Tag Archive: brooklyn

BOOK REVIEW: DON1, The King from Queens by Louie KR.ONE Gasparro

by illmatical In the year 4050, in a far universe, in the galaxy of aerosol dreams where each planet is protected by an atmospheric layer of vivid multicolored wild styles and throw-ups, in… Continue reading

Michael Alan – A Candid Interview with the Genius

Recently we caught up with Michael Alan and discussed doing a candid interview with him. Here’s what we put together from the Artist and wanted to share. For Michael Alan, art is a combination… Continue reading

As Legal Graffiti Disappears

The masked artist hovering over the Bronx sidewalk is but a phantom. The cinder block wall on West Farms Road near East 172nd Street, which for years was a gallery of graffiti murals, is… Continue reading

Photographer Captures The Gritty Beauty Of New York City On His IPhone / New York Urban Art

In his latest project, photographer Leland Bobbé captures New York’s neglected wall art — ripped and tattered posters plastered on buildings around the city — using only his smartphone. “I find that the… Continue reading

The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti / Urban Art Books

People have been making graffiti for millennia. Street art is a new term, dressing up a once-reviled practice for the age of MFAs and grant applications. A conservatory sensibility is evident in the… Continue reading

Mickey Boston and Regimental Oneton – The Krylon / Graffiti Music

This video [filmed at the legendary landmark 5 Pointz in New York City] is a tribute to graffiti, graff legends, and the old school paint of choice: Krylon! Cope 2, Meres are some of… Continue reading

CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival – JAMESTOWN / Street Art Africa

The third annual CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival takes place in James Town on September 7 and 8. The festival is produced by ACCRA [dot] ALT and a host of collaborators across the city… Continue reading

WILD STYLE is 30 years old / New York City Events

Interview with Astoria’s Finest – The Original KR One / New York Urban Art

Saster:  It’s been a while since I’ve caught up with you. Last time I saw you, you were breaking into SUV’s. Has art recently replaced your car stealing hobby? KR ONE: Lol, Thats’… Continue reading

Meres goes to his Room – 5 Pointz / NYC Street Art

Meres is a super special individual that has one of the biggest artistic hearts, and a giving soul. He has been running 5 Pointz for many years, and the work that he has… Continue reading

Type Crazy – Queen Andrea / Events

Queen Andrea’s solo exhibition Type Crazy will feature new graffiti paintings, prints, and collage works inspired by her endless love for typography and graffiti letterforms. Excerpt from Type Crazy press release: “Andrea’s custom… Continue reading

LRG Artist Driven Nekst Tribute NYC / Video

Artist Driven members VIZIE, POSE, DABS and MYLA, STEEL, OMENS, Rich Colman, and KC ONE traveled to Brooklyn, NY to pay tribute and celebrate the life of NEKST with a huge collaborative wall… Continue reading

GREG [SP ONE] LAMARCHE + BLAKE [KEO] LETHEM

Two talented individuals displaying their works on paper. Don’t miss this show!

Rikers Island / New Mural 2013 / NYC Graffiti

Every year, a group of artists get together and make their way up to Rikers Island prison to share their talents with the inmates. The mural is intended to share art with the… Continue reading

Graffiti Hall Of Fame NYC 2013

It’s that time of the year again for the Graffiti Hall Of Fame in NYC. Always a great line up of wonderful Graffers getting together to display the best talents locally and from around the… Continue reading

Mural Fest 2013 – Other / Montreal Street Art

Met up with Other at Montreal’s Mural Festival. He was quite busy with the scaffold all afternoon, so he took a break and chilled sideline.  While chilling, he was determining the hand his… Continue reading

Brooklyn, the Remix: A Hip-Hop Tour / NYTimes Article

New York Times has recently posted an article about Brooklyn‘s historic Hip Hop history. It has been a long time that I have hoped to see an article of this sort publicized in… Continue reading

Artists howl as developer moves to tear down Long Island City graffiti palace 5Pointz / Graffiti Mecca

Long Island City artists are demanding a local panel block a plan to tear down a world-renowned graffiti mecca to make way for a luxury housing project. G & M Realty intends to… Continue reading

Tonight I kill myself – Fade / New York Graffiti

Walk the streets of New York City at night and you can see how dark and sullen it is. The evenings are sultry and the streets cool to a calming New York quiet.… Continue reading

VANDALS / Graffiti Book Released

After eight years of journeys around the globe, Nils Müller presents ‘Vandals‘, his second book of photography after his 2009 debut publication ‘Blütezeit’. ‘Vandals’ takes the illegal and dangerous activity on 192 pages… Continue reading

Wild In The Streets / DEGA FIlms • Street Art Documentary / Jilly Ballistic

The Brooklyn-based Dega Films has a cool new project in the works. Wild in the Streets is proposed as an ambitious 10-part series that follows graffiti artists in real time on the city… Continue reading

Ewok • Ghost • Deter • Spot / Brooklyn Blazed / Final Graffiti Production

These are shots of the final wall Ewok, Ghost, Spot and Deter rocked on a Brooklyn wall. Earlier we posted the video of the Burner in the making. Photos © Ewok 5MH 2013

Graffiti House Los Angeles / GFA International 2013

This past April on the 27th, a slew of Graff geniuses collabed at an even to blaze the walls of the Graffiti House LA. A grip of US based artists including New York… Continue reading

Q Develops a perfection of sound / DubStuy / Music

This is not your mama’s sound system! Coming from a DJ/event producing background, as well as having a love of Jamaican bass music, Q has always had an ear for sound quality. That… Continue reading

United We Paint / Brooklyn Urban Art Collective / Event

RATS TDS / Graffiti Italy

Italian Graff Writer RATS  has been painting since the year 1998 and continues to blaze with his partner EKA and the ALEFT team. RATS is a member of the renown stylemaster crew TDS… Continue reading

Content Under Pressure 2013 / Per and the FX crew / Graffiti Event

  Featuring murals/productions from FX crew, I Wuz Here/CBS, 4 Burners, IWS crew, & Few and Far. CUP 2013 will feature 35 well-known graffiti/mural artists from all over the Nation. There will also… Continue reading

Brooklyn Blazed / Ghost / Ewok / Deter / Spot

Just look at how it’s done with New York Flava… Nuff Said..

Stern Rockwell – Brushing up Teeth

Serve and Protect / Tats Cru / Nicer

A new creation from Nicer of the world famous TATS Cru.