Over two dozen talented toy designers and graphic artists — many of whom also work on the streets — customized water tower models using Boundless Brooklyn’s Water Tower kits. The results are on exhibit through November 21 at myplasticheart at 210 Forsyth Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Here are a few more images by those artists who also use the streets as their canvas:
The Drif
Toofly
Rob Plater
Darkcloud
And Stencil1 — as seen from the outside looking in
For those of you who would like to try designing your own water tower, kits are available here.
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson; the first image is of NoseGo
New works by the legendary French stencil artist Blek Le Rat – whose rats first surfaced on the streets of Paris in 1981 – can now be seen at the Quin on West 57th Street and on the streets of our city.
Here are two more works from the exhibit Escaping Paris, curated by DK Johnston, at the Quin:
The Violinist
Obama
And the artist — captured — signing a spray can at a reception held earlier this month at the Quin
We, also, discovered the following two new pieces on the streets of Manhattan:
In Little Italy for the LISA Project
And the artist’s iconic portrait of Andy Warhol on West 57th Street
The first image is a close-up from The Tango Dancers.
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
A pop-up exhibit — celebrating the release of WK‘s fourth book WK/ACT4 (DRAGO) and the launch of his partnership with KLINIK — opened on Tuesday evening at The Garage in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. A huge range of work — from mixed-media installations to huge murals — is featured. Here’s a sampling:
Close-up from huge mural featuring locations and images of WK‘s works in NYC public spaces
And the book
The exhibit continues until Wednesday at 22 Little West 12th Street. It remains open from 12 – 6pm.
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
Based in France, Kurar crafts visually and conceptually engaging stencils. Often incorporating graffiti elements, they frequently take on such contentious subjects as politics and consumerism. Here are a few more images from his exhibit – on view through October 21 at Chelsea’s Artemisia Gallery.
Dirty Money
Liberty of 21st Century, close-up
Heritage
Wide view of select artworks on exhibit
Sharing the space at 617 West 27th Street with Kurar is an exhibit of alluring new artworks by Indie 184, presented by Azart Gallery.
Photos of Kurar’s artworks by Dani Reyes Mozeson
Continuing through Saturday at Chelsea’s Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, José Parlá’s solo exhibition, “In Medias Res,” features a range of exquisitely richly-layered, abstract works focusing on the artist’s personal interactions with particular places. Here is a small sampling:
The Ghetto (on right) and San Lazaro y Genios
Hot Gowanus
Bowery and Houston
The Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery is located at 505 West 24th Street in Chelsea. On its exterior you will find the following collab between José Parlá and JR captured last fall.
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
UR New York has fashioned an amazing array of works in a range of media for their newest exhibit, Product of UR Environment, that opened this past Thursday evening. On view at Pop International Galleries at 473 West Broadway in SoHo, Mike Baca’s (aka 2Esae) and Fernando Romero’s (aka Ski) pieces on a range of surfaces — from spray cans to found objects to canvases — brilliantly reflect NYC’s distinct grit and the passion that it rouses. Here are a few more:
New York Side Hustle
Brooklyn Boro
Intersection
Close-up from one of a series of fenced-in artworks with paste-ups, stickers, tags and more
And spray cans with a message
Pop International Galleries SoHo location is open Mon to Sat 10am – 7pm and Sun 11am – 6pm.
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
For the past few days, we New Yorkers have been treated to a Hot Mess, the wildly expressive aesthetic of Montreal-based Stikki Peaches. Brought to us by Station 16, a Hot Mess, Stikki Peaches‘s first international exhibit, found a transitory home here at 345 Broome Street. Here are a few more images:
One of many skulls
And a somewhat wider view of the transformed Broome Street space
For some insight into it all, you can check out Yoav Litvin‘s interview with Stikki Peaches here.
Photos of artworks by Dani Reyes Mozeson
Currently on view at Dorian Grey Gallery in the East Village is Strada Veloce, an intriguing exhibit largely fusing the divergent — seemingly contradictory — cultures of luxury autos and expressive graffiti. Here are a few more works (Cope2 pictured above):
John “Crash” Matos
Luxury car customizer and furniture designer Joe MAC Lapadula of Martino Auto Concepts
Nick Walker‘s iconic vandal
A luxurious sofa featuring graffiti by Meres One
And — in the window — a reproduction of a Ferrari painted by the legendary John “Crash” Matos
This exhibit continues through next Sunday at 437 East 9th Street between 1st Ave and Ave A. The gallery is open today — Sunday — from 12pm-6pm and Tuesday through Saturday from 12pm-7pm.
Photos 1, 2 and 3 by Dani Reyes Mozeson; photo 4 by City-as-School intern Robert Verdejo; photo 5 by City-as-School intern Tyler Dean Flores and final photo by Lois Stavsky.
