Kingbee

In an eclectic range of visual styles and themes, music makes it way to NYC walls. Here  is a small sampling:

Zeso, close-up from huge mural in Bushwick

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Andre Trenier, lead artist, in the Bronx

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 Kingbee, Pose2 and Chemis in East Harlem

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MeresSloneSee TFShiroIZK and more in Bushwick

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Close-up

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Manny Vega in East Harlem

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Sonni in Bushwick

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Mike Brown on the Lower East Side

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Unidentified artist in Bedford-Stuyvesant

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Photo credits: 1, 2, 5 – 9 Lois Stavsky; 3 Dani Reyes Mozeson; 4 Tara Murray

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Featured in this past Monday’s New York Times, Nic 707’s ingenious Instafame Phantom Art project continues to transform NYC subway cars into instant galleries. These are some images I captured on a recent ride from Yankee Stadium to Coney Island:

The legendary TAKI 183

Taki 183

Kingbee

Kingbee

Veteran graffiti writer Snake 1

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Praxis 

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Nic 707

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Sketch

Sketch

Graffiti legend T-Kid

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Brian M Convery

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Photos by Lois Stavsky

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Pablo-Power-City-Bird-Gallery

Co-owned by artists Sarah Wang and Shaina YangCity Bird is a creative space recently launched on the Lower East Side. While visiting its current exhibit Natural High yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak to Shaina Yang and find out a bit about the gallery and its mission.

I love the eclectic mix of art in this exhibit. Can you tell us something about City Bird’s mission?

We see ourselves as a unique space in which we are free to unleash our creativity in a playful manner.  There is no one to tell us what to create or how to create it. It is up to us — the artists!

"Chris Mendoza"

When was City Bird born? 

Our inaugural exhibit opened on November 7. It was curated by the Under1roof Project.

"Lady Millard"

Many of the artists on exhibit – such as KingbeeWizard Skull and Dek 2DX— are also active on the streets. How did you meet each other?

Many of us know each other from the collective, Con Artist, and many of Con Artist’s members also get up on the streets.  Lady Millard’s Under1roof Project also brought us together in a collaborative manner. Basically, it was friends and friends of friends!

Kingbee

"Wizard Skull"

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I’d imagine that renting and maintaining a space like this on the Lower East Side could be expensive. How do you raise the money to do this?

When there are no exhibits here, we rent out the space to pop-up shows, poetry readings and a range of creative events.

"copie rodriguez"

What’s ahead?

A mix of imaginative exhibits featuring work by a range of artists, including street artists. We are already booked through the spring. You are in for some surprises!

Smurfo

City Bird is located at 191 Henry Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. 

Images:

1. Pablo Power

2. Chris Mendoza, close-up

3. Lady Millard, close-up

4. Kingbee

5. Wizard Skull

6, Dek 2DX

7. Copie Rodriguez

8. Smurfo Udirty

First image courtesy of the gallery; all others photographed by Lois Stavsky

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The-Bronx-Graffiti-Art-Gallery

The Bronx Graffiti Art Gallery, a new outdoor public art space located in the courtyard of Gustiamo at 1715 West Farms Road, officially opens tomorrow, Saturday, October 18, 1-5pm.  Committed to preserving and celebrating the culture of graffiti in NYC, its first exhibit features works by such Bronx legends as Ces, Kingbee, and Tats Cru, along with artwork by its curators, Lady K Fever and Scratch.

Here’s a sampling of what’s been going down:

Tats Cru‘s Bio, BG 183 and Nicer

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Ces

CES

Kingbee

Kingbee

Lady K Fever

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BG 183 and Scratch

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Hush Tours will provide free transportation from Manhattan to tomorrow’s event. For further information, contact Hush Tours at 212-714-3527.

All photos courtesy Scratch.

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Nic707

The brainchild of veteran graffiti writer Nic707,  InstaFame Phantom Art continues to bring graffiti back to NYC trains — with artists from across the globe now contributing to this ingenious project. Here are a few images of artworks captured on the 1 and 6 lines:

The legendary Kingbee

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British graffiti pioneer Pulse

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Bronx native Yes One

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Bogota-based stencil artist Praxis

Praxis

Style-master Meres — of 5Pointz fame

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Old School writer Tony164

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And new from Nic707

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Photos by Lois Stavsky 

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"Nelson Rivas"

Engaging a diverse array of artists, along with local residents —  including dozens of children — the Welling Court Mural Project represents the best of the street art fests.  Here are a few more images captured yesterday, as it celebrated its fifth year at Welling Court in Astoria, Queens:

Alice Mizrachi aka AM

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Making Art

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John Ahearn with a temporary addition to mural created earlier by Dennis McNett

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Icy and Sot

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LMNOP

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The Royal KingBee

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Toofly

Toofly

Check back here later in the week for Part II of this post and a brief interview with Ad Hoc Art’s director, Garrison Buxton.

First image is of Nelson Rivas aka Cekis at work; photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson and Lois Stavsky

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This is the second in a series of posts featuring the range of creatures that share our streets with us:

Reka at the Bushwick Collective

"Reka"

Roa in Williamsburg 

"Roa"

Never in Bushwick

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Phlegm at the Bushwick Collective

"Phlegm"

Robert Plater in the East Village

"Robert Plater"

Joel Bergner and Wise2 in Bushwick

"Joel Bergner and Wise2"

Kingbee in the East Village

"KingBee"

Photos by Lois Stavsky

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A range of curious characters have found a home on the streets of NYC. This is the third of our occasional series:

Nychos and Smithe at the Bushwick Collective

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Smithe getting his characters up earlier this year — in Bushwick

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Media Unit in Bushwick

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Unidentified artist in East Village garden

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Craig Anthony Miller aka CAM in Dumbo

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Galo in Williamsburg

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How & Nosm and R. Nicholas Kuszyk aka R. Robot in Williamsburg

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 Kingbee, Pose 2 and Chemis in East Harlem

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Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson, Tara Murray & Lois Stavsky

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This is the first in a series of posts featuring the range of creatures that share our streets with us:

Roa in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Roa

Never at the Bushwick Collective

Never

DalEast in Dumbo

DALeast

Craig Anthony Miller aka CAM in Dumbo

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Mr. Prvrt at the Bushwick Collective

Mr. Prvrt

Jordan Betten in Chelsea

Jordan Betten

Willow in Gowanus

Willow

KingBee in the East Village

KingBee

Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson, Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky

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A range of curious characters have found a home on the streets of NYC. This is the second of our occasional series:

Buff Monster in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Buff Monster

Nathan Mellott in the East Village

Nathan Mellott

Nepo in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Nepo in Bushwick

Craig Anthony Miller aka CAM in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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KingBee in the East Village

KingBee

One of the 13 Portals in the East Village

13 Portals Project

 Photos of Buff Monster and Nepo by Tara Murray; of Nathan Mellott and KingBee by Daniel Reyes Mozeson; of Craig Anthony Miller and Portal by Lois Stavsky

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