Stuck in NYC: Katsu, Baser & Phil

I wish I could be in Chicago later this month for DB Burkeman’s sticker art exhibit at the Maxwell Colette Gallery that RJ posted about yesterday.  But, at least, here in NYC, I do get to see new stickers surfacing daily. And lately there seems to be a proliferation of them in Manhattan. Here are a few:

Katsu with his signature character that has become an integral part of NYC's visual landscape
Baser with his masterful handstyle on spray-painted background
Phil with his impeccable writing

Photos by Dani Mozeson

Voina Wanted makes it to Atlanta

Voina artist/activists in Atlanta recently hung the above banner in support of Oleg Vorotnikov and Natalia Sokol, who are on a Russian government list of internationally wanted persons. AnimalNY has covered the trials, tribulations and artwork of Voina well, and the NYTimes has coverage of the group’s latest action in Russia. Voina Wanted is a solidarity action organized by Alexei Plutser-Sarno, and Vorotnikov’s portrait was taken by Vladimir Telegin while Vorotnikov was in a courtroom.

Photo courtesy of Voina activists

From Alphabet City: Veng, Dain, Rae and more

I rarely walk along the blocks on and off Avenues A,B,C, and D between Houston and 14th Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side/East Village aka Alphabet City. But I did earlier today, and discovered works by some of my favorite artists, along with some alluring legal walls. Here’s a sampling:

By Veng
By Dain
Rae Installation (photo taken at night; I will revisit in daylight)
By Jonathan Matas
by Gary Fernandez

Photos by Lois Stavsky

Skio

Photo by SÖKE

The piece above, by Skio, is so beautiful that I am frankly shocked I’ve never heard of this artist before. Skio is from Paris, France and has a sort of romantic yet macabre style.

Photo by Thias
Photo by JérémyDP

Photos by SÖKEThias, and JérémyDP

Weekend link-o-rama

Os Gemeos and Koyo in Italy

Happy almost new year to everyone. It’s been quite a year, but I’m on vacation, so there’s no end-of-year round up from Vandalog. Instead, just the usually weekly round up (which includes some end-of-year round ups of course). Also, thank you to everyone who read the 7000+ words this week about Artists 4 Israel. I know politics is not the usual topic of this blog, but I think those posts are among the most important items on Vandalog all year, as are the founder of Artist 4 Israel’s comments on each post. Anyway, here’s what’s up recently:

Photo by Luna Park