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fromCurbed
6 days ago

Gordon Matta-Clark's Roving Eye

Gordon Matta-Clark is best known for his "cuttings" of abandoned and derelict structures in 1970s New York, which made open-air sculptures out of symbols of decay and were seen as an early exercise in deconstructivism. Besides slicing up piers and houses, he also founded an experimental gallery at 112 Greene Street in Soho and Food, the legendary artist-run restaurant that he co-created with Carol Goodden and Tina Girouard, which, like the building cuts, blurred the boundary between art-making and life.
Photography
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

I helped build Urban Decay, which sold for over $300 million. My sons came to the office and watched me build the company.

Wende Zomnir built Urban Decay into a successful bold-color makeup brand, sold to L'Oréal, raised entrepreneurial sons, and later founded Caliray.
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

Letters from Our Readers

By 1970, much of the housing stock was fifty years old and in need of substantial capital investments: new roofs, elevators, plumbing, and electrical wiring. Many small landlords simply couldn't afford these improvements. They did not abandon their buildings because they lost value-they abandoned them because they were losing money. Some of these landlords had put their life savings into their buildings.
Real estate
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

L'Oreal hires OnlyFans star to market makeup popular with teenagers

L'Oreal has recruited OnlyFans model Ari Kytsya as a brand ambassador for Urban Decay, raising ethical concerns about mainstreaming explicit content.
New York City
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Shady NYC neighborhood dubbed 'Broadway of the Bronx' remains drug, trash-infested nightmare: 'Worst I've ever seen it'

The Bronx neighborhood continues to deteriorate, plagued by drug use and unsanitary conditions, despite previous reports.
US politics
fromDailycaller
3 months ago

America's Migrant Crisis Summed Up In One Preventable Tragedy

Mass migration significantly impacts urban infrastructure, as exemplified by NYC's Roosevelt Hotel, which deteriorated during its use as a migrant shelter.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

If Britain is broken, what is to blame big money and big tech, or graffiti on your train? | Tom Whyman

Britain is characterized by an overwhelming sense of disarray, where everyday essentials become increasingly expensive while public services falter, leaving citizens frustrated.
London politics
Online Community Development
fromArchDaily
4 months ago

Improvised Aesthetics: The Appropriation of Grassroots Adaptive Reuse

Adaptive reuse in architecture offers sustainable solutions for urban decay, emphasizing necessity-driven approaches from marginalized communities.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
4 months ago

Squatters take over Mayfair club were A-listers Lindsay Lohan, Pippa Middleton and Jodie Kidd once partied

The building, once an elite members' club frequented by celebrities, has devolved into a derelict squat, attracting antisocial behavior and neglect.
London politics
#makeup
NYC politics
fromCurbed
6 months ago

Where Is Our Post-Car City?

The neglected state of public spaces in New York reflects a broader urban decay and the urgent need for future redevelopment.
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