Kinda a funny one from Banksy today. As Hrag notes though, even though the intent is different, it’s definitely going to remind people of Elbowtoe‘s street poetry. Still, not a bad piece. For today’s + 5, we have work by Ever, Never, Clet Abraham and two unknown artists edit: Earth Crusher and Yarbs (thanks to …
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Today’s new Banksy pieces are my favorite so far of Better Out Than In, his month-long series of works in NYC. Today three new pieces appeared on the project site in a series described on the website as “Random graffiti given a Broadway makeover (an ongoing series).” Banksy has shown time and time again that …
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Last week Meres of 5Pointz and Spudbomb from Toronto collaborated on this piece in Little Italy, on one of The L.I.S.A. Project NYC‘s rotating walls. This was one of co-curator Wayne Rada’s ideas and I really wasn’t sure how this wall was gonna go, but I trust Meres and like that Spud took on Toronto’s …
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While Labrona and Troy Lovegates (aka Other) were working on some beautiful murals in Montreal this summer, they found time to escape into the lowlands of the city, to continue to express their art, night and day, despite being exhausted by all the work they were doing on their own murals! (See the mural of …
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Working alone and collaboratively with other first-rate artists, Austrian artist Nychos brought his wonderfully weird visions to NYC last month. And although his hugely successful exhibit at Mighty Tanaka closed this past Friday, his works can be viewed online and a few of his pieces are still available for purchase. Photos by Dani Mozeson and …
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Tonight is opening night for Calligraffiti: 1984-2013 at the Leila Heller Gallery. The show is interesting for two reasons: It examines connections between graffiti and calligraphy at a fancy gallery. Seriously though, this should be really fascinating. There will be work by El Seed, L’ATLAS, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, LA2, ROSTARR, Niels “Shoe” Meulman, Ramellzee …
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It’s the last week of my summer. Why am I on my laptop? Okay, I’ll make this quick… Cannon Dill thought he was painting a legal mural in Portland. Not so, thanks to annoying mural regulations that made the piece illegal. Now the piece has been buffed. Is this a portrait of me? Because I’m …
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This year’s Wall\Therapy festival is winding down in Rochester, NY, so let’s have a look at the finished work (although a few were already covered by Daniel’s posts). There are a few really killer pieces, including this piece by Ever that I haven’t seen professional photos of yet, and some legal work along abandoned train …
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CarnageNYC found this van painted by SNOEMAN and DCEVE in NY. Such a great concept. There are some great trucks and vans being painted in NYC, but this has to be one of my favorites. Plus, with a few days incorporated into the piece, the small amount of tagging that will inevitably occur will still …
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With their vigorous, brightly-hued fusion of pop imagery, comic art and graffiti elements, Pose and Revok, along with support from other MSK crew members, have fashioned — perhaps — the most dynamic mural to ever grace the famed Bowery and Houston wall. Along with their current exhibit, Uphill Both Ways at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery, their artwork …
