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Village Works: A Bookstore Preserving New York’s Cultural Heartbeat
Since the early 1980s, Joseph Sheridan, owner of Village Works, has stood back and witnessed bookstores disappear from the streets of Manhattan. Post-COVID while New York slowly opened up again, Sheridan seized the opportunity and decided to open his bookstore, Village Works. Sheridan’s bookstore, now located at 12 Saint Marks Place, runs through the heart of the East Village. Sheridan’s collection of books curates the store with a specialization in New York City culture from the perspective of The Village.
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Stikman – Life in the Concrete Jungle
Who is stikman’s incognito creator? Fans and collectors have wondered for decades. Very little is known. UP Magazine has some answers for you in case you’ve been wondering about the artist yourself! On Saturday, November 18th – stikman is having a pop-up show at Skewville in Bushwick, Brooklyn. And on Sunday Novmeber 19th, there will be a stikman Scavenger hunt, hosted by Shooters Street Art!
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City of Kings at Howl!: Renewing the Faith of Graffiti
City of Kings, the new show at Howl! Happening and Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive, is curated by first generation graffiti artist Al Diaz and highlights the history of graffiti from the earliest name tags to today.
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Is Freemans Alley About to Go Commercial?
After decades as the Lower East Side’s go-to open air art gallery, Freeman Alley is facing pressure to go commercial. Not if the LES street art community has anything to say about it.
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From Venus To The East Village: Lady Pink Rewrites Graffiti Herstory
Christina interviews graffiti legend Lady Pink to discuss her solo show Graffiti Herstory, on view at the Museum of Graffiti in Miami until May 20th.
