The Houston/Bowery Mural Wall plays starring role in new Willow Smith video

And now, here's the new video (uploaded July 1) from 11-year-old Willow Smith, daughter of Will and Jada, starring parts of Houston and the Bowery.

We can talk about it all later, maybe.

[H/t @shawnshahani]

We like this cookie mural, but Tony Goldman does not

Lower East Side resident Luke Mathews recently asked me about the Houston-Bowery mural wall ... he had an idea and wanted to run it by the powers-that-be... I told him Tony Goldman and Goldman Properties were in charge of the wall ... curated and organized in collaboration with The Hole.

Luke shared his idea with me. (Actually, he has two variations.) I liked it. I've always liked those fudge-striped cookies too.





Apparently Luke received Tony Goldman's contact information.

On Tuesday, given that I was somewhat invested in this, Luke shared Goldman's one-word reaction to the mural idea...



Luke, who has never done a mural and enjoys photography, found a positive in all this — "happy that I got a response at least."

First tags for Retna's new mural on Houston and the Bowery

Nearly 10 days after Retna finished up work at the Houston/Bowery mural wall, the inevitable first tags have arrived...

[Updated] Retna wraps up the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall

The Houston/Bowery Mural Wall by Retna is looking rather finished... thoughts?

And here's a video created by our friends at Fresh Paint NYC...

Retna at work on the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall

Work continued today at the Houston-Bowery mural ... where Los Angeles-based graffiti writer Retna is creating the next work for the space... readers shared some photos from today...

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[Bobby Williams]

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Retna at the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall

Yesterday, workers finished prepping the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall...

Tonight, the work begins on a new mural...

Thanks to @JeanaCosta for the photo...

Per Weldon Arts (via ANIMAL) ... Los Angeles-based graffiti writer Retna is creating the new mural...

BoweryBoogie has more here.

The great white Houston-Bowery mural wall

Well, the FAILE mural here at Houston and the Bowery is now... very white. Someone finished whitewashing the wall today in preparation for the next installation...

Whiteout at the Houston-Bowery mural wall

Someone started painting over the FAILE mural here on the Bowery and East Houston... it went up in early November... not sure just yet who's next for the wall... Anyone know? And why are they painting over this instead of preserving the art...?

An epic FAILE

By now, you've likely seen the new mural by FAILE on the wall at Houston and the Bowery... BoweryBoogie chronicled the work last week.

Here's a look at the mural through the lens of EV Grieve regular jdx ...

In addition, Billy Leroy of Billy's Antiques sent us this shot adjacent to the mural... a spinning sculpture of wood and steel...

This afternoon at the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall,

Photo by Bobby Williams.

Part of JR's artwork from the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall already for sale on eBay

Less than a week since JR hung his "Lakota, North Dakota" mural, a piece of the artwork has showed up on eBay.

Own a piece of Street Art History!
Auction is for 2 sheets (approx. size 24"x"36") of excess paper used on the actual wall installation process located on Houston Street and Bowery in New York City.

And you can buy it now for $125. Of course, this isn't the first time a piece of this wall has shown up on eBay.

Previously on EV Grieve:
What a piece of Shepard Fairey's vandalized Deitch Wall mural is going for on eBay

eBay seller dares people to bid on piece of Shepard Fairey's mural

Will someone tag the new mural on Houston and the Bowery?

On Thursday, JR installed "Lakota, North Dakota," the latest mural here... Given that the last two murals on this space were tagged ... bombed ... ripped apart ... we were wondering how people would respond to this...

We spotted a bit of a squiggle this morning...

...and someone already tore off a little sliver of the mural...

"Lakota, North Dakota" on the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall

Earlier today, BoweryBoogie had in-progress photos at the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall ... The Inside Out Group presents the latest mural here, "Lakota, North Dakota" by JR. (Read more about it here.)

And here's a photo of the mural as of this evening...

... where a little bit of the Kenny Scharf mural remains in view...

Animal New York has more here ... and Runnin' Scared here ...

There's an artist in here somewhere...

Earlier today, we noted that famed camouflager Liu Bolin would, uh, camouflage himself in Kenny Scharf's mural on the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall today...

Here's a photo via The Wooster Collective...

[Photo by Samdarko Eltosam]

You can find more photos here.

Liu Bolin will camouflage himself in the Kenny Scharf mural today

Well, all sorts of things happening this week at the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall ... To the news release!

Liu Bolin Camouflages Himself in Popular Kenny Scharf Mural

On June 21, world-renowned Chinese contemporary artist Liu Bolin will camouflage himself into a popular Kenny Scharf mural for his first live painting/ performance piece in the United States. The work will mark the first time Liu Bolin will collaborate with another contemporary artist. Kenny Scharf's colorful, spray-painted Houston Street mural has received an incredible amount of both attention and accolades since it went up on the corner of Houston and Bowery in Lower Manhattan on December 10, 2010.

"Bringing together two of the most influential contemporary artists of our generation, both who truly represent their cultures, is an important moment in New York City’s art world” explains Marc and Sara Schiller from Wooster Collective. "We're thrilled that this once in a lifetime project has come together and can't wait to see the results."

The performance was conceived by the New York based curatorial group Wooster Collective, and Eli Klein Gallery who is bringing Liu Bolin from China. It is supported by Goldman Properties, the owner of the property and longtime supporters of public art throughout SoHo.

We don't know what time this is happening just yet...

Bolin at work in Paris:

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What's next for the the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall?

We were curious how much longer Kenny Scharf's mural would stay up on the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall. Scharf started his mural back in late November.

Now we know... thanks to this handy-dandy news release ...

Tony Goldman is pleased to announce the Inside Out Group Action: "Lakota, Dakota Nation" at the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall.

This is the sixth project at this historic wall after the Kenny Scharf spray paint mural; it will be presented on June 23, 2011. The Inside Out Group Action: "Lakota, North Dakota" will highlight the Standing Rock and Pineridge Native Reservations — some of the most important Native American reservations whose impoverished and forgotten communities have suffered unspeakable hardships. The Lakota, Dakota Nation group action is to show that the people in this community are still struggling to hold onto their native way of life.

Community leaders work with their people to teach their traditions, history, and ceremonies - knowledge which is critical to their collective survival. The Inside Out Project "Lakota, Dakota Nation" is intended to shine a light on this rich culture, for which they are fighting daily.

Inside Out is a large-scale participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work. Everyone is challenged to use black and white photographic portraits to discover, reveal and share the untold stories and images of people around the world.

The INSIDE OUT project is a creation of the artist JR, recipient of the 2011 TED Prize.

How will people view this project? Someone bombed the Scharf mural three times.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Latest addition to Kenny Scharf's mural: Security cameras

And on the seventh day ...