Tag: Street Art
While protests erupted in New York City and nationwide against another grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black man, graffiti and street artists headed down south for Miami’s annual artsy clusterfuck. This flock of creative talent descended on the Wynwood neighborhood, where they partied and […]
With its bright blue background and intricately patterned letters of the alphabet, the mural that stretches around the corner of Avenue C and Sixth Street in New York’s East Village is visually arresting. But the painting, which just began last week, has quickly become a symbol of controversy — one that illuminates the clash between […]
UK street artist Ben Eine, whose work was once gifted to President Barack Obama by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, is taking his signature typographical-style of lettering and making it three dimensional. In partnership with London’s Fragile Ventures, Eine is releasing hand-cast cubes with the letter “E” carved into them. They look like alphabet blocks […]
Minneapolis street artist and yarn bomber Eric Rieger, aka Hot Tea, recently constructed a “non-destructive” installation at 190 Bowery — the address of the 72-room, graffiti-covered mansion that eccentric photographer Jay Maisel and his wife lived in for decades. It was recently purchased by a real estate developer and to Hot Tea, the property represents […]
ANIMAL showcases a different street artist regularly in our feature, Scratching the Surface. This week, we profile ME, a master of parody. He has been making a name for himself by reappropriating logos to accommodate his two letter moniker and his current collaboration with fellow artist Clint Mario is killing the game. The pair have […]
For four years, Italian-based street artist Anecleto “Clet” Abraham has been subtly altering hundreds of street signs with his minimalist sticker interventions all across Europe. In late October, Clet brought his campaign overseas for the first time ever, heading to New York City. ANIMAL tagged along for a morning as he plastered his work on […]
“It’s here, the destination for New York City’s runners,” reads a sign in front of Asics’ sparkly new store on West 42nd Street, just off 6th Avenue. Inside the brightly lit space, amidst tables of athletic merchandise and a branded POS display, sits a genuine New York City subway car plucked from a scrap heap. […]
Weed smoking and street art are two subcultures currently enjoying huge waves of popularity, so it only make sense that someone would combine them both, and that’s exactly what Mighty Tanaka did for its latest offering: collectible glass weed pipes. The Brooklyn gallery commissioned a collaboration between glass artist Zach Puchowitz and street artist L’amour […]
Earlier this year, a for-profit company named Wat-aah! staged a very public press conference with First Lady Michelle Obama to promote its high-end brand of bottled water, which is marketed to children with street art. “Wat-aah!’s mission is to make water undeniably cool and desirable among kids,” reads their about page on their Facebook. The company […]
World-traveling street art duo The Yok and Sheryo have completed painting a new piece on our former sugar-Mother’s “Dude” billboard that sits above ANIMAL’s Pub(lic) Art project. Check out our studio visit and Artist’s Notebook feature with the Yok & Sheryo. Watch the video above to see them in action. (Video: The Yok & Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
