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A group show of street artists making carpet designs? Cooler than it sounds. Cost, RAE, Elle, ENX, and more taking their street designs and placing them gracefully on carpets. Big ups to Carini Lang for putting the show together. Cost with his classic Madonna Love Affair ENX with her Asian Influence Rae with his always…

We regret to report that this week the great King Robbo, of London UK graffiti fame, is dead. Robbo was a pioneer graffiti writer in the early years of the London Graffiti scene in the 1980’s, but was probably most famous for his feud with Banksy. Robbo originally criticized Banksy for stealing the famous stencil…

The outside of the building on the corner of Spring and Bowery has evolved into a museum of graffiti and street art over the last 40 years. One-by-one, artists from around the world would put up their wheatpaste, stencil, or poster. Using spray paint, writers would blast the facade with their tag or throw up….

At first glance, the newly painted mural on 250 North 10th St., a luxury apartment building in Williamsburg appears to be nothing new under the sun. Especially the sun that shines on this neighborhood, which has evolved into an outdoor art gallery in recent years. Its concrete structures double as canvases, which are irresistible to street artists and graffiti writers. Additionally, gentrification has propelled the production of residential and commercial buildings. Often, it is artists with a street background who are enlisted to bedeck these new giants. When we walked by the mural last Tuesday, it had just been completed by a team of painters. Two young women were taking photographs. Curious, we asked if they knew anything about it. Turns out they were from LCOR, the development company that put up building. And the artist behind the work? Mr….

Last April we checked out Artists Anonymous at the Jonathan Levine Gallery a collective based out of Germany and London. This site specific installation had a unique feel. The artists of the collective painted the walls of the gallery as a backdrop to all of their hung work. Also, they included a life-sized fantasy land…

We took a trip recently to the Museum of the City of New York and we want to share some of our pictures with you. We are happy to all those that contributed to the exhibit and if you have not gone yet, this is a must see. We posted here some of our favorites…

We were excited to learn about Uptown Bounce – a set of events taking place in the evening in the plaza in front of the Museum of the City of New York at 104th St. Uptown Bounce takes place from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. Admission is FREE; advance registration required. Wednesday, July 30: ROOTS Groove to hip hop beats with DJ Tony Touch and Latin rhythms by congas player Chico Cruz on the City Museum’s terrace Learn about graffiti’s influence on hip hop through the City As Canvas exhibition Join El Museo del Barrio for a studio visit and a conversation with folkorist Elena Martínez from City Lore Enjoy old school new school with DJ duo D’Marquesina at El Café Wednesday, August 6: THROWBACK Celebrate hip hop’s golden era at the City Museum with classic tracks from DJ Grand Master Caz & breakdancing by the NBS…

We were wonderfully surprised this past week when the billboard adjacent to the High Line park at 21 street was subject to some interesting street art sabotage. Someone took down the letters of the parking billboard to spell out “WTF is street art anyway”. There were a lot of rumors of who could pull something like this off. Today are questions were answered. Poster Boy posted this on his Flickr account earlier today. Thanks to Luna Park for pointing it out.

This weekend was beautiful, so we had a chance to check out the Wellington Court Mural Project in Astoria Queens. This annual mural fest is always a fan favorite and we were lucky to catch flicks from a lot of our favorite artists. If you are interested in checking it out yourself you can head…

Wow three days of Live Music and Art what could be better. Tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday are sure to be spectacular. We had the opportunity to catch up with the chili dudes at NYST gallery before Juicy gets on their way tomorrow. The art headlines include Don Rimx, Icy and Sot, and Esteban Del Valle. Music lineups are different each day but include Steeve Sam and Tyquan Sound. Make sure to check out Esteban’s work (@estebandelvalle112) as soon as you walk in the door. For tickets and more about the festival check out http://ticketf.ly/1nhGxpH. Esteban Valle drawing for Juicy Art Fest Detail shot of the Esteban Valle mural at Juicy Nepo NSF mural Iena Cruz Canvas Canvas – Artist unkown sticker  

The first week of June has been filled with some great adventures. We have seen a new Bowery Wall go up with an amazing work by Cope2, and an outdoor sculpture by Pablo Picasso, and we revisited some favorites in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Check out the amazing cast of photos below. We are excited for the summer season to hit full swing. Tour group in front of Cope2 on the Bowery Wall Great How and Nosm Wall in Williamsburg Joe Iuarto announced the new Urban Art museum in Jersey City. We are excited to support him and the rest of the Urban Art Community. Tour group in front of the Joe Iuarto and LNY pieces in Williamsburg My friends from Germany in front of the Gilf in Williamsburg Rumors have started this week that Obey might be doing a new wall…

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