We love JR and José Parlá’s The Wrinkles of the City, Havana not only for its exquisite beauty, but also for the artists’ mission. While in Cuba last year, JR and José Parlá’ interviewed dozens of senior citizens, whose portraits made their way onto Havana’s walls. Twelve of them featuring JR’s masterful photos fused with José Parlá’s stunning calligraphy can be seen through July 12 at Bryce Wolkowitz in Chelsea. Here are a few from this must-see exhibit:
Man with Can
Elio Milanés
Rafael Lorenzo and Obdulia Manzano
Alicia Adela Hernandez Fernández
And a close-up from huge outdoor mural featuring the regal Leda Antonia Machado
Also outstanding is a short, moving documentary on view at the gallery at 505 West 24th Street in Chelsea.
Photos of images by Lois Stavsky
This is the seventh in a series of ongoing posts featuring the diverse range of trucks and vans that strike NYC streets.
Xabu from Sao Paulo, Brazil
French photographer JR and the crew from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Groser
Veteran graff writer Priz on truck parked on Boston Road in the Bronx
Emo in Chinatown
Hefner, Smart Crew
Never in Bushwick
Photos by Lenny Collado, Dani Mozeson, Tara Murray & Lois Stavsky
This is the first in a series of the wide array of art — from first-rate stickers to iconic installations — that can be seen on and from the Williamsburg Bridge:
Swamp Donkey aka Swampy as seen from the Williamsburg Bridge
More after the jump!
Some wonderful walls have recently surfaced in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Here is a sampling:
Belgian artist Roa
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Within the last year, New York City’s High Line — a huge public park atop an elevated rail structure – has evolved into one of the city’s most intriguing open-air galleries. Stretching from Manhattan’s Meatpacking District to Midtown, it features views of an eclectic range of both commissioned and unsanctioned pieces. Here are a few images recently captured:
NYC-based artist Jordan Betten
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Born in 1983 outside of Paris, JR has achieved worldwide recognition for his enormous photographs of everyday people that have been pasted on a range of surfaces all over the world. Among JR’s numerous awards and grants is his recent “Inside Out Project,” which has turned the walls of New York City into an open-air photo gallery. This past weekend, JR was busy over at the High Line in Chelsea pasting his huge portrait in tribute to the Lakota people, an original Native American tribe.
Photos by Joshua Geyer
