You saw Owen Dippie’s Jay-Z x Basquiat mural during Bushwick Open Studios, now see what he’ll be throwing up next by hitting the opening of…
Checking Out the Coney Art Walls As They Near Completion
While Bushwick Collective has been hogging all the attention lately (even from local cops), a series of equally impressive murals have been going up these…
Things We (Can’t Believe We) Saw at Bushwick Open Studios
Another Bushwick Open Studios has come and gone. In order to make sense of it all (though, let’s face it, there was no making sense…
Who’s the Artist Behind This Haunting New Mural?
Walk up the steps of the F-train station at Second Avenue, and you’ll lock eyes with the Nepalese girl. Stop for longer than is polite on…
Artist Turns MTA’s Forsaken Pit Into Neighborhood Bright Spot
Having been around for over 100 years, the subway system in New York is replete with ghost stations, abandoned platforms, and tunnels to nowhere. There’s…
Brooklyn Street Artist RAE Taps a Dingy Chinatown Basement to Unravel a Strange Tale
A scowling woman shoved a plastic bag in my face and gestured toward the mound of grapefruits at a Chinatown grocery like any other. “No…
See What Happens When a Drone Makes Art, at Katsu’s First Solo Show
The self-declared “graffiti vandal” known for his signature skull icon and for using paint-filled fire extinguishers to throw up giant versions of his ubiquitous KATSU…
The L.I.S.A. Project Turned a Little Italy Parking Lot Into a Tagger’s Delight
The week didn’t start out great for Wayne Rada and the L.I.S.A. Project, his non-profit outfit that has brought a ton of world-class street art…
Marty Mar Turns the Page On ‘Lower East Side Story’
Speaking of artistic tributes to the neighborhood, here’s the latest mural to go up on the E&S Wholesome Foods wall, on Essex Street. No, it…
A New Exhibit Has Turned This Avenue C Bodega into a Beau-dega
Oh hey, street art lovers and bodega loiterers: here’s an opportunity to double down on your favorite pastimes. Specials on C—that corner deli turned art…