tang clan? i might be the only person i know who took the ferry to staten island and walked around on foot. got some weird looks...nobody walks in staten island apparently.
Andy thought:
Tibor,
You're right. Wu Tang totally counts. They may be the only thing keeping the island afloat (culturally at least).
A.
Aaron Sylvan Lord thought:
porches and dogs?
PORCHES AND DOGS?
you need to learn to *DRIVE* first, buddy.
a
(plus porches and dogs sounds a lot like suburbia)
Tara thought:
do you order your squares online?
Andy thought:
Tibor,
I did for a while; in 2001 and 2002 when everyone was using yessmoke.com. Unfortunately, thanks to local and international legislation, that became an unreliable option.
These days, we carry them back from visits to Virginia and South Carolina where Heather has family. I think we paid $21 a carton last time around...
Occaisionally, we're fortunate to supplement that supply with gifts from friends passing through Duty Free.
A.
Tara thought:
i hear they're $4 and some change in long island. at least you both smoke the same brand...thats definitely economical.
Andy thought:
Tibor,
As the smoker of far less volume, I defaulted to hers for exactly that reason (I used to be a Parli/Dunhill guy; Marlboro Menthol Lights back in the day). Since then, I've come to appreciate the moist and earthy char of Camels.
A.
Krista thought:
thanks for spreading the word on My Eyes Open!
Smelly Danielly thought:
awww the metro card...i miss new york...and those crackers and cheese look oh sooo goood...now im hungry
Tara thought:
i like these still life quartets
Andy thought:
Tibor,
Thanx, I like them too (and find myslef making them most slow weekends). They're a little Wolfgang Tillmans, but who's to say he owns the loft still life genre...?
A.
Tiff thought:
I absolutely love your pics... looks like my bookshelf.
Krista thought:
So beautiful and gentle...
This super-laidback cotton style celebrates Brooklyn's hippest locale! Glittery print outlines 'Williamsburg' on chest.
Krista thought:
holy wow.
Unknown thought:
to say that i am honored is an understatement. thanks so much!
Andy thought:
Tony,
I'm glad you're happy. It's a beautiful image. I assumed it was taken in front of Niagra Falls for some reason. Was it?
A.
Unknown thought:
you got it, taken on the canadian side two years ago
thought:
Can you say "MICA Commons?"
Franklin thought:
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