Archive for the ‘art’ Category
Alphabet City – “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” – photos
April 19th, 2012 by Mr. C
A weekday gander around alphabet city led me onto some new and old graff pieces including the mural on Gil Scott-Heron on 12th & Avenue C and the mocking of The Fancy buff over Pinterest which The Fancy commisioned the Tats Cru to paint. The Fancy piece can be found on 2nd street by Avenue […]
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cherry blossoms and graffiti in brick city – NJ
April 18th, 2012 by Mr. C
After our recent expedition to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to take a peek at the cherry blossoms, I HAD to represent and pay homage to one of our nations largest collection of cherry blossom trees – a mere 4,300+ trees – I was told! And located where? Right in my homestate of NJ and only […]
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NJ Graffiti Mural Causes Uproar
April 9th, 2012 by chocko
A Trayvon Martin (a teenager shot and killed in Sanford, Florida) tribute mural recently completed in Elmwood Park, New Jersey features a hooded figure and graffiti. The mysterious man depicted with the hoodie is actually a a self-portrait of local artist, Joe Iurato who has been painting faceless, hooded figures for quite some time now. […]
Tags: demer, elmwood park, graffiti, joe Iuratato, mr. mustart, mural, new jersey, nj, snow, street art, trayvon martin
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Bowery Graffiti and Street Art
March 13th, 2012 by chocko
Chocko was hovering around the Bowery last week and noticed some changes in the scenery. It was a surprise to see the completed RETNA mural on the corner of Bowery and Houston Street. At first look, it appears to be ancient script or Hieroglyphics-meets-gang-graffiti in dripping red and blue paint. What does it all mean? […]
Tags: billy's antiques, bowery, graffiti, houston street, mural, new york city, nyc, retna, street art
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street art in money makin manhattan
March 4th, 2012 by Mr. C
Just a few tags that I ran across while combing the streets today enroute to the Japan Society for the “Love Will Tear Us Apart” movie program. Some pieces include the Num Pang mural inside this Cambodian sandwich shop on 41st street by the Tuff City Crew and artwork by the Roxx Cru on the […]
Tags: graffiti, new york city, street art
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Epic FAILE
March 1st, 2012 by chocko
The FAILE Mural at the corner of Bowery and Houston Street in New York City has been up for 5 months and is in the process of being replaced with new art. Here is a look back at the Brooklyn-based art collective’s eye-popping, behemoth installation shortly after its completion. Follow @planetchocko on Twitter. Let’s be […]
Tags: graffiti, new york city, nyc, street art
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new york hospitality
February 2nd, 2012 by Mr. C
Upon frolicking in the streets of the east village & lower east side, we sometimes get greeted by this at the crosswalk as mondocurry recently witnessed on suffolk street…..fuggettaboutit! (photo taken on 1st avenue & 3rd street)
Tags: street art
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t-mobile advertisement on canal street-chinatown,nyc
February 2nd, 2012 by Mr. C
T-Mobile, I think you’re tootin’ your horn just a little bit! Your data speeds could never match the bootleg process on Canal Street! Suffice to say that this ad was taken down just as quick as NYPD can make a donut run to the Donut Pub on 14th street. ~june 2011~ Photo by Christina from […]
Tags: ad, chinatown, t-mobile
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Belleville Street Art
January 14th, 2012 by chocko
Belleville is a working class and multi-cultural neighborhood in Paris and is also home to one of the city’s two Chinatowns. Belleville is really easy to get to by Metro or spaceship. Located not too far from the Metro Station is Rue Dénoyez, a stretch of cafes, stores and tons of street art and graffiti. […]
Tags: france, graffiti, paris, photos, street art, travel
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All Star Western #1
December 27th, 2011 by Mr. C
“He had no friends, this Jonah Hex…But he did have two companions…one was death itself..the other, the acrid smell of gun smoke.“ Part of the new 52 from DC comics, I finally caught up with ALL STAR WESTERN #1. The story takes place in the sleazy & grimey-urban confines of Gotham City set in the […]
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5 Pointz – long island city
December 19th, 2011 by Mr. C
We went strolling by the mecca of graffiti in queens yesterday on a cold sunday afternoon and discovered a few new goodies on the wall including a dedication to Jam Master Jay by Obe,Peril, & Paris, a hip hop tribute by the jellybean lady of 5 pointz straight outta Japan — Shiro, & a neat […]
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The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival 2011
December 10th, 2011 by chocko
The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest, a celebration of cartoon and graphic art took place last week at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. The gym and basement were packed with exhibitors from the underground to the more established Drawn & Quarterly, Fantagraphics and Top Shelf crews. The place was buzzing with art and […]
Tags: bcgf, gabrielle bell, gary panther, jack davis, kramers ergot 8, retrofit comics
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