One of our favorite walls in Williamsburg is the one fashioned by Tristan Eaton on Fillmore Street off Roebling. For the past few days, he’s been back on Roebling bringing his stylish visual rhythms once more to NYC before leaving for the West Coast. Lenny Collado – my fellow street art and graffiti aficionado – has been busily documenting the work in progress:
And here’s a close-up of Eaton’s riveting rendition of Mickey Mouse spray-painted onto a board that will surface soon in Brooklyn:
I discovered the East Village’s Dorian Grey Gallery last spring when it exhibited a wonderfully diverse selection of LA 11’s artwork. LA 11 is just one of many artists in Dorian Grey’s current exhibit, GroupeGRAFF, featuring work by an eclectic array of artists who have impacted — or certainly reflect — much of what has been happening on the streets during the past 30 years. Here are a few images from the exhibit:
GrafterRichard HambletonCrashDolkSee One
Included too are works by: Aiko, ERO, Keith Haring, Jeff Henriquez, Mau Mau and others. Distinct pieces by Banksy and Swoon are also featured. A particular favorite — as it’s literally a piece of graffiti history — is a segment of a door from the legendary Mudd Club tagged by the likes of Keith Haring & Fab 5 Freddy:
Tagged fragment of door at the legendary Mudd Club
An opening reception will be held tomorrow evening, April 28th, 5-8 pm. The exhibit continues through May 16th at 437 East 9th Street near Avenue A in Manhattan’s East Village.
First volume of Label 228, published by Soft Skull Press, 2009
The priority mail label, Label 228, has become the canvas of choice for thousands of artists and sticker heads. When I was down in Washington DC last month, I met up with Camden Noir, an artist with a passion for postal sticker art. A few years back, Camden put out a call for artwork fashioned on priority mail labels. The result was the book LABEL 228: A Street Art Project, one of my all-time favorite collections of sticker art. Camden is at it, once again, seeking original artwork on priority mail labels for a second volume of his book. Submissions can be sent to: Label 228 Project, 56 Miller Street, Cortland, NY 13045.
Hand-crafted postal by Camden NoirSome of DC's finest street/sticker artists: Astrotwitch, IWN iwillnot, Aniekan Udofa and Camden Noir
Images courtesy of Camden Noir; photo by Lois Stavsky with IWN iwillnot
A huge fan of Sti(c)kman, I made it over to Williamsburg’s Pandemic Gallery yesterday to check out “20: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF PLAYING WITH STICKS IN THE STREETS.” The exhibit — comprised of endless variations of my beloved character in different media — is the perfect celebration. Here are a few images:
The exhibit continues through April 6 at 37 Broadway in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and is definitely worth checking out if you’re anywhere in the vicinity.
An indelible part of Brooklyn’s visual landscape, Skewville’s works can now be seen in Factory Fresh, as well. Here are some images from the streets of Williamsburg, Bushwick and Dumbo:
And at Skewville’s 80th Birthday A Retro Retrospective @ Factory Fresh, 1053 Flushing Avenue in Bushwick, — 3.11:
Photos on the street by Lois Stavsky; @Factory Fresh by Lenny Collado
I’ve been a huge fan of Klone’s artwork since I came upon it on the walls of Tel Aviv over five years ago. Whether alone or in collaboration with the likes of Know Hope and Zero Cents, he has forged some of the city’s most arresting images. Although I was not able to make it to the release of Klone’s first artist book, “Don’t Sleep!,” I was able to review all 160 pages of it. With its many images of eerily surrealistic walls, drawings, sketches and more, it provides a fascinating glimpse into the artist’s distinct aesthetic and sensibility.
For some time it seemed as though Sti(c)kman had retired — or at least had taken a leave of absence — as almost no new pieces surfaced in NYC. Within the past few weeks, though, our beloved Sti(c)kman is back in full force. Here are a few recent sightings:
