Rochester

Rochester’s Magical Murals: Omen, Peeta, Troy Lovegates aka Other, Know Hope, Mr. Prvrt, Sam Rodriguez and Binho

July 13, 2015

Committed to healing and transforming communities by beautifying the urban landscape, Wall\Therapy has brought dozens of magical murals to Rochester, New York. Here are a few we discovered on our brief stopover last week:

Montreal-based Omen

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Italian artist Peeta

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West Coast-based Troy Lovegates aka Other

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Tel Aviv-based Know Hope

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Rochester’s own Mr Prvrt

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West Coast-based Sam Rodriguez

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Brazilian artist Binho

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And kicking off this Friday, July 17, is WALL\THERAPY 2015 featuring an extraordinary array of artists including NYC-based Li-Hill, Vexta and Daze. 

Photos: 1,2, 4-6 Lois Stavsky; 3 & 7  Sara C Mozeson

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Inside the Rochester Subway Tunnel with: Roa, Mr Prvrt, Bile FFL, Eder Muniz, Ax, FUA Krew, Chris Pape aka Freedom, Taro AAK and more

July 12, 2015

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With its extraordinary array of wonderful artworks crossing styles, genres and cultures, Rochester’s abandoned subway tunnel is a graffiti hunter’s dream. Here’s a small sampling of what we saw last weekend, while making a few stops in Upstate New York:

Mr. Prvrt and Bile FFL

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Brazilian artist Eder Muniz

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Ax

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Bile FFL

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FUA Krew

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Chris Pape aka Freedom and Taro AAK

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Special thanks to Fresh Paint NYC for introducing us to this space.

Photos: 1 with segment of Roa piece, 3 & 4 Sara C Mozeson; 2, 5 – 7 Lois Stavsky

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