Tag: Street Art
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 […]
For the upcoming Vancouver Biennial, international street artists Os Gemeos are taking over a 75 foot tall wall of silos as part of their ongoing “Giants” series. “We did not want a conventional two-dimensional wall that we had done before – we wanted something different, special and unique,” Os Gemeos wrote in a statement about the project. “The connection […]
“Let’s face it. What I’m doing isn’t really vandalism,” Jay Shells tells ANIMAL after a weekend of putting his site-specific Rap Quotes around Philadelphia. “But the questionably legal act of installing signs became trickiest around City Hall and the Liberty Bell where an abundance of bored security guards are waiting to flex on a smart ass like me.” But he got it done. […]
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, […]
Street artists Jaz, Ever and Other are suing director Terry Gilliam over “a blatant misappropriation” of their work in his new film The Zero Theorem. Their suit against Gilliam claims that a scene in his film shows a mural that closely resembles their 2010 collaborative piece Castillo in Argentina. The artists stated that “it does not matter here how many […]
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 […]
Over the weekend, members of street safety group Right of Way commemorated pedestrians and bicyclists who had died from traffic collisions by putting up spray-painted stencils all around the city. The stencils were created by Robyn Hasty — a pair of wings surrounded by roses. Below the design, the group and families of victims added the name of the […]
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 […]
Parisian street artist Ludo is back at it. He recently wheat-pasted up a new guerrilla ad on a billboard in Paris parodying Coca-Cola. It reads “Enjoy Ludo Classic” and features his signature pineapple skull imagery. (Photo: Ludo) […]
