The ingenious InstaFame Phantom Art, conceived and curated by Nic 707, continues to bring old school writers — along with newer ones from NYC and beyond — back to the trains. Here are a few images captured on recent rides:
Paulie Nassar and the legendary TAKI 183 — with background by Nic 707
TAKI 183 with background by Nic 707
Photo credits: 1 & 7, City-as-School intern Tyler Flores; 2 – 6, Lois Stavsky; 8, Nic 707
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This past Saturday, the LISA Project celebrated its second anniversary party with a spirited Secret Walls battle in the now-famous parking lot on Little Italy’s Mulberry Street. Team Lowbrow’s Bishop 203, Mastro, Zimad, and Steiner competed against Team Supreme’s Lamour Supreme, Jeremyville, Boy Kong, and Nick Gazin. Here are a few images:
Bishop 203 and Zimad (R)
Lamour Supreme at work
Jeremyville‘s draft
The illustrious judges: Sean Corcoran, Martha Cooper, Terror 161 and Carlo McCormick
The winning Team LowBrow members with LISA Project founder and director Wayne Rada
And the beloved “Taggers Delight” wall with NYC-based illustrator Sashalyn leaving her mark — to the left of Stikki Peaches
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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This is the fifth in a series of occasional posts featuring images of children that surface on NYC public spaces:
Jef Aerosol at the Bushwick Collective
Jerkface in NoLita
LMNOPI in Bushwick
Kaffeine for the Welling Court Mural Project
Solus in Little Italy for the Lisa Project, close-up
Sexer in the Bronx for the TAG Public Arts Project
Photos 1, 3, 4 and 6 by Dani Reyes Mozeson; 2, 5 and 7 by Lois Stavsky
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The Grove Alley Paint Nite, produced by the Gowanus Nite Market — in coordination with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership — took place last month, once again transforming Grove Alley into a intriguing open-air gallery. John Paul O’Grodnick, JC, Sole Rebel and Stencil1 were among the local artists joined by Bogota-based Praxis and Crisp for this year’s event in Downtown Brooklyn, off Fulton Mall. Here are some more photos captured soon after the event that had attracted close to 2,000 people:
Crisp and John Paul O’Grodnick
JC and Sole Rebel
JC, close-up
And still there from last year’s event — See One and Rimx
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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The Centre-fuge Public Art Project has transformed the Department of Transportation trailer on First Street and First Avenue into a vibrant rotating open-air gallery. Here are a few more images from Cycle 15 completed last week:
Marthalicia Matarrita at work
Dasic at work
And completed
And here with Sean Gallagher and Miss Zukie
Coordinated by Pebbles Russell and Jonathan Neville, the Centre-Fuge Public Art Project was conceived in 2011 in memory of their friend, Mike Hamm.
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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It’s been busy at the Bushwick Collective with new murals surfacing by local, regional and international artists. Here’s a small sampling of what’s been going down:
Mr. Prvrt — pictured above — with his new mural, and as seen, below, in Sunday’s sun
Bishop 203 to the left of Danielle Mastrion’s long-running Biggie mural
Thievin’ Stephen — at work on Jefferson off Saint Nicholas
And tomorrow — Wednesday evening — at 5pm, Tyson, a dear friend of the Bushwick Collective, is opening his doors to his new restaurant, Arrogant Swine, at 173 Morgan Avenue.
Bushwick Collective founder and curator Joe Ficalora invites the Bushwick Collective fam to head over there. Expect to dine and wine with DJ’s, fire breathers, free tattoos and more surprises, along with a newly completed mural by Sexer.
Final image by Vers; all photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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The Savage Habbit Mural Project continues to bring an amazing array of murals to nearby Hudson County. Just minutes from NYC, a treasure trove of public artworks can be found. Here’s a sampling:
Angelina Christina, Ease One & Never in Jersey City
Mike Makatron in Jersey City
Smithe, Seher & Kraken in Union City
Mata Ruda and Nanook in Jersey City
To continue showcasing international, national and local artists and enriching the visual landscape of Hudson County with outstanding murals, Savage Habbit recently launched a Kickstarter with wonderfully enticing rewards. Check it out here.
All photos courtesy of Savage Habbit
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This is the sixth in an occasional series featuring images of males who surface on NYC public spaces:
Dasic at the Bushwick Collective
Connor Harrington for the LISA Project in Downtown Manhattan
Icy & Sot and Sonni for the Bushwick Collective
Sexer for the Bushwick Collective
Damien Mitchell at Welling Court in Astoria, Queens
Danielle Mastrion near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx
Photos 1 and 6 by Lois Stavsky; 2-5 by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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Particularly impressive about this year’s DUMBO Arts Festival was not only the extraordinary array of art just about everywhere, but the wide extent of community engagement and expression in public space. Here’s a small sampling:
Leaving a brief personal statement
And reading those left by others
Creating artwork with others
Or alone
Signing a Giant Get-Well Card for Humanity
Or just leaving your mark
Sponsored by Two Trees Management Company, this year’s DUMBO Arts Festival serves as a model of community engagement with art in public space.
First image is of art installation, Reflection/Kolonihavehus, forged by Tom Fruin from recycled materials.
All photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson.
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As a kick-off to a mural program that will involve Street Art 101 classes and workshops, legendary UK-based artist Nick Walker recently completed a series of seven artworks in Downtown Yonkers. In an array of spaces – from a courtyard in the historic Downtown to a nearby rooftop — Nick Walker’s signature vandal can be found, along with the first public appearance of “Les Enfants Terribles.” Here are a few more images.
Nick Walker at work
Nick’s iconic vandal
And one of its many variations
With a message from Nick
Nick signs yet another variation of his iconic vandal
And graces Yonkers with the first public view of “Les Enfants Terribles”
In this initiative, managed by local nonprofit, Community Engagement Through the Arts, a team of youth will be assembled to maintain the murals that invited guest artists create in public spaces. Plans are, also, underway for a possible collaboration between the City of Yonkers and the Bushwick Collective.
Photo credit: @fafafooie
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