Jul 10, 2025
On my recent visit to DC, I made my way over to the Capital Hill Boys Club — the site of a mural festival that took place this past spring in Anacostia, a historic neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. A model of community engagement, the 2025 festival...
Jul 4, 2025
What began as an unsanctioned art form that surfaced on NYC streets and subways has since found its way into galleries, auction houses and museums. On view through August 10 at the MCNY is “Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection,” a...
Jun 20, 2025
On my recent visit to Welling Court and its immediate environs, I was greeted by dozens of new murals that continue to bring beauty and intrigue to this distinctly diverse Astoria, Queens neighborhood. The image featured above — “a nod to all the delivery...
Jun 10, 2025
The 14th Annual Bushwick Collective Block Party brought a wonderfully diverse array of local, national and international artists to Brooklyn’s iconic outdoor gallery. The image featured above — a masterly fusion of realism and graffiti — was painted by...
May 30, 2025
Currently on view at Martos Gallery in Manhattan’s Chinatown is Surface to Air, an exhibition featuring more than 30 works in diverse media on varied surfaces by the legendary Keith Haring. Spanning 1980 to 1989, several of these artworks have never been shown...
May 23, 2025
The legendary artist Chris “DAZE” Ellis is currently at work on newly commissioned artworks at 550 Madison Avenue on the corner of 55th Street. The following interview with him was conducted by Street Art NYC contributor Ana Candelaria. How did this...
May 16, 2025
Under the curatorial direction of Jonathan Neville, First Street Green Art Park continues to be home to a wondrously diverse array of local, national and international artists. The delightfully intriguing image pictured above was painted by the Amsterdam-based artist...
May 9, 2025
On my recent visit to Newark, arts educator and photographer Rachel Fawn Alban introduced me to The Golden Life, a joyous, brilliantly crafted mural project adjacent to the city’s Broad Street Station. Eager to find out more about this transformative venture, I ...
Apr 26, 2025
Continuing our documentation of ILLicit Creatives claiming space on the streets of NYC, this post focuses on the unsanctioned markings that have surfaced on open spaces in Brooklyn. Featured above is Qzar, Son, Flash, Dink and more. Several additional images captured...