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The Art of the Tag, Part III: Mastro, Dek, Whie, Joel R2K, Zoot, LS, Spray, Exoe, Angr, Smez, Homesick, Zabel, Wild Boy West, Jakee, Snach, Net, Lase, MQ, Star and More

July 16, 2026

From the crudely simple to the crisply stylized, graffiti tags increasingly reclaim NYC’s public spaces. Featured above are the signatures of Mastro, Dek, Whie , Pardon CCLB, ACS KWC, Joel R2K, KSTER, IR, XCLAIM, TERE, Thane, SCES aka Belowkey & more. Several more images of tags we’ve recently captured on a variety of surfaces throughout NYC follow:

The ubiquitous Zoot

LS OSW

Spray, Exoe, Angr, Remand, Crek, Guard, Judge, Kaste, Seven, Smez & more

The prolific Homesick and ZABEL

Sager

Wild Boy West, Snach, Homesick, Dek, Whie, Yes2, Jakee, Net, Joel R2K, Thane, Shock, Steel, Touer & more

LASE GOMD

MQ Charm OTR, Cult, SAE & Awie

STAR CTO GOMD

NEKO KAS crew

Photo credits: 1-5, 7, 10 & 11 Lois Stavsky; 6, 8 & 9 Giulia Shine

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Pushing It Forward —IIlicit Creatives Making Their Mark in Queens: Exr, Fumi, Jas 7, Degrupo, Gour, Angr, Spray, Vods, Timer, Eok, Minus, Dek 2DX, Seoul, South & Suba RIP

March 4, 2026

The rappel graffiti featured above was painted in Ridgewood, Queens by the masterly artists Exr and Fumi. What follows are several more images of unsanctioned artworks — in our ongoing series, “Pushing It Forward” — that have made their way onto Queens’ open spaces.

Jas 7

Degrupo

Gour, Angr, Spray and Mile

Vods and Timer

Eok, Minus and Dek 2DX

Seoul

South, Gour & Angr,

Suba, RIP

Photo Credits: 1, 2, 4 & 5 Lois Stavsky; 3, 6, 7 & 9 Giulia Shine; 8 Tara Murray

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PUSHING IT FORWARD: ILLicit Creatives Claiming Space on the Streets of Brooklyn, New York

July 21, 2022

In this second of our new series, PUSHING IT FORWARD — featuring ILLicit creatives claiming space on NYC streets — our focus now is on those images we’ve seen in Brooklyn. Pictured above is GTAR, MFK. Several more photos recently captured from the streets of New York City’s most populous borough follow:

Uwont and Ruinr