Graffiti Artists Speak to Donald Trump's Tenants
This graffiti appeared in the wee hours of Monday morning, directly beneath a Trump-branded Manhattan apartment tower.
Banksy on Aesthetics
“I’m lucky because what I make either succeeds or fails. Some people undoubtedly would tell you that’s why it’s crap art, but that’s the way it is. I feel sorry for Abstract Expressionists—how do they know when to go home?”
Shepard Fairey Arrested in L.A., Wanted For Vandalism in Detroit
Street artist Shepard Fairey, most famous for his iconic (and controversial) Obama “Hope” poster, was arrested last week in Los Angeles upon returning to the United States from Europe. Fairey is charged with vandalizing 14 different buildings in Detroit.
L.A.'s Most Tedious Street Artist Erects "No Kardashian Parking" Signs
In a bold statement about the nature of celebrity and stuff or something, a Los Angeles-based artist known as Plastic Jesus has put up multiple "No Kardashian Parking" signs around Hollywood.
An Edward Snowden Monument Has Risen in Brooklyn
Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park is currently—and temporarily—home to a 100-pound bronze-colored bust of Edward Snowden, erected early this morning by a crew of guerilla artists. Animal New York has the story. Run see it before the pigs get there. [Pic: Animal NY]
Banksy Has Not Been Arrested, And His Name Isn't Paul Horner
An internet hoax from 2013 is making the rounds again today, convincing people that the world's most notorious street artist, Banksy, has been arrested and unmasked. Don't worry, he hasn't.
"It's better to tag somewhere that already looks like crap," and other tips for not getting arrested for graffiti in New York City.
Banksy's newest NYC piece (and perhaps the last of his month-long stay here) is on the side of a warehouse in Queens. It's made out of balloons. And here is the inside story of Banksy's first NYC show a decade ago. The fuss was somewhat smaller then.
Today's new Banksy NYC piece is a robot stenciled on Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island.
Banksy's Newest NYC Installation: The Grim Reaper in a Bumper Car
At dusk, Banksy revealed the newest piece in his month-long rampage of New York City's streets: a Grim Reaper in a scythe-powered bumper car, listlessly bobbing to Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper." The installation sits at the corner of Houston and Elizabeth Streets and, according to Banksy's site, will…
Here is a thoughtful article, in the New York Post, about the "complex prestige game" that informs the New York graffiti community's disdain toward Banksy: "'Street art' is associated with whimsy and even gentrification—things the mainstream considers socially good, or at the least, nondestructive."
Artists Set Up Fake Banksy Stand in Central Park, Sell Out in an Hour
One week after Banksy tried and failed to sell his valuable works of art for $60 a piece to random passers-by in Central Park, three artists decided to set up a similar stand of Banksy canvases, but with one very crucial twist: Their wares were admittedly fake.
The newest Banksy NYC piece is on 153rd St. in the South Bronx, and already getting tagged up, naturally.
Woman Whose Pug Tinkled on Banksy's Art: "Dogs Are The Original Taggers"
On Tuesday, a ferocious vandal urinated on Banksy's flower-bursting Twin Towers stencil, as a cluster of awestruck humans watched. The culprit's name is Freddi, he's an eight-year-old pug, and his caretaker is Elisa Casas, a lifelong New Yorker who was also cast on the Sundance Channel reality show Girls Who Like Boys…
Banksy's newest NYC piece is a silhouette work in East Williamsburg. A graffiti writer who tagged the piece was "caught and beaten up."
Is This Banksy?
There are three things we know for certain: That is Banksy's truck; that is Banksy's installation; and that photo was taken at Banksy's warehouse. But one question remains: Is the man in this photo Banksy?
The newest Banksy NYC piece—a "performance/sculpture hybrid"—is outside of a McDonald's in the South Bronx.
The newest Banksy NYC piece is on a wall in Woodside, Queens.
Banksy Tried to Sell His Art Anonymously to People in Central Park
"Yesterday I set up a stall in the park selling 100% authentic original signed Banksy canvases," the renowned "spray artist" himself writes in a blog post dated October 13th. "For $60 each."
