Street Art
5Pointz, Long Island City’s Street Art Mecca, Faces Demolition
For two decades, the 5pointz Aerosol Art Centre, a cluster of abandoned factory warehouses in Long Island City, has served
Street Art Hotspot: Kingsbridge Staircases in the Bronx
Kingsbridge in the Bronx is known for its staircases, some with up to 160 steps. These “step streets” are also
Street Art Hotspot: Faile’s Mosaics in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
This may not look like our typical Street Art Hotspots, but sometimes you need to look beyond the obvious. Faile,
Street Art Hotspot: Eduardo Kobra’s Vintage NYC Mural in Chelsea
It’s impossible to miss this enormous technicolor mural by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra on a casual stroll through Chelsea
Street Art Haven at an Abandoned Asylum in Berlin’s Wiesenburg District
Between Wedding and Gesundbrunnen stations on the Ringbah (the Berliner inner loop line), an abandoned building full of graffiti is
Street Art Hotspot: JR & José Parlá’s “Wrinkles of the City” Mural in Chelsea, NYC
Cuban-American artist José Parlá and French street artist JR‘s Wrinkles of the City project has been taking over
Street Art: French Artist Clet Abraham Hacks Road Signs
The Italy-based French artist, Clet Abraham, has been hacking street signs all over Europe, injecting a little humor into
Art Nerd NY Street Art Hotspots: Kenny Scharf’s Red Scary Guy #2
Everywhere you turn on the Lower East Side, you come face to face with a Kenny Scharf piece. Most of
Where to Find Keith Haring in Paris: Hôpital Necker & St. Eustache Church
In Paris, one is constantly bumping in to Keith Haring. Not the man himself–usually it’s just advertisements and
Philly Painting Gives Germantown Avenue a Makeover in Philadelphia
In North Philadelphia, around Germantown and Lehigh Avenues, an entire neighborhood has been repainted in bright, fun colors as part
The MURAL Street Art Festival in Montreal Aims to Revitalize a Struggling Street
A’Shop collective (Montreal) The first edition of the MURAL street art festival took place recently on Saint-Laurent Boulevard,
Art Nerd NY Street Art Hotspot: ICY & SOT View from the Bridge
We recently met the prolific (and young) Iranian brothers/street art duo ICY & SOT– two really nice dudes. We’