During the weekend, Chico worked on a new Kate-William mural on Houston at Avenue B. (See our pictures from Saturday here.)
Chico was finishing up the mural yesterday afternoon...
[Top photo by Bobby Williams]
As BoweryBoogie noted in his coverage yesterday, Harlem-based liquor depot Branson B. Champagne is sponsoring the mural, which will only be up for three weeks.
The new murals replaces the Loisaidas album art...
...which at least one person took issue with...
Fourteen years earlier, Chico memorialized William's mother here on the same corner...
...art that was eventually vandalized...
Showing posts with label murals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label murals. Show all posts
Monday, May 2, 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Chico paints William and Kate
As I exclusively reported, a couple named Kate and William were married recently. And Chico was back in town to honor their union on Houston at Avenue B....
Photos by Bobby Williams.
Photos by Bobby Williams.
Labels:
Chico,
East Houston Street,
Kate and William,
murals
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Mural fiber
In recent weeks, you've likely seen two murals going up on East Village buildings...
On East Third Street between the Bowery and Second Street...
...and Eighth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C...
[Photo by Sara Louise Tucker]
Here's what's going on...
This is part of a nonprofit event titled Artists Work and painted by Overall Murals. Via email, I spoke with Angel Saemai, a partner of Overall Murals.
The Third Street mural is based on an illustration by French artist Jules Julien while the Eighth Street mural is an original work by Spanish illustrator Gary Fernandez.
"The goal of these installations is mainly to bring cool contemporary artworks and enlarge them into mural form — making them accessible to all people and for their and the neighborhood's enjoyment (hopefully!)," she said.
Saemai said they only choose blank walls so not to paint over any existing artwork. So far, she said that feedback from East Village residents has been positive — "both for adding some color and life to the area as well as for the artworks themselves."
And you can watch a time-lapse video of the painting here at Hugo & Marie.
"We hope to make this an annual thing and make murals for different neighborhoods," she said.
[Photo via Overall Murals]
On East Third Street between the Bowery and Second Street...
...and Eighth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C...
[Photo by Sara Louise Tucker]
Here's what's going on...
This is part of a nonprofit event titled Artists Work and painted by Overall Murals. Via email, I spoke with Angel Saemai, a partner of Overall Murals.
The Third Street mural is based on an illustration by French artist Jules Julien while the Eighth Street mural is an original work by Spanish illustrator Gary Fernandez.
"The goal of these installations is mainly to bring cool contemporary artworks and enlarge them into mural form — making them accessible to all people and for their and the neighborhood's enjoyment (hopefully!)," she said.
Saemai said they only choose blank walls so not to paint over any existing artwork. So far, she said that feedback from East Village residents has been positive — "both for adding some color and life to the area as well as for the artworks themselves."
And you can watch a time-lapse video of the painting here at Hugo & Marie.
"We hope to make this an annual thing and make murals for different neighborhoods," she said.
[Photo via Overall Murals]
Friday, March 4, 2011
A mural grows on East Third Street
EV Grieve reader Aaron passes along these photos, noting the progress yesterday on the wall adjacent to the Project Renewal facility on Third Street east of the Bowery...
We stopped by ourselves to take a look ... a Project Renewal employee was unsure what the final mural will be ... and wouldn't let us onto the property to ask the man painting the mural...
We stopped by ourselves to take a look ... a Project Renewal employee was unsure what the final mural will be ... and wouldn't let us onto the property to ask the man painting the mural...
Monday, December 6, 2010
Nuyorican Poets Café is expanding; plus, looking at the Big Doves mural next door
In its East Third Street report last Friday, The Wall Street Journal noted that Nuyorican Poets Café "is in the process of expanding its three upper floors with the help of a $500,000 grant received from the city. The money is going toward developing additional performance space, a classroom and a multimedia lab."
Meanwhile, in July 2009, I did a post about Ezo's Clash-inspired mural being painted over... granted, the mural was nicked up...still, as a Clash fan, I was sorry to see it go...
Anyway, been meaning to point out the new murals here. These arrived last summer... Excellent work from Big Doves...
Meanwhile, in July 2009, I did a post about Ezo's Clash-inspired mural being painted over... granted, the mural was nicked up...still, as a Clash fan, I was sorry to see it go...
Anyway, been meaning to point out the new murals here. These arrived last summer... Excellent work from Big Doves...
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Paul Richard puts up a larger sign on Shepard Fairey's mural
On Monday, we posted a video of Paul Richard hanging a sign on Shepard Fairey's Bowery/Houston mural... the sign was quickly removed...
And this past week Paul Richard put up another, larger sign, as you'll see here...
That, too, has been removed...
And this past week Paul Richard put up another, larger sign, as you'll see here...
That, too, has been removed...
Labels:
Houston Street,
murals,
Paul Richard,
Shepard Fairey,
street art,
the Bowery
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Shepard Fairey's Houston-Bowery mural is illegal, maybe
The DOB slapped a Stop Work Order on the Shepard Fairey mural on Houston and the Bowery... As AnimalNY noted, there are two options: obtain the proper permits for the "small building" or tear it down.
Here's a shot of the structure on the corner before Fairey's work went up...
Anyway, as an AnimalNY commenter commented..."its funny, that means no repairs to any damage like holes or torn off panels the guy who tossed bricks at it should go back, stop work order means no repairs under threat of criminal charges. you can only do emergency work if there is danger and with approval from the DOB."
So will the mural be vandalized again in the short term?
Labels:
East Houston Street,
murals,
Shepard Fairey,
the Bowery
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Vandalized Shepard Fairey mural unvandalized on Houston
Yesterday, the entire blogosphere a few of us (BoweryBoogie and DNAinfo ... and me) pointed out the lastest hole in Shepard Fairey's Bowery-Houston mural...
And just like that, the Fairey Swat Team has made all the repairs...
Previously... Jeremiah discussed the ongoing vandalism issues with the mural at Houston and the Bowery... (You can read those here, here and here.)
And just like that, the Fairey Swat Team has made all the repairs...
Previously... Jeremiah discussed the ongoing vandalism issues with the mural at Houston and the Bowery... (You can read those here, here and here.)
Labels:
East Houston Street,
murals,
Shepard Fairey,
the Bowery
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Updated: Shepard Fairey creating new mural for the Cooper Square Hotel
Following up on yesterday's post about the whitewashing of the mural on the Cooper Square Hotel... Just like that, a new mural is in progress...
We asked a Cooper employee for confirmation of the artist, but he said he didn't know... Uh-huh. Anyway, Shepard Fairey is creating this mural too.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Goodbye Homer Simpson: The Cooper Square Hotel has a white wall again
We asked a Cooper employee for confirmation of the artist, but he said he didn't know... Uh-huh. Anyway, Shepard Fairey is creating this mural too.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Goodbye Homer Simpson: The Cooper Square Hotel has a white wall again
Friday, April 23, 2010
Does this mean the Cooper Square Hotel no longer wants to fit in with the neighborhood?
Curbed has the news that the mural on the side of the Cooper Square Hotel is being painted over right now... And they produced the above evidence...
As you may recall, the Hotel hired four graffiti artists — Joyce Pensato, Nick 1, Vizie and Shinique Smith — to create the mural.
As you also may recall:
Klus Ortleib, the hotel's managing partner, wants the place to fit in with the edgy local art scene. "When I came up with the idea, people said I was crazy," he said.
Previously on EV Grieve:
The Cooper Square Hotel's attempt to fit in with the neighborhood ready to be unveiled
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Shepard Fairey's mural NAWed on
The Graffiti Friend of EV Grieve (GFOEVG) sent along this link from Animal New York... graffiti writer NAW tried to add a little something to the new mural at Houston and the Bowery... which didn't go over well with the security guard on duty...
[Photo: ANIMALNewYork]
Per GFOEVG: "I suspect this piece gets dissed and fixed many times."
[Photo: ANIMALNewYork]
Per GFOEVG: "I suspect this piece gets dissed and fixed many times."
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Chico's tribute to Mom on Avenue B and Houston
Yesterday morning, Chico and friends started their new mural on the liquor store on Avenue B at Houston...
They're also putting up new local ads on Houston...
Later yesterday, Chico had wrapped up his work...
This is a tribute to the owner of the great liquor store here. She passed away earlier this year.
No word yet on the fate of the store. Her nephew is weighing the options, I'm told. Scoopy had an item on this store. As he reported: "The nephew is currently trying to locate the paperwork for the old tenement, the upper floors of which have sat empty for some 20 years. 'Maybe there's some money in the building, a secret hideaway — could be, I didn't say there is,' Chico quipped. As for 'Mom,' he said, 'She used to give everybody credit. She was a hard-working woman. She would lock the gates. She was open till midnight.'"
They're also putting up new local ads on Houston...
Later yesterday, Chico had wrapped up his work...
This is a tribute to the owner of the great liquor store here. She passed away earlier this year.
No word yet on the fate of the store. Her nephew is weighing the options, I'm told. Scoopy had an item on this store. As he reported: "The nephew is currently trying to locate the paperwork for the old tenement, the upper floors of which have sat empty for some 20 years. 'Maybe there's some money in the building, a secret hideaway — could be, I didn't say there is,' Chico quipped. As for 'Mom,' he said, 'She used to give everybody credit. She was a hard-working woman. She would lock the gates. She was open till midnight.'"
Labels:
Avenue B,
Chico,
East Houston Street,
great storefronts,
murals
Friday, December 4, 2009
Does this mean the East Village is no longer dead?
Just looking at the new mural on the Mars Bar...
Previously!
(The above photo via)
And, well...as I already pointed out...
Previously!
(The above photo via)
And, well...as I already pointed out...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Day 4 (nighttime edition)
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Paws for effect
The deathwatch continues on Avenue A near 12th Street ... at the site of Chico's former spay/neuter mural... The outline for the NBA video game ad going up here is slightly visible... at the bottom of the mural, there's a lone reminder of the cats and dogs who once roamed this wall...
...a single set of paws...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Chico's Avenue A mural neutered
Related:
Our friend over at Cat Sitter in the City has more thoughts on the mural... and a few better shots of how it looked...
...a single set of paws...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Chico's Avenue A mural neutered
Related:
Our friend over at Cat Sitter in the City has more thoughts on the mural... and a few better shots of how it looked...
Labels:
Chico,
East Village,
Mary Help of Christians Church,
murals
Monday, September 21, 2009
Chico's Avenue A mural neutered
Over the weekend, Chico's "spay/neuter" mural on Avenue A near 11th Street...
...got painted over...
One of the painters said they were putting up an ad for an NBA video game...
Previously on EV Grieve:
What's going on with the playground at Mary Help of Christians?
...got painted over...
One of the painters said they were putting up an ad for an NBA video game...
Previously on EV Grieve:
What's going on with the playground at Mary Help of Christians?
Labels:
Chico,
East Village,
Mary Help of Christians Church,
murals
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