The following post is by Houda Lazrak, a contributor to StreetArtNYC and an M.A. candidate in Museum Studies at NYU.
Beginning on May 15th, the city of Rabat hosted JIDAR Toiles de Rue, the largest street art festival in Morocco to date. For nine days, over ten artists from across the globe — along with several local artists — endowed the historic city with marvelous, energetic large-scale murals. Launched by the non-profit organization Le Boulevard, JIDAR Toiles de Rue is Morocco’s premiere festival of this calibre and promises other fantastic walls to follow. Here are some of the images that I captured:
Chilean artist Inti
Spanish artist Cisco
Moroccan artist Kalamour, close-up
Argentine artist Jaz
Brooklyn-based Maya Hayuk
Moroccan artist Simo Mouhim
France-based artist Zepha, close-up
All photos by Houda Lazrak
Currently on exhibit at Chelsea’s ArtNowNY is “Push It,” an exuberant show featuring works by over 20 female artists working in a remarkable range of expressive modes. Fresh new talents are showcased alongside legendary artists — many with roots in graffiti and street art. Here’s a sampling of works by six artists who consistently share their visions with us in public spaces:
Swoon
Elle
Lady Pink
Lady Aiko
Alice Mizrachi
Vexta, close-up
Maya Hayuk
Curated by Melissa McCaig-Welles, the exhibit continues through April 26 at ArtNowNY, 548 West 28th Street in Chelsea’s gallery district.
Images of artwork by Dani Reyes Mozeson, Lois Stavsky and City-as-School intern Dea Sumrall
With luscious colors and spirited strokes, Maya Hayuk has brought her distinct visual rhythms to the wall on Houston Street and the Bowery in Lower Manhattan.
Earlier on
Maya takes a break
Close-up of completed wall
The completed mural with its delicious drips
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
