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What an exciting week in Graff Tours. We had visitors from Australia, Holland, Austria, Germany, San Francisco, Casper Wyoming and more. We start out in Bushwick where we took this great family around the Bushwick Collective. We are so impressed with Eelco Virus’s new work and so were the Cho Family. Eelco Virus for the…

Our Los Angeles tour centers around the downtown art’s district of Los Angeles. The implantation of massive LA Free Walls along with the everpresent UTI crew makes DTLA a must see for any Street Art Tourist. MSK member Risk has a unique process. By melting automotive paint on top of buildings he creates a flourishing…

One of the greatest things about New York City is its dynamic landscape. Each borough has its own distinct history. Cultural, social, and economic demographics change from one neighborhood to the next. The city is in constant flux – an ever-changing present looks at the past to open doors for the future. All of this…

Hustler, model, street artist, and all around badass, Elle is working on more projects than we could list. While chilling with her the other week, we spotted her famed warrior wolf. Elle has been a great part of the scene for the past couple of years including making an appearance on the Centrifuge Art project…

We were so excited this past week to do a great tour and mural project with over 50 students from St. Johns University. All of the kids toured downtown Manhattan and then took part in a three part mural project. The kids were split into groups and displayed great enthusiasm developing characters with Cram, designing…

There’s a clear message in Kobra’s recently finished mural in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Through text and image, it endorses the ideaFight For Street Art. The piece, rendered in Kobra’s signature style aptly compared to looking through a tripped out kaleidescope, depicts Pop art legend Andy Warhol and 80s art superstar Jean-Michel Basquiat. Each stare down their viewers with boxing gloves criss-crossed. Michael Halsband’s Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat with Boxing Gloves, 1985 Based in Sao Paulo, Brazilian street artist Kobra first caught New York City’s attention with his monumental mural that re-imagines Alfred Eisenstadt’s famous photograph V-J Day in Times Square published in “Life Magazine” in 1945. Viewable from the High Line near W 25th Street, it presents a sailor and nurse in a passionate kiss. The black and white of the original gives way to a prismatic explosion of color…

The recent unveiling of Brazilian street art duo OSGEMEOS‘ Houston Bowery Wall is doing wonders to alleviate the grey blanket that has covered New York City on and off for the past few days. The gigantic mural on the busy corner of Houston and Bowery presents a party of odd creatures inhabiting a rainbow-filled kaleidoscope…

We have been seeing posters for the political documentary film “Pay 2 Play: Democracy’s High Stakes” around the streets of New York. Hard to pass by, its bold graphic style and color palette looks distinctly like Shepard Fairey’s poster art, specifically the Hope poster he did for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. Directed by John…

Yarn Bomber and Polish born artist Olek swims with the sharks. She says ” To me, it was the most moving experience in my life to have had the opportunity to swim next to a 35-foot long whale shark. It came to me, and for a moment, we made eye contact and to me it felt as if he was granting me permission to be there.” Watch the video. Olek Time Bomb from olek on Vimeo.

In June we were able to catch a show at the Dorian Grey Gallery of 12 Mexican street artists. These guy and girls were all misfits but incredible artists. Bebo, Pilar “Fusca” Cardenas, Undo, and Kronik were such a pleasure to meet and show around town.  Below is a selection of their works from the…

September signals the start of a new art season. While most of the New York City art world has been dormant over the summer, galleries have been working hard to prepare their most important exhibitions of 2014. We’ve put together a list of September NYC art exhibitions offering an alternative to the formulaic approach to curating…

We have been a big face of Ur New York for years now. We were excited when this great box truck made an appearance on our block in Brooklyn. Mike Baca aka 2ESAE and Fernando Romero aka SKI did a great job combining their classical graffiti style and contemporary design intuitions. Hope you enjoy this…