Tag: Graffiti
After a brief hiccup by way of a paint-filled fire extinguisher, New York City graffiti artist COPE2 completed his freestyle production on the Bowery Wall last night. As of 10AM this morning, it was still perfectly intact, but with all the controversy and haters the legendary writer attracts, it’s virtually guaranteed that it will undergo […]
Last night, someone went over COPE2‘s still-in-progress Bowery Wall with the word “snitch,” painting it in black fire-extinguisher lettering. When we arrived at the wall this morning, the writer was on a scissor lift fixing the work while iconic photographer Martha Cooper took photos. COPE2 appeared unfazed by the ragging. “It ain’t no thing,” he […]
Notorious graffiti bomber and artist COPE2 has begun painting the Bowery Wall, following Maya Hayuck’s takeover. The Bronx-born writer hopes to be finished by Tuesday and told ANIMAL that he didn’t sketch anything out and was planned on freestyling the whole thing. Here’s what it looked like as of 3pm today. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
No Time magazine, a beached whale that was found dead in Atlantic City with “Tau Epsilon Phi” spray painted on it doesn’t constitute a “mural” and most likely wasn’t the work of “graffiti artists” as reported. While I understand that “graffiti” has historically been used as a catch-all phrase to mean everything from names carved […]
“I think people world rather see this,” ELLE tells ANIMAL, as she swaps a bus shelter ad with a monochrome self-portrait, swiftly and cheerfully. Just like that, she’s done and we head over to Brooklyn’s MECKA Gallery to meet the legendary street photographer Martha Cooper. Their collaborative art show “Unextinguished” opens this Saturday. For the show, ELLE […]
Last summer, graffiti artists put up dozens of tributes to their fallen brother-in-arms NEKST in Brooklyn. The legal walls, which stretch for blocks in a part of Williamsburg often mistaken for Bushwick, are periodically repainted and recently, a new crop of writers descended on Siegel and White Streets to showcase their skills. Check out the […]
“I don’t like a lot of the shit you guys put up,” says artist Plasma Slugs to me about ANIMAL. “At one point I had to stop reading the site for a year.” To him, we’re part of the hype machine that gives too much shine to those who don’t deserve it. But he doesn’t hate […]
In the video above, graffiti artist KATSU pilots a DJI Phantom II drone with a spray paint can affixed, peppering a series of canvases with paint. He’s exhibiting the works at the Silicon Valley Contemporary Art Fair, which opened yesterday. Though KATSU is technically in control, he says the quadcopter is partially responsible for any […]
According to CBS, the once anonymous street artist who goes by the name Judith Supine surrendered to police earlier today, accompanied by his lawyer. The work that he gratuitously puts on the street had nothing to do with it. Identified as Brendan Fagan, he’s facing reckless endangerment and trespass charges for allegedly scaling the Queensborough Bridge. […]
The Bowery station for the J/Z lines has been open for over a century, but since about 2004, a ghost-like set of platforms and tracks have been completely shuttered to the public. When graffiti started accumulating, the area was cordoned off with plywood, killing the chances of seeing even a glimpse of what was going […]
