A brilliant community-based arts and health collaborative, Martinez Gallery / Pediatrics 2000 is codirected by longtime associates Hugo Martinez and Juan Tapia, MD. Its current exhibit, Methodology, featuring a broad range of global artists, is an exuberant visual ode to my favorite art genre. Several images I captured while visiting yesterday follow:
French artist Bob 59
Amsterdan-based Bortusk Leer, segment of paste-up installation of his signature monsters
Bulgarian artist MazeOne
French artist Fake
Spanish artist Roice
Bulgarian artist Glow, center
And outside Staze and Super 158
According to the Martinez Gallery Instagram, the exhibit continues through March 10 with gallery hours 10-5, Monday through Friday. Martinez Gallery / Pediatrics 2000 is located at 3332 Broadway and 135th Street.
Photos by Lois Stavsky
The following guest post is by Houda Lazrak
Since the International Public Art Festival (IPAF) produced the first mural and street art festival on Isla Holbox in 2014, the island — an off-the-beaten-path tropical destination located on the north coast of the Yucatán Peninsula — has been home to several dozen public artworks. The image featured above is the work of the celebrated Mexican artist Edgar Saner. Several more murals that greeted me during a recent trip to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula follow:
Mexican artist and musician Ekza One
Peruvian artist Jade Rivera
The Mexican graffiti and street art collective Pinta o Muere
As part of the protected nature reserve Yum Balam, the island’s local culture is deeply connected to its nonhuman inhabitants and Isla Holbox makes special efforts to follow environmentally conscious practices. The island’s diverse wildlife life and some of its marine folklore are reflected on the walls of its sandy car-free streets. Below is a small selection of these murals scattered throughout Holbox:
Canadian artist Labrona
Mexican artist Luna Vega
Montreal-based artist and IPAF Festival co-founder Ruben Carrasco
Photos by Houda Lazrak
Note: Hailed in a range of media from WideWalls to the Huffington Post to the New York Times, our Street Art NYC App is now available for Android devices here.
Celebrating the 90th anniversary of Walt Disney’s iconic Mickey Mouse and his influence on popular culture throughout the globe, Mickey: The True Original Exhibition is an exuberant tribute to the beloved, famed mouse. Featuring artworks in a range of media — including: painting, comic art, yarn bombing, sculpture and installation art — in a labyrinth-like setting, the pop-up exhibition continues through February 10 at 60 10th Avenue in the Meatpacking District. Pictured above is Keith Haring‘s rendition of Mickey Mouse. Several more images from Mickey: The True Original Exhibition follow:
The legendary Kenny Scharf, Cosmic Cavern, close-up, inspired by Mickey Mouse watch
Brooklyn-based Katherine Bernhardt, 99Cent Hot Dog, close-up
Japanese Pop Art pioneer Keiichi Tanaami, Mickey’s Japan Tourism
LA-based multimedia artist Michael John Kelly, Toon Town
Brooklyn-based fiber artist London Kaye
Mickey: The True Original Exhibition is open Tuesday-Sunday from 10am – 8pm. To enter you must have a ticket purchased in advance. Tickets can be purchased online here.
Photo credits: 1, 2 & 6 Lois Stavsky; 3, 4 & 5 Houda Lazrak
Note: Hailed in a range of media from WideWalls to the Huffington Post to the New York Times, our Street Art NYC App is now available for Android devices here.
This is the third in a series of occasional posts showcasing the range of faces that surface on Tel Aviv public spaces. The image pictured above– sighted in Jaffa’s Greek Market — was painted by Tel Aviv native Tal Shetach. Several more images of faces captured during my recent meanderings through the streets and alleyways of Tel Aviv and Jaffa follow:
Tel Aviv-based visual designer Mayu La
Tel Aviv-based Eli Revzin aka Revzzz
The prolific Tel Aviv-based Dioz
Multi-disciplinary artist Roman Kozhokin aka Kot Art
Tel Aviv-based Yarin Didi
Tel Aviv-based graphic designer Gili Levin aka Asaro Design
Photos by Lois Stavsky
Note: Hailed in a range of media from WideWalls to the Huffington Post to the New York Times, our Street Art NYC App is now available for Android devices here.
In a nation where the American dollar seems to matter more than the American life, native New Yorker creative Maia Lorian in collaboration with veteran NYC street artist Abe Lincoln Jr. have released A Presidential Parody, an ad campaign addressing our nation’s misplaced priorities.
A variety of advertisements — reflecting Trump’s “all American” values — can be found throughout NYC from the Lower East Side to the Upper West Side. Featured above is a satirical ad for Trump Tower. Several more follow:
Ivanka’s Sweatshop
Trump’s Bistro
On the streets or Manhattan
The Miss Oligarchy Pageant
On the street
All four posters have been added to the permanent collection of Poster House, the first museum in the nation dedicated to the art of the poster.
With a background in comedy and improv, Maia Lorian has been featured in a range of productions including: Flight of the Conchords (HBO), The Onion News Network (IFC), a plethora of college humor videos that have gone viral and a series of films by cult filmmaker Mike Kuchar. She has also worked as a performance facilitator for Marina Abramovic’s piece Generator and has been featured on Saturday Night Live.
Abe Lincoln Jr. is a veteran street artist whose work has been featured in the Cooper-Hewitt Design Triennial. He is also a co-founder of the Resistance is Female art collective which was featured in Milton Glaser’s latest book The Design of Dissent. His work has been shown alongside other early street art contemporaries such as Swoon, Michael Defeo, and Ron English. He has collaborated with such brands as: Star Wars, Converse, Mad Magazine, and Kid Robot.
You can contact the talented duo at apresidentialparody@gmail.com
All photos courtesy the artists
Inspired by the wide range of street art that surfaces daily in Tel Aviv and beyond, street art enthusiast, educator and tour guide extraordinaire Dina Segev began sharing her poetry on public spaces about two years ago. Whether working alone or in collaboration with other artists, Dina is thrilled to express her poetic musings where others may unsuspectingly come upon them.
For her solo exhibition at Florentin’s legendary Tiny, Tiny Gallery, Dina has worked on a wide range of upcycled materials. “I found them all,” she told us when we stopped by while she was installing her works in perhaps the world’s tiniest gallery!
You can meet Dina tomorrow, Friday, December 21 between 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM, celebrate her opening and view her new works on a range of repurposed materials at Florentin 18 in Tel Aviv.
Images:
- Dina outside the Tiny Tiny Gallery while installing her solo exhibition
- Dina in collaboration with Rafi Baler in Ra’anana
- Dina in collaboration with Question Mark in Tel Aviv
- and 5. Dina at Tiny Tiny Gallery
Photo credits: 1-3 & 5 Lois Stavsky; 4 Dina Segev
