Brooklyn Street Art have been up in Albany for Living Walls Albany. These are some of my favorite photos so far, but check out way more images here and here.
Photos by Jaime Rojo
A taste of Living Walls Albany
The latest from Jaz in Buenos Aires
Here are two of Jaz‘s latest walls, painted in his city of Buenos Aires. Since being the surprise hit at Living Walls in Atlanta recently, I think we’ll be seeing a lot more of Jaz in the future.
Photos by Jaz
Weekend link-o-rama
This week has been a lot of trying to get ahead on my work, because on Saturday evening I’m headed to New York City for the night. I’ll be checking out Flash at the Wooster Street Social Club. Here’s some stuff I missed covering over the last few days:
- Bast has a show opening this weekend at Lazarides’ Newcastle location. Most of the work is in a completely (almost unrecognizably) new style.
- Swoon’s installation at the ICA Boston is now on view.
- Some big walls are being painted at the CityLeaks festival in Germany.
- But none of those murals are quite as cool as Liqen’s latest.
- 555 Gallery in Detroit has finally settled their lawsuit and can display the Banksy that they stole off the streets, completely ruining the meaning of the piece.
- Escif was at Fame Festival.
- Kaws has a solo show open now in LA.
- Fab5Freddy, Lee and Futura are together in a show at Subliminal Projects this weekend.
- Ludo’s show in London is open now.
- Twist aka Barry McGee and his partner Amaze get up big in Sydney.
Photo by RJ Rushmore
Brazilian artist Kboco brings his street art-infused global vision to Lu Magnus
I discovered Kboco’s work in 2007 at Jonathan LeVine’s groundbreaking exhibit, Ruas de São Paulo: A Survey of Brazilian Street Art from São Paulo. Since, Kboco has exhibited internationally in galleries. museums and biennials. (I’m not certain just how much he continues to create on the streets; I certainly hope he does.) This past month he covered the entire walls of Lu Magnus, a wonderful art space at 55 Hester Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, with a mural installation and paintings. Its multiple layers, intricate details, subtle colors and global graphics fuse to create an alternate reality. Entitled Efeito Esquimó (Eskimo Effect), it continues through October 23. Here’s a brief glimpse:
TT Underground Presents New Works by GHOST
Originally focused on bombing trains back in the late 80’s, GHOST has developed into a first-rate painter. I love his spirited work on exhibit through Sunday at TT Underground (91 Second Ave. in the East Village): its zany characters, brilliant colors and synthesis of styles. Here’s a sampling:
For a historical perspective on the graffiti of GHOST’s era and GHOST’s personal and artistic evolution, Ket’s book GHOST RIS CREW (published by From Here to Fame) is worth a read.
Photos by Lois Stavsky
The Friendly Cat by Jeff Soto
Jeff Soto sent over these photos of a mural he painted this week in Lyon, France. He was in Lyon for a show, Les Enfants Terribles. Jeff says he wasn’t sure what he was going to paint until he got to the spot and saw the neighborhood cat wandering around.
Fun with LEDs from Ojo Señor
RAE’s Images Surface on Chelsea and Lower East Side Walls
A huge fan of “outsider art,” I love RAE’s images and don’t get to see enough of them. These past few days, I’ve discovered them in Chelsea and on the Lower East Side. It’s great to see some of my favorite art on Manhattan streets! Here are a few images:
Photos by Lois Stavsky
WK Interact’s Project Brave mural
The other day, I mentioned that WK Interact was collaborating with New York firefighters on a mural in Brooklyn. The Project Brave mural has been installed at 149 Kent Ave and North 5th St in Brooklyn and is scheduled to stay through October 11th. Matthew Kraus made this video of the mural:
WK Interact. Project Brave. 2011. from Matthew Kraus on Vimeo.
Matthew also has an extensive set of photos of the mural on his flickr.
Photo by Matthew Kraus
New work by Phlegm
One of my favorite British street artists now, Phlegm, has been around London recently putting up some great pieces. His latest is on the Zetfield House in Shoreditch courtesy of Signal Gallery. More pictures can be seen by Mark over at Hooked who was there to watch the artist paint.
Below are two new pieces Phlegm did on The Foundry in Old Street a few weeks ago. I walked past on one of my street art tours and was more than excited to see these here. I also have a feeling no one is going to mess with them for awhile. They look great next to ROA‘s squirrel, older Invader and Ben Eine x Part2ism collaboration. After so much work buffed on that building, it is nice to see it turning into a go to spot for street artists once again and aren’t just painting in the parking lot behind it.
Photos by Hooked and Street Art London