On Thursday, August 22nd, First Street Green Art Park once again hosted a Landmark Festival event under the curatorial direction of the indefatigable Kath Storch. Murals by established artists who had painted on huge canvases earlier in the month were once again displayed, while artists painted alongside them. The vibrant mural featured above was crafted by the wildly talented Lower East Side-based artist Doves. What follows are several more images captured during the event by photographer Ana Candelaria.
French artist Jaek El Diablo at work
Jaek El Diablo, Mural on canvas
Veteran graffiti pioneer and designer Stash with Shiro‘s characters to the right and left
Queens legends Jerms and Topaz paint the renowned rapper/producer Large Professor
NYC-based, Japanese hip-hop culture enthusiast and artist Shiro
Bronx-born and bred Andre Trenier
Photos: Ana Candelaria
Celebrating NYC’s iconic Hip Hop landmarks – with live painting, artworks, DJ’s, performers and more — the Landmark Festival make its mark this past weekend in East Harlem. A sequel to the hugely popular Landmark exhibit that debuted in January, it was spearheaded and curated by Kate Storch.
Featured above is Japanese native artist Shiro One at work. Several more images — focusing largely on the artworks — captured when I visited on Sunday afternoon follow:
Queens-based Jerms and Topaz
Brooklyn-based “Miniature Artist” Danny Cortes recreates “Disco Fever,” a dance club that operated from 1976-1986 in the South Bronx and featured legendary hip-hop artists such as Lovebug Starski, Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow & Run-DMC
Manhattan-based Doves and Bluster, Title mural and backdrop for MC’s
Bronx-based artist and activist KayLove with black book in hand — in which she has made her mark
The legendary hip-hop rapper, producer and DJ Large Professor to the left of Landmark curator Kate Storch
Photos 1-3, 5 & 6: Lois Stavsky; 4 courtesy Landmark Festival
To the delight of us graffiti lovers, First Street Green Park has been showcasing artwork by a range of first rate, often legendary, graffiti writers and muralists. The image featured above was painted by Andre Trenier and Zaone. What follows are several more murals that surfaced at last month’s Summer Classics Block Party hosted by DJNY Art:
Albertus Joseph and Jaylo YNN, tribute to the late Sean Price
Jeff Henriquez at work on tribute mural to the late Guru of Gang Starr
Wore IBM does Rakim
Graff masters T Kid and Doves at work
T Kid‘s completed piece
Completed Doves piece
And on Friday — September 8th — DJNY Art will be hosting “Welcome To The Lab,” a Pop Up event for Nike and Sneaker Lab at Van Der Plas Gallery, 156 Orchard Street on the LES.
Photos: 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7 Lois Stavsky; 3 & 5 courtesy Kate Storch
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Last Tuesday, First Street Green Park — on the corner of Houston Street and 2nd Avenue — was home to a buoyant celebration of International Hip-Hop Day. Hosted by PeepThis and organized by Anthony Bowman and Kate Storch, the event featured legendary graffiti artists, along with hip-hop and DJing pioneers. The mural pictured above was painted by T-Kid. Here are several more images we captured:
Jerms
Doves
Lady K Fever at work
Andres Correa at work, to the left of Kool Kito
Marcelo Ment — in from Brazil
La Femme Cheri, Ree and Theresa Kim aka Resa Piece
The crew
Other featured New York graffiti and street art legends included: Will Power, Flint 707, Nic 707, Keo, Omni and Frank Wore Croce. The hip-hop music — featuring DJ Grand Wizard Theodore and DJJS1 — was broadcast live on Damatrix Studios.
Photo credits: 1-4 & 7 Lois Stavsky 5 & 6 Tara Murray & 8 Karin du Maire
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Green Villain‘s Demolition Exhibition — the brainchild of Greg Edgell aka Green Villian — has it all! With everything from stylish tags to captivating characters to first-rate pieces, it is a graffiti lover’s wonderland. Just minutes away from Downtown Manhattan, it is located at 410 Marin Boulevard, a short wall from Newport Mall. Here are a few more images I captured in the interior of the former Jersey City Pep Boys Auto Store while visiting Monday evening.
Doves
Curve and Mr. Mustart
The prodigious Evikt
Jahan
Mes, Themo, Distoart and Kingbee
Era
Goomba and Stay One
This amazing feat — coordinated with dozens of artists and community members — was accomplished in partnership with real-estate developers Forest City Enterprises and G&S Investors. Through this weekend, you can visit the space any day from 12-8pm.
First image is Knows aka Wane; all photos by Lois Stavsky
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This is the second in a three-part series featuring first-rate graffiti walls that have recently surfaced in the vicinity of the Morgan stop on the L train:
Vor 138 at work
Asend
Logek
Doves
Greg Lamarche aka SP.One
Yes1 at work
Photos of Deves and SP.One by Rachel Fawn Alban; Vor 138, Logek and Yes1 by Dani Reyes Mozeson and Asend by Lois Stavsky
This is the sixth in a series of ongoing posts featuring the diverse range of stylish trucks and vans that strike NYC streets.
KA and UR New York
Queens-based KR-ONE
Cern’s signature characters
West coast native Auks One
NYC style master Doves
Photos by Lenny Collado, Dani Mozeson and Lois Stavsky; KR ONE, courtesy of the artist
