ARCHIVING THE CITY » drawing

in the can, or out?

cityperson — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:34:01 +0000

it’s your choice

–from WHAT IT IS by Lynda Barry, Drawn & Quarterly (2008)

Archigram

cityperson — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:56:27 +0000

My friend Jana just reminded me of Archigram. I love their graphic technique. Like this manifesto written in the language of fifties space comics. I find their take on the city as media very interesting. For more of this groovy sixties avant-garde “architecture without architecture,” check out these scans, mostly from Simon Sadler’s book about Archigram.

Drawing every person in New York City

cityperson — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:55:59 +0000

This is the work of Jason Polan, who is on a mission to draw everyone in New York City, no matter how long it takes. What an urban research project! If you want to help out, or see how far he’s gotten, go to his website. He’s already got quite an archive.