Checking in on the Bowery mural wall

How the mural wall is looking here this morning on Houston at the Bowery.

As previously noted, people had been tagging the motorcycle mural by David Flores, the last commissioned art for the space. 

This prompted Jessica Goldman Srebnick, co-chair of Goldman Properties and curator of this wall, to issue a statement on Instagram in late May:

The creative process is an utter joy to watch. Filling a fire extinguisher with paint and spraying to destroy a work of art is not talent. It is sad and not only ruins the opportunity for countless artists, it ruins the opportunity for a neighborhood to live with glorious world-class art. The Houston Bowery wall could be just another advertising wall, but we’d prefer it to be a powerful beacon of the best of a movement.

For now, we don’t wish to wipe away what’s been done, we are simply taking a break...

Since then, the motorcycle has been covered with layers of new tags. 

Tuesday's parting shot

The motorcycle mural by David Flores here on the Bowery and Houston has been completely covered...

Updated 5/25

Thanks to the readers pointing us to the statement by Jessica Goldman Srebnick, co-chair of Goldman Properties and curator of this wall. Here's part of an Instagram post from yesterday:

The creative process is an utter joy to watch. Filling a fire extinguisher with paint and spraying to destroy a work of art is not talent. It is sad and not only ruins the opportunity for countless artists, it ruins the opportunity for a neighborhood to live with glorious world-class art. The Houston Bowery wall could be just another advertising wall, but we’d prefer it to be a powerful beacon of the best of a movement.

For now, we don’t wish to wipe away what’s been done, we are simply taking a break...

Saturday's opening shot

The Bowery Mural Wall this morning... with a new "Hooligan" tag... and with remnants left behind from a car fire at the intersection yesterday...

A wrap at the Bowery Mural Wall

David Flores has wrapped up work at the Bowery Mural Wall after several days. 

According to a description of the work, the mosaic-style mural depicts "a motorcyclist driving into the street spreading florals out the back of the bike. The goal of the piece is to bring an element of fun to the daily lives of the community."

EVG photo from last night

Motorcycle diary: In-progress look at the Bowery Mural Wall

Here is an in-progress look at the Bowery Mural Wall.. where David Flores, known for his mosaic style of artwork, started work several days ago on Houston at the Bowery.

According to a description of the work on the scene... 

...the mural depicts "a motorcyclist driving into the street spreading florals out the back of the bike. The goal of the piece is to bring an element of fun to the daily lives of the community."

Flores, who started as a graphic designer for several skateboard companies, is expected to finish the piece on Monday.

David Flores next up for the Bowery Mural Wall

As noted on Sunday, workers recently buffed out the Bowery Mural Wall in anticipation of the next artist here at Houston. 

David Flores will be starting work this week for Goldman Global Arts...

A California native, Flores got his start as a graphic designer for several skateboard companies... and, per this bio, "is best known for his self-proclaimed stained glass and mosaic style." 

This video shows him working on a Bob Marley mural in Los Angeles back in 2019...

 

The previous work on the Bowery Mural Wall, titled "To Open a Portal," debuted in the fall of 2020.

Week in Grieview

[Photo on Astor Place yesterday by Derek Berg]

Posts this past week included...

More details on the city's new plan to keep East River park partially open during flood protection construction (Thursday)

The 29th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade is scheduled for Oct. 20 in East River Park (Tuesday)

August Laura is opening in the former Sidewalk space on Avenue A and 6th Street (Wednesday)

RIP Purushottam Goyal (Friday)

Not much left inside the once mysterious 84 2nd Ave. (Wednesday)

14th Street busway finally set to get moving (Thursday)

A petition to keep the 8-foot fence at Joseph C. Sauer Park on 12th Street (Friday)

Koko Wings spreading to 1st Avenue (Monday)

Hitchcocktober is back (Wednesday)

Report: Landlord alleges tenant using 7th Street townhouse for sex parties (Monday)

Longer hours now for Foxface on St. Mark's Place (Wednesday)


[10th Street windows via riachung00]

New Herbal World has moved away from 14th Street (Monday)

Re-covering Cover Magazine at the Tompkins Square Library (Tuesday)

This week's NY See (Thursday)

Here then, the cantilevering condoplex on 4th Avenue and 10th Street (Tuesday)

After a late-summer hiatus, Tuesday Soup Night is back on at Ciao for Now (Tuesday)

At long last, the construction fence is coming down around the Tompkins Square Park playground (Friday)

Gem Spa expanding its product line (Tuesday)

Chi Snack Shop moves into the former Trash & Vaudeville space on St. Mark's Place (Friday)

Elsewhere nearby: the flagship Dean & Deluca is closed for now on Broadway and Prince (Wednesday)

The former Social Tees space on 5th Street is for rent (Monday)

...and over at the Bowery Mural Wall... the intricate new work by Tomokazu Matsuyama, which took nearly two weeks to complete, was tagged the other day...



... and a worker was on the scene yesterday trying to clean off the graffiti...



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First word: Believe on the Bowery Mural Wall

Queen Andrea started work on the Bowery Mural Wall on Saturday... here's an in-progress look...



She's known for her bright color palettes and lively geometric motifs.

And a sampling of her work...

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Super fun recent #typography #mural #Spreadlove! It’s the #Brooklyn way, at @kingsplazamall for all the #Brooklynites! #juicy #notoriousbig #hiphop #queenandrea #handpainted #typestyle

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Updated 6/9

And the final product...

Queen Andrea next for the Bowery Mural Wall

Queen Andrea, an NYC-based muralist, typographer and graphic designer, is starting work today on the Bowery Mural Wall at East Houston.

She's known for her bright color palettes, lively geometry motifs and creative pattern mashups. Check out her Instagram account to see what we might expect to see here.

Queen Andrea taking over after the five-month tenure of TATS CRU.

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Updated 5/27

WIP...





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And when the wall was blank here the other day...

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Lil' Kim Evil on the Bowery

On the side of the Bowery Mural Wall at Houston... art by SacSix...

The other Bowery Wall

On the southwest corner of the Bowery and Houston (outside the former Cherche Midi) ... on the other side of the street from this.

From the left: Fumeroism ...Mad Vaillan ... and A Lucky Rabbit ... all via East Village Walls.

Wall to wall

The completed new work at the Bowery Mural Wall... Here's more on it via photographer Martha Cooper, who has been documenting the wall work this past week:

A blast from the past. TATS CRU is honoring the history of the Houston Bowery wall by creating a mural based on a photo of one of the very first walls painted here and inviting 80s writers to collaborate. Crash, Daze, Zephyr & Dez are among the legends who have dropped by to add their names.

The work includes a tribute to Tony Goldman, real-estate developer and proprietor of the Bowery Mural Wall. He died in 2012 at age 68.

And a time-lapse titled In a New York Minute...

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EVG Etc.: L-train drama rolls on without delays; Bikini Kill returns

[Tompkins Square Park this morning]

Woman raped and robbed in her East 14th Street apartment (Post)

Argument leads to slashing inside the Remedy Diner on Houston and Norfolk (The Daily News)

So much L-train drama: MTA previously rejected an approach from Cuomo over safety concerns that's similar to his latest plan (The Times) MTA board may still derail Cuomo's new plan (Post) Where's Andy Byford? Andy! (The Daily News)

The painstaking research that went into East Village Building Blocks (Off the Grid ... previously)

MulchFest 2019 recap from Tompkins Square Park – WITH VIDEOS! (Laura Goggin Photography)

The Metrograph is launching a distribution company (Deadline)

The chef and owner behind Korilla BBQ, which closed its EV outpost last June, are suing two former employees for allegedly attacking them (Eater)

An interview with photographers Roberta Bayley and GODLIS on documenting the CBGB scene (i-D)

Bikini Kill, reunited and with two NYC shows (Gothamist)

... and a look at the new work in progress at the Bowery Mural Wall by TATS CRU and John CRASH Matos... (h/t Lola Sáenz!)

JR's 'Gun Chronicles' is no longer on the Bowery Mural Wall

Workers today removed the remaining sections of JR's "Gun Chronicles" at the Bowery Mural Wall, as this photo via EVG regular Lola Sāenz shows.

JR's mural featured images of 245 Americans who represent various viewpoints on the gun debate. The artist collaborated with Time magazine back in late October for this interactive special report on gun violence in America.

Someone added an 11 — representing the number of victims in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre on Oct. 27 — in red paint... the 11 became a XII after 12 people were gunned down in Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Nov. 8.

In recent weeks JR's mural was started to peel, and the wall had been tagged multiple times. No one from the wall's landlord, Goldman Properties, decided to clean up the piece. As one EVG reader commented: "It is a shame of the condition this mural has fallen to. This was an important mural with an important message that should have been maintained and protected. Instead of being marked up with graffiti that has covered up important parts of the mural."

No word at the moment on what might be next for the wall.

JR's neglected 'Gun Chronicles' on the Bowery Mural Wall

JR's powerful "Gun Chronicles" mural at the Bowery Mural Wall is looking neglected, as these photos by Lola Sāenz show...



The panels are peeling ... and it has been tagged multiple times of late (not including the addition of the 11 and Xll)...





JR's mural features images of 245 Americans who represent various viewpoints on the gun debate. The artist collaborated with Time magazine back in late October for this interactive special report on gun violence in America.

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Another addition arrived over night at “The Gun Chronicles,” JR's mural featuring images of 245 Americans who represent various viewpoints on the gun debate.

On Oct. 28, someone added an 11 — for the victims in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre — in red paint here on the Bowery mural wall.

And now an X was added to make the 11 a 12 — representing the number of people gunned down in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Wednesday night.

JR collaborated with Time magazine for this interactive special report on gun violence in America.

Thanks to EVG regular Lola Sáenz for the tip.

Previously on EV Grieve:
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On Friday, the Paris-based artist JR unveiled "The Gun Chronicles," artwork featuring images of 245 Americans who represent various viewpoints on the gun debate.

This was done in collaboration with Time magazine's interactive special report on gun violence in America...



This link has more about the cover and how JR got involved in its creation.

Overnight, someone added an 11 — representing the number of victims in yesterday's Pittsburgh synagogue massacre — in red paint...



Updated:

There are now flowers at the scene, as the mural is becoming a memorial following yesterday's hate crime.

Intermission is over at the Bowery Mural Wall; JR brings 'The Gun Chronicles'

Tristan Eaton's Intermission tenure is up at the Bowery Mural Wall.

Workers yesterday painted over the mural, which arrived back in June.

Before the next artist gets started (waiting on confirmation on who it will be), the canvas beckons... and, overnight, Pork arrived...


[Photo this morning by Lola Sáenz]

Updated 2 p.m.

Thanks to the commenter and everyone else who wrote in with the news that JR is working on the wall now... part of a collaborate project with Pace Gallery and Time magazine titled "The Gun Chronicles: A Story of America" ...

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Wheat paste artist JR installing new art mural from TIME Magazine cover on the conversation of #guncontrol on the Houston Bowery Art Wall #nyc #JR #streetart #NYCMURAL #bowerymural #houstonbowerywall #jr #jrartist #timemagazinecover #nycart #gunsinamerica #gunviolence #coverart #artphotography #nycartist

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@jr working with @time on an amazing transmedia project to help end gun violence ✨ he is installing the physical mural on Bowery today, the magazine version is out in print and online, and you can also find audio recording of all 270 people photographed for the mural and cover about how gun violence affects them and what they are doing to end it 👌 created by @miatramz . . . #endgunviolence #time #timemagazine #JR #transmedia #installation #installationart #photography #magazine #print #web #online #interview #nyc #bowerymural #socialimpact #artforimpact #bethechange

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Escape to Houston Street

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After nearly a week of work, Tristan Eaton is wrapping up at the Bowery Mural Wall... even spraying in the rain...

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And for a closer look at the mural... at least part of it is apparently inspired by the 1968 classic "The Green Slime" ...





Updated 7/3

An addition...

Tristan Eaton starts on the Bowery Mural Wall

Tristan Eaton started work yesterday on the Bowery Mural Wall... the above photo is an in-progress look as of this morning here at East Houston...

On his Instagram account, Eaton said he'd be working on the large-scale mural for the coming week ... he's known for his meticulous, visual collages with pop-cultural imagery...