Located on the West Side of Chicago, Pilsen hosts some of the city’s most alluring street art works alongside its train tracks. Featured above is by Bogota-based artist Stinkfish. Here are several more that we revisited on our recent trip to Chicago:
West Coast-based Victor Reyes
Chicago-based Lady Lucx, close-up
UK native Jon Burgerman, close-up
Brooklyn-based RAE
Nevada-based Erik Burke aka Overunder, close-up
Baltimore-based Gaia, close-up
Photo credits: 1, 5-7 Tara Murray; 2-4 Lois Stavsky
A predominantly Mexican neighborhood in Chicago’s West Side, Pilsen hosts an incredible range of public artworks. Following the train tracks along 16th Street, we came upon Mexican-themed murals alongside dozens of pieces by graffiti writers and street artists. Here are a few more images from this outdoor gallery, an initiative of the Chicago Urban Art Society:
Chicago native Max Sansing
Belgian artist Roa
The late Brooks Golden
Chicago-based JC Rivera
Chicago-based Joseph “Sentrock” Perez
Chicago-based Ruben Aguirre with neighborhood artist Miguel A. Del Real
Chicago native Rodrigo Mireles aka RM Solo
Chicago-based Rahmaan Statik
Note: The first image features Montreal-based En Masse.
Photos: 1-3; 5-9 Sara C Mozeson; 4 Lois Stavsky
