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PAL Crew at NYC’s Klughaus Gallery
Klughaus Gallery is about to introduce Paris’ Peace And Love (PAL) Crew is about to the people of New York City with Palingenesis, a show with eight members... [More Info]
“Flip the Script” book release party & art show tonight...
Celebrating the release of Christian P. Acker’s Flip the Script, an elegant analysis of the best graffiti hand styles across the U.S., Reed Space on... [More Info]
Ces & Revok Graffiti Animation
The graffiti writers Ces and Revok have been animated into a video game, taking over the Lower East Side of New York. [More Info]
Con Artist Gallery presents SLAP: Adhesives and Egos, a...
Bast on three distinct “Hello” stickers Opening this evening at 8pm in Con Artist’s space at 119 Ludlow Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side is SLAP:... [More Info]
“Detail” at Woodward Gallery
Cassius Fouler, Money-Making Manhattan. Photo courtesy Woodward Gallery. The small elements unique to each artwork are the subject of “Detail,” a group... [More Info]
Kosbe at Woodward Gallery Project Space
Photo courtesy of Woodward Gallery There’s a raw elegance to Kosby’s aesthetic that has intrigued me since I first came upon his stickers and paste-ups a... [More Info]
Toofly in Quito, Miami and NYC
Toofly in Meeting of Styles in Quito, Ecuador Based these days for most of the year in her native town of Quito, Ecuador, Maria Castillo aka Toofly... [More Info]
Tattoo Age Thom deVita Part 4
In the second to last installment of the Thom deVita episode (part 4 of 5), Vice explores the streets in which Thom lived and worked in New York’s Lower East... [More Info]
Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative is “Sowing the Seeds of...
Committed to the transformative power of art, the members of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative create works that reflect a strong political and social... [More Info]
Tattoo Age – Thom deVita Part 1
Vice is back with the latest episode of their Tattoo Age. This series feature the tattoo artist Thom deVita. Even though Thom has been tattooing and creating... [More Info]
Stikman in his splendor at Philly’s Stupid Easy Gallery
Partial view of Stikman installation at Stupid Easy, photo by Don King I discovered Stikman one fall afternoon back in 2007 while walking down Rivington... [More Info]
The Art of Never Growing Up: An interview with Hanksy
Hanksy at Freeman’s Alley. Photo by Rhiannon Platt. Often working alone, this past year Hanksy has remained the mysterious comedian of New York’s... [More Info]
Hanksy – Young Puns 2: Now With More Pun
Hanksy‘s next solo show opens November 1st at Krause Gallery on New York’s Lower East Side. Young Puns 2: Now With More Pun is Hanksy’s second show with... [More Info]
Photos: “Quality of Life” at Poppington
Photos by G. Various Artists. BEAU. New York! You’ve seen the work of street artists Phil, BEAU, Womp, Sabio, Katsu, Pixote and Jim Joe on your... [More Info]
Overtime: Aug 20 – Aug 26
Cecilia Gimenez restores Elías García Martínez fresco and produces hilariously tragic results. Jonathan Jones wonders what would happen if she continued... [More Info]
LABOR Skate Shop Logo
The signage and logo for the recently opended Labor Skate Shop on Canal Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, in downtown New York City.... [More Info]
Nick Walker New Street Piece In New York City, USA
Bristol-based stencil artist Nick Walker is now spending a few days in New York City where he just completed his first piece. Entitled "Vandal Genie", this... [More Info]
Woodward Gallery Presents “Summer Selections” with...
Alexander Calder and LAll, Pyramids and Oval I made it over to Woodward Gallery last week to check out its current exhibit, Summer Selections. Described... [More Info]
Girls on Walls in NYC, Part III: Nick Walker, QRST, Alice...
This is the third in an occasional series of images of girls — and women — who grace New York City’s walls: Nick Walker in Manhattan’s Meatpacking... [More Info]
Klughaus Gallery Readies for Kingbrown Magazine / Launch...
Morning Breath One of the coolest spots in Manhattan’s Lower East Side/Chinatown neighborhood is the Klughaus Gallery, as it features some of the best... [More Info]
Centre-Fuge Public Art Project — Cycle 4 with Sheryo &...
The Centre-Fuge Public Art Project has again transformed a once-abandoned trailer into one of the East Village’s most enticing visual works. Here are some... [More Info]
The Beautiful Space at the Fat Radish
One of our local restaurants, the Fat Radish, is a block away from Global Graphica HQ in the Below- Delancey / Northeast Chinatown neighborhood, in the... [More Info]
Surfing New York City
The morning post-surf scene in front the Lost Weekend NYC surf cafe and shop on Orchard St., in the Lower East Side of downtown New York City. Share and... [More Info]
Speaking with Toofly
A self-described artist, designer and entrepreneur, Toofly is best-known for her signature character that has made its way onto walls across the globe, as... [More Info]
Tom Sanford’s “Saints of the Lower East Side” Graces...
Thanks to the efforts of Keith Schweitzer — the director of FABnyc‘s public art program — and MaNY, East 4th Street and its surrounding blocks have been... [More Info]
NYC Shutters – Part II: Other, Cekis, The Yok, Kram,...
This is the second in an occasional series of artwork on NYC shutters by both local artists and those visiting from across the globe: Canadian Troy... [More Info]
NYC Shutters – Part I: Nick Walker, Ben Eine, JMR, Flying...
Notoriously difficult canvases, NYC shutters continue to attract both global and local artists. Here are a few current ones: Bristol native Nick Walker in... [More Info]
Nick Walker New Mural In NYC
After two pieces earlier this week (here and here), Bristol-based Nick Walker just completed a new mural on the Lower East Side, a neighborhood in the... [More Info]
Improvise Combustion with Chris Mendoza and the Con...
While walking down Suffolk Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side yesterday, I chanced upon two spaces brimming with vibrant, playful, infectious images.... [More Info]
Being Interviewed by Radio Canada
We had the privilege of talking with reporter Susan Campeau of Radio Canada for an upcoming show about street art stickers. Pic below of Van being... [More Info]
New York Street Art - Where are you?
Having lived in London for the past 3.5 years I perhaps have been spoiled by the riches of street art that present themselves around every corner from... [More Info]
Pop Artist Claes Oldenburg's Legendary Lower East Side...
Pop Artist Claes Oldenburg's Legendary Lower East Side Store Comes To ...ForbesWith his Store, Oldenburg is a progenitor of Banksy and even William Pope.L... [More Info]
Hungry City: Los Perros Locos on the Lower East Side -...
New York Times Hungry City: Los Perros Locos on the Lower East SideNew York TimesNote that this fever-dream mural is the work of the street-art... [More Info]
See Aakash Nihalani's New Op Art Tape Mural on the Lower...
In the Air, Art+Auction's Gossip Column (blog) See Aakash Nihalani's New Op Art Tape Mural on the Lower East SideIn the Air, Art+Auction's Gossip... [More Info]
See Crash's Completed Popeye Mural on Houston Street - In...
See Crash's Completed Popeye Mural on Houston StreetIn the Air, Art+Auction's Gossip Column (blog)Tags: Benjamin Sutton, graffiti, Lower East Side, Murals,... [More Info]
One-Line Reviews: Pithy Takes on Virginia Overton,...
One-Line Reviews: Pithy Takes on Virginia Overton, William Cordova, and MoreARTINFOBefore there was the Meatball Shop, Pianos, Los Feliz, and other trendy... [More Info]
Woodstock's urban renewal: Much more at stake than the...
Daily Maverick Woodstock's urban renewal: Much more at stake than the loss of parkingDaily MaverickHowever, the link between artists and... [More Info]
Reading the Streets: 190 Bowery St. - Auction Central News
Reading the Streets: 190 Bowery St.Auction Central NewsNEW YORK – On the corner of Spring Street in the Lower East Side, the six-story residence at 190... [More Info]
Two More Galleries for Lower East Side's Orchard Street...
In the Air, Art+Auction's Gossip Column (blog) Two More Galleries for Lower East Side's Orchard Street Art CorridorIn the Air, Art+Auction's Gossip... [More Info]
Kosbe “Borrowed Time” At Woodward Gallery Project Space
The four panels across from Woodward Gallery have provided an ongoing gallery show on the street for a handful of years now, exhibiting the work on a fine... [More Info]
Lucky's Famous Burgers Looking for Artist to “Houstanize”...
Lucky's Famous Burgers Looking for Artist to “Houstanize” InteriorBowery BoogieLucky's Famous Burgers at 147 East Houston is instead hopping on the bandwagon... [More Info]
Quick Shots of The Grassy Lot: Edition 2012
We’re keeping it local today with an empty patch of real estate on Manhattan’s Lower East Side called “The Grassy Lot” that’s been semi-curated for about a... [More Info]
Arts Watch: Sprucing Up The Streets with “Murals Around...
Arts Watch: Sprucing Up The Streets with “Murals Around New York”The Lo-DownPhoto: Udom Surangsophon (www.udomfoto.com). If you've noticed an abundance of... [More Info]
Off the wall: LES street art - The Villager
The Villager Off the wall: LES street artThe VillagerBY CLAYTON PATTERSON | André' Charles, a.k.a. The Underground Artist, in the early 1990s came... [More Info]
More Lower East Side Scrawls from the Typo Terrorist -...
Bowery Boogie More Lower East Side Scrawls from the Typo TerroristBowery Boogie... the plywood of the future Slipper Room, the Orchard Hell Building,... [More Info]
Hanksy's Bi-Curious George Visits the Lower East Side -...
Bowery Boogie Hanksy's Bi-Curious George Visits the Lower East SideBowery BoogieHanksy pasted another of his cheeky street art mashups at 48 Hester... [More Info]
Yarn Revolt on the Bowery - Bowery Boogie
Bowery Boogie Yarn Revolt on the BoweryBowery BoogieIt's not, as you might imagine, the handiwork of Olek, who pretty much commands a monopoly on... [More Info]