The following post is by guest contributor Kristy Calabro
On May 15, I attended the opening reception for the wonderfully inventine NICK WALKER | A PORTRAIT OF A VANDAL. Continuing through the summer at 685 Third Avenue, the exhibition features a delightful series of works on canvas and on paper — largely referencing Nick Walker‘s iconic vandal.
Faceless, concealed subjects, all enveloped in an air of mystery, abound. Among these are tantalizing variations of the bowler-hatted “Vandal” — reputedly his alter-ego.
A particular highlight of the exhibition is Nick Walker‘s beloved “Vandal Child,” sporting a ski mask and clutching a spray can in each hand, inspired by a photo of the artist’s daughter.
A pioneering stencil artist, Nick Walker has been enriching urban landscapes from London to New York City, from Honk Kong to Paris and beyond for decades. Produced by DK Johnston with support from BGO, NICK WALKER | A PORTRAIT OF A VANDAL presents a rare opportunity to view the legendary artist’s remarkable talents in another setting.
Post and photos submitted by street art enthusiast, arts writer and photographer Kristy Calabro and edited by Lois Stavsky
Best-known for his sharply dressed, bowler-hatted vandal, the legendary British stencil artist Nick Walker — the first ever artist-in-residence at the Quin Hotel — has returned! Curated by DK Johnston, a series of Walker’s new artworks, along with his classic iconic stencil works, remain on view at the Quin through February 18th. What follows are a few more images of his works on exhibit:
The vandal on 57th Street across from the Quin
The vandal gets busy
The vandal leaves his mark on a pair of Louboutins
And here are a few of his huge stencil works currently on the streets of Manhattan:
In Chelsea
On the Upper East Side
In Little Italy
The Quin Hotel is located at 101 West 57th Street at Sixth Avenue.
Photos: 1 & 6 Lois Stavsky; 2 & 3 Sara Mozeson; 4 courtesy DK Johnston and 5 & 7 Tara Murray
Colorado-based painter and stencil artist Amanda Marie has brought her alluring storybook characters to the streets of NYC and to the Quin Hotel.
At work at 12C Outdoor Gallery, on 12th Street and Avenue C
Completed mural at 12C Outdoor Gallery
Outside the Quin Hotel, as seen at night
And from, Good Story, her tantalizing exhibit of mixed-media works — whose titles suggest a somewhat subversive facet to her presumably innocent storybook characters — inside the Quin Hotel:
Drinking Partners
We Are Doing This Our Way
Bird-Riders, close-up
Curated by Hyland Mather and DK Johnston, Good Story remains on exhibit through mid-summer inside the Quin Hotel at 101 West 57th Street at Sixth Avenue.
Note: First image is at Welling Court in Astoria, Queens
Photos: 1, 4-6 Lois Stavsky; 2 Dani Reyes Mozeson; 3 & 7 Tara Murray
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
