Showing posts with label street art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label street art. Show all posts
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Saturday's opening shot
At the Second Avenue F stop, a new mural of Sasha Colby — winner of season 15 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" — by David Puck...
Friday, May 26, 2023
A Make-A-Wish moment on Avenue A
Rey Rosa (aka The Drif) created this mural this week outside 50 Avenue A between Third Street and Fourth Street.
It's a piece for Make-A-Wish Metro New York... Rosa is a Make-A-Wish alumnus.
As ABC 7 reports, Rosa, a Bronx native, was born with HIV and spent years in foster care. He was recipient of a "life-changing" Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World at age 7.
"What kid doesn't want to go to Disney World," he told the station. "It let me know there was more out in the world than the small space I was occupying."
This space on Avenue A is curated by the Lisa Project, the 501c3 public art charity that Rosa founded with his husband Wayne.
You can watch the ABC report here.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
The mystery of papier-mâché man — solved!
Last Friday and Saturday, we posted several photos of a papier-mâché sculpture around First Avenue and Seventh Street in various states.
Thanks to an EVG reader, we have learned more about papier-mâché man.
For starters, his name is/was Mister M, a creation of the late East Village-based multimedia artist Hanne Lauridsen, aka Hanne H7L.
The journey began the other day outside 517 E. 11th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B "under rather suspicious circumstances." (Lauridsen lived at the address.)How Mister M made it over to First Avenue is not immediately known. (Or his whereabouts now.)
Lauridsen died in late January 2022. She was 84.
This afternoon at 4, there will be a small, informal ceremony and a sprinkling of ashes outside No. 517 in her honor.
And we hope that Mister M is still out there somewhere, having an adventure.
Top photo via an EVG reader
Saturday, May 20, 2023
The incredibly true adventures of papier-mâché man continue
Photo by Derek Berg
As seen on First Avenue between Sixth Street and Seventh Street today... and flashback to yesterday.
Friday, May 19, 2023
Noted
Update here! Papier-mâché man lives!
And how it was going this morning... (EVG reader pic)...
... and now around the corner on Seventh Street (photo by Daniel Efram)...
Out and about with Rhett the Rhino
While we don't always know why papier-mâché sculptures are randomly placed around the neighborhood... we have answers about those one — aka Rhett the Rhino.
Rhett was making the rounds in support of East Village resident Jenny Toth's show — "Birds of a Feather" — which runs through tomorrow at Blue Mountain Gallery, 547 W. 27th St. (suite 200). Read more about the exhibit here.
Friday, April 21, 2023
A Prince for Houston
This mural of Prince by @dirtcobain arrived last weekend on the corner of Houston and Eldridge (on the Ridge Hotel).
Prince died on this day in 2016.
Monday, April 10, 2023
This is the way
Here's a follow-up to last week's post and a look at the final "Mandalorian"-related mural by local artist-illustrator Rich Miller on the NE corner of Seventh Street and Avenue C.
P.S.
This April 2012 EVG post has more history about the address, 106 Avenue C.
P.S.S.
A headline explanation.
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Wednesday's parting shot
Photo by Stacie Joy
Photo ops outside 50 Avenue A between Third Street and Fourth Street ... previously
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
A new corner of the 'Star Wars' galaxy
EVG contributor Stacie Joy spotted local artist-illustrator Rich Miller starting on a new mural on the NE corner of Seventh Street and Avenue C.
And a sneak preview of what's to come... a work that includes Grogu, aka Baby Yoda...
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Thursday's parting shot
New on Houston at the Bowery (SW corner)... wheatepaste of China's President Xi Jinping by DeGrupo... (shades of)
Highlighting 'Free The Nipple Day' on Avenue A
Photo by Stacie Joy
Here's more about the work via an Instagram post by wall curator The Lisa Project:
Happy Women's History Month 2023. This year we wanted to spotlight the now decade-old "Free The Nipple" campaign created by the multitalented artist/actor, equal rights activist, and snappy dresser Ms. Lina Esco. As "Free The Nipple Day" is Sunday 3/26/23.To celebrate we tasked Street and Sticker Artist Jim Tozzi to paint his brilliant work. His funny culture-mashing take on an iconic character, "Bert's Tit" was the perfect way to keep body equality in the conversation.But at the end of the day, we hope it makes you smile, laugh and remember a woman's body is hers, and hers alone…
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
A new era for the old Bad Pussies wall on 3rd Street and Avenue B
Photos by Stacie Joy
On Saturday, Italian muralists Jorit and Tukios started a new project on the SW corner of Third Street and Avenue B — outside Mama's Bar...
Here's a look yesterday at the final mural of Talib Kweli and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) — aka Black Star...
The two had permission from the building's owner to do this mural (it was not commissioned) ... which replaces the longstanding Bad Pussies mural that had been nearly tagged out of existence.
While visiting NYC, Jorit and Tukios have kept busy, creating murals of KRS-One on Second Street at First Avenue and Malcolm X in First Street Green Art Park ... as well as Muhammad Ali on Sixth Street at First Avenue...
Friday, January 27, 2023
Friday's parting shot
Queen Dolly Parton arrived this week on First Avenue between Ninth Street and 10th Street... courtesy of Captain Eyeliner...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Wednesday's parting shot
A weekend arrival in Freeman's Alley ... Debbie Harry wheatpaste by D7606 ...
Sunday, January 8, 2023
The Duck With the Pearl Earring
New work, as of yesterday, by Jim Tozzi (seen below) outside the Second Avenue F stop...
Thanks to Steven for the photo!
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Saturday's opening shot
A recent arrival outside the Second Avenue F stop — "There's no crying in street art" ... a take on the Tom Hanks' quote from "A League of Their Own" — "There’s no crying in baseball."
Mural by @sacsix
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Thursday's parting shot
EVG reader Garrett Rosso points out that for the first time since its arrival in late 2014, the "Alphabet City" mural has been tagged on the SW corner of Avenue C and Sixth Street ... on the (rather mysterious) RCN Cable building.
The ABC mural is the work of Brooklyn-based artists The Yok and Sheryo. And there was a little bit of controversy when this mural first arrived.
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Thursday's parting shots
Stencil-art legend Blek le Rat (@blekleratoriginal) created this tribute to his favorite artist, the "Shadow Man," Richard Hambleton, outside 50 Avenue A between Third Street and Fourth Street...
Blek has a new show starting tomorrow at West Chelsea Contemporary on 10th Avenue ...
TY LISA Project NYC...
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Sunday's opening shot
In recent weeks, some folks have been creating this NYC streetscape mural on Fifth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B (near Minca) ... not sure who's doing it (the piece is not signed) and if it's complete yet... seems as if new details are added every few days.
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