Exciting week next week: Troy Lovegates and Labrona will be coming to Haverford to paint a mural here, so look forward to some pictures of that… If I find the charger for my camera. Also, I’ve taken the plunge and I’m finally on Instagram. Here’s what I’ve been reading this week:

• Troy Lovegates has a show on this week in Halifax.
• There’s a new ezine by Overunder.
• Joe Iurato and others painted a mural in New Jersey that included a tribute to Trayvon Martin. Of course, ridiculous controversy ensued. Here are some thoughts from Joe.
• More murals in Richmond, Virginia (including Dalek breaking out some of his Space Monkeys).
• I’ve mentioned this before, but here’s a reminder that No Longer Empty is hosting a talk about the Fashion Moda this Sunday moderated by Joyce Manalo and including Stefan Eins, Lisa Kahane, Crash and Lee.
• Faile’s new mural in Williamsburg is something quite different and unexpected.
• Chaz Bojorquez has his first show in Australia this weekend.

Photo by Jack Murray

Category: Art News, Books / Magazines, Festivals, Gallery/Museum Shows, Photos, Random | Tags: chaz bojorquez, CRASH, faile, fashion moda, james marshall, joe iurato, lee quinones, Lisa Kahane, no longer empty, overunder, panik, stefan eins, troy lovegates

RJ shared background info and some photos last week regarding This Side of Paradise, an extraordinary exhibition that opened this evening at the Andrew Freedman Home in the Bronx.  Curated by Keith Schweitzer with No Longer Empty, it features the work of over two dozen artists who – working in a wide array of styles and media — have transformed an abandoned mansion into a fascinating aesthetic experience, embracing a range of social and cultural issues. Here are some photos captured at the opening that focus on those artists whose works have been surfacing on the streets of the Bronx for years:

Photos by Lenny Collado, Sara Mozeson and Lois Stavsky

Category: Art News, Gallery/Museum Shows, Photos | Tags: CRASH, daze, how&nosm, Keith Schweitzer, no longer empty, This Side of Paradise

Back in April, we posted about my friend Keith Schweitzer’s mural project at Coney Island with No Longer Empty. Well he isn’t done with Coney Island just yet. There have been more additions to this series of walls by OverUnder, Veng, Radical and ND’A. Here’s Radical‘s section. For photos of the rest of the wall, check out Amusing the Zillion.

Photos by Keith Schweitzer

Category: Photos | Tags: no longer empty, radical

No Longer Empty organized this recent mural by Chris Stain which is a pretty substantial size at 82 feet long. Here’s a video of Chris painting the wall and speaking about his work:

Chris Stain from NYC No Longer Empty on Vimeo.

Video by Julie Congo

Photo by Superk8nyc

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