Tag: Graffiti
5 Pointz, New York City’s “graffiti mecca,” is being demolished right now. This morning, a backhoe began tearing into the building that has served as a legal spot for aerosol artists for over two decades. In 2011, the property owner announced that he will be developing the site and transforming it into a massive condo complex. Last […]
The Museum of the City of New York’s current exhibit “City As Canvas” features photography of graffiti from the 70′s and 80′s and the work of artists such AS Keith Haring and Lee Quiñones. The show has been up since February, but Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is still angry about it, the Wall Street Journal reports. “I […]
A heated backyard dispute between two neighbors in Morningside Heights led to the arrest of an 82-year-old woman for graffiti. After repeatedly accusing her neighbors of building a fence on her land, Sylvia Kordower-Zetlin tagged it with her address. The owners of the fence happen to be Arlo Devlin-Brown, the recently appointed Public Corruption Unit chief and his wife Daniela Kempf. “We have […]
Yesterday, ANIMAL stopped by to preview a massive, building-wide group show at the former 21st Precinct, a few blocks from Gramercy Park. Curated by Outlaw Arts, murals, tags, wheatpaste, stickers and installations filled all four floors of the building, including the stairwells and bathrooms, showcasing some incredible work. Standouts included work from ANIMAL favorites such as GIZ, […]
First spotted by @streetartis, a portrait of megastar Robin Williams was spray painted in Belgrade, Serbia by a still unidentified artist. The comedic legend, who committed suicide earlier this week, was also shown some love in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo: @sasabca) […]
A group show featuring two dozen graffiti and street artists opens tonight at Jonathan LeVine Gallery. Curated by longtime author/documentarian/organizer-of-things Roger Gastman, “Cruel Summer” includes work from the likes of BLADE, HAZE, RIME, REVOK, POSE, Mark Bode, Shepard Fairey, DABS MYLA, and many other notables gaining ground on the graffiti/street circuit. The exhibit will be […]
London graffiti legend ROBBO has passed away. In 2011, the 40-something artist suffered a traumatic brain injury and was put into a medically induced coma by doctors. We’re told he was taken off life support earlier today. His supporters, dubbed Team ROBBO, posted a brief statement on their website: It’s with very great sadness that […]
In May of 2013, London-based artist Mobstr stenciled a wall alongside some existing graffiti in Hackney Wick that read: “No. of days graffiti remains.” He then tallied the results with hashmarks representing each day the word “Rats” endured. As it turns out, no one ever came to buff the work. It lasted over a year […]
Renowned graffiti artists GHOST and GIZ kicked-off ANIMAL’s Pub(lic) Art project by painting this very loud and colorful opus on a wall in Hell’s Kitchen at 44th Street and 11th Avenue. The owner of McQuaids Restaurant & Pub is graciously allowing us to curate the space, with no strings attached. Our plan is to cycle in […]
When James Prigoff roamed the streets in the 70s and 80s photographing graffiti and murals, he likely didn’t have to worry about being labeled a possible terrorist, at least not officially. But some 30 years later, Prigoff, now 86 years old, finds himself in a U.S. government counterterrorism database and he — along with four […]
