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Olafur Eliasson: The collectivity project — with Two Tons of White LEGO® Bricks — Continues Through Wednesday on the High Line

September 26, 2015

For the past several months, visitors of all ages to the High Line have been busily constructing and reconstructing an imaginary cityscape. Presented by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the collectivity project, an installation of two tons of white LEGO® bricks, is part of the High Line’s open-air group exhibition, Panorama. Here are a few images that we captured:

Selecting the bricks

Encountering some frustration

Building with LEGO blocks

Fashioning the cityscape

A city-in-progress

The collectivity project continues daily 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM on the High Line at West 30th Street through Wednesday.

Photo credits: 1, 3 & 5 Dani Reyes Mozeson; 2 & 6 Tara Murray; 4 City-as-School intern Stefan Vargas

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Street Art NYC at Berlin’s Young African Art Market: The Weird Crew, Sokar Uno, Juliah, Gamze Yalcin, Manoel Quitério, Paola Delfin & more

September 25, 2015

The following post is by Houda Lazrak, a contributor to StreetArtNYC and an M.A. candidate in Museum Studies at NYU:

Since 1994, YAAM, the Young African Art Market in Berlin, has served a myriad of purposes — from a home away from home for refugees to an open air gallery for graffiti and street artists. The following photos are of works I recently saw in this space that has evolved into a model of social and cultural integration:

The Berlin-based Weird Crew

Close-up

Berlin-based Sokar Uno

With German artist Juliah

Istanbul-based Gamze Yalcin and Brazilian artist Manoel Quitério

Mexican artist Paola Delfin

Note: Featured in the first image are Vhils, the Weird Crew and Alaniz

All photos by Houda Lazrak

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Street Art NYC in Bristol: Sepr, Nick Walker, Banksy, Philth, N4T4, Jody Thomas, Epok and Soker

September 22, 2015

Brimming with stylish graffiti, witty stencil art and a wonderfully eclectic mix of murals, Bristol has it all! Here is a small sampling of images that we captured earlier this month:

Bristol-based Sepr

Bristol native Nick Walker

Bristol’s legendary Banksy, “Well-Hung Lover”

Bristol-based Philth and UK artist N4T4

Bristol-based Jody Thomas

Bristol-based Epok

Bristol-based Soker

Photo credits: 1, 4-7 Tara Murray; 2 & 3 Lois Stavsky

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Street Art NYC in London, Part II: Joachim, Stinkfish, Otto Schade, Cityzen Kane, Phlegm, Conor Harrington, Thierry Noir, Cranio, My Dog Sighs, Spzero76, Captain Kris and Bailon

September 18, 2015

This is Part II of street art and graffiti images — reflecting a wildly diverse range of aesthetic and cultural sensibilities — that we came upon in London last week:

Belgian artist Joachim and Bogota-based Stinkfish

Chilean artist Otto Schade

London-based Cityzen Kane, close-up from 3D installation in memory of his son

UK-based Phlegm, close-up

Irish artist Conor Harrington

The legendary Berlin Wall artist Thierry Noir

Brazilian artist Cranio and UK-based My Dog Sighs

Bristol-based Spzero76 and London-based Captain Kris at work in Shoreditch

Brazilian artist Bailon

Photo credits: 1 – 3, 5 – 8 Tara Murray; 4 & 9 Lois Stavsky

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Street Art NYC in London, Part I: David Walker, Pez, Stik, Vinie, Martin Ron, Jekse & Cines, Alexis Diaz & Elian and TelmoMiel

September 17, 2015

Drawing artists from across the globe, alongside its diverse mix of local artists, London’s walls reflect a wildly varied range of aesthetic sensibilities. Here’s a sampling of what we viewed last week:

London-based David Walker and Barcelona native Pez to the side

London-based Stik in front of long-running mural

French artist Vinie

Argentinian artist Martin Ron

Chilean artists Jekse & Cines

Puerto Rican artist Alexis Diaz and Argentinean artist Elian

Dutch duo TelmoMiel

Note: Part II to follow

Photo credits: 1 – 3 Tara Murray; 4 – 7 Lois Stavsky

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Shepard Fairey Paints Huge Mural for Mana Contemporary in Jersey City

September 16, 2015

Coinciding with On Our Hands, his solo exhibit of mixed media paintings opening tomorrow evening at Chelsea’s Jacob Lewis Gallery, Shepard Fairey is bringing his distinct aesthetic to two Mana Contemporary spaces in Jersey City. The following photos were captured earlier this week by Audrey Connolly aka byte girl at the Mana Ice House, 581 Monmouth Street:

At work with spray can in hand

On a brief, contemplative break

And at work with his crew

The mural in its final stages — representing Shepard Fairey’s aesthetic vision fusing Russian Constructivism, Chinese Communist propaganda and Americana

All photos by bytegirl

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Faces in NYC Public Spaces, Part X: Owen Dippie, Ryan Gander, Alice Mizrachi, How & Nosm with Tristan Eaton, ECB, Crisp, Chris Soria with Joel Artista and Caratoes

September 15, 2015

This is the tenth in an occasional series of posts featuring the range of faces in different media that have surfaced in NYC public spaces:

New Zealand-based Owen Dippie in Bushwick, Brooklyn

UK-based multimedia artist Ryan Gander on the High Line

Alice Mizrachi, captured at work this past June in the East Village

How & Nosm and Tristan Eaton in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

German artist Hendrik Beikirch aka ECB in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Bogota-based Australian artist Crisp in Brooklyn

Chris Soria and Joel Bergner aka Joel Artista in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Hong Kong-based Caratoes in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Photo credits: 1, 4 & 5 Lois Stavsky; 2 & 8 Dani Reyes Mozeson; 3, 6 & 7 Tara Murray

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Street Art NYC in Dublin, Ireland with Fin DAC, James Earley, Fink, Dan Leo, Marcamix, Friz, Koce and Vents

September 14, 2015

On our brief visit to Dublin, Ireland, we discovered a vibrant street art and graffiti scene teeming with infectious images. Here are a few more:

Cork, Ireland native Fin DAC, whose aesthetic we first came upon in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Dublin-based James Earley, close-up

Dublin-based Fink

Irish illustrator and painter Dan Leo

South African native MARCAMIX aka bryite1one

Belfast-based Friz

Irish graffiti artists Koce and Vents

Photo credits: 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8 Tara Murray; 3, 5 & 7 Lois Stavsky

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Writing on the Walls in Brownsville, Brooklyn, Part I with: Werc, El Nino de las Pinturas, Eelco, BK Foxx, Lexi Bella, Fumero and N Carlos J

August 31, 2015

Conceived and facilitated by N Carlos J — noted artist, community revitalizer and founder of Brooklyn Is the Future — Writing on the Walls is a Brownsville-based mural arts initiative. Inspired to launch this project for his father, a Brownsville native who was diagnosed with cancer last year, N. Carlos’s Jay has engaged over a dozen artists in transforming his dad’s former stomping grounds into a vibrant outdoor canvas.

Another close-up from Werc and El Nino de las Pinturas

Eelco, close-up

BK Foxx based on photo by Bytegirl

Lexi Bella

Fumero

N Carlos J

Note: This blog will be on vacation through mid-September. You can follow us on Instagram and on our Facebook page. Part II of Writing on the Walls to be featured on our return.

Photo credits: 1, 4 & 6 Tara Murray; 2, 3, 5 & 7 Lois Stavsky

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The Blazingly Brilliant Weird Crew Arrives from Europe to the Streets of Bushwick and Exit Room NY

August 27, 2015

Five members of the blazingly brilliant Weird Crew have made their way to NYC. And to our delight, they’ve just completed an ingenious mural on Johnson Avenue and are busily preparing for an exhibit to open tomorrow evening at Exit Room. We had the opportunity to meet them yesterday.

Just what exactly is the Weird Crew?

It’s a collective of ten artists spread throughout Germany and Austria.

How and when did you all meet? And what brought you together?

We met back in 2011 at a festival in Vienna. Some of us knew each other from before, but 2011 is when the crew was founded. We’ve all painted live, participated in festivals and exhibits and have engaged in projects with international companies. Two of us — Cone and Vidam — are also professional DJs and music producers.

You all have distinct styles, and yet you work so seamlessly together. It is quite amazing!

Yes, although our styles are different, we share a similar aesthetic sensibility. And we stay in touch and exchange ideas with each other regularly.

What inspired the particular mural that you just completed painting in Bushwick?

Soon after we arrived in Bushwick, we took a bike ride into Manhattan. We were struck by those folks who often go unnoticed — the workers who keep this city going, who are also the “invisible New Yorkers.” Our mural is a homage to them.

And what do you guys think of New York City?

We love it. We love its energy and diversity — its wonderful mix of cultures.

What can we expect to see at Weird World — your soon-to-open exhibit at Exit Room?

Something weird!

Note: Weird World featuring works by Weird Crew members CONE, DXTR, HRVB, LOOK and VIDAM opens tomorrow evening, Friday, at 6pm at Exit Room. Curated by Zoe Beatwoman, the opening will continue until late with DJ Angel Russell aka Sloane Sophisticate and live musical performances by Perla Cozzone, Starr Busby and Jadon Woodard. The works will remain on exhibit through September 10.

Images: 1. Close-up from completed outdoor mural; 2. Look the Weird at work; 3. Cone the Weird at work; 4. Dxtr the Weird at work; 5. Segment from completed mural and 6. Cone the Weird in Exit Room NY, close-up

Photo credits: 1, 5 & 6 Lois Stavsky; 2-4 Tara Murray

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