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Remembering Phase 2 Through His Final Writings
Phase 2 (Michael Lawrence Marrow) was an early innovator of the Aerosol Art movement, as well as a prominent writer in 1970’s subway writing era and impresario of hip hop culture. After his passing in 2019, he left behind Prafodivi, an eclectic collection of writing about his experiences.
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Press Release: KURT BOONE HOLDS ARTISTS TALKS FOR JERSEY CITY MURAL FESTIVAL
Author / photographer / Kurt Boone has announced two March 2022 artist talks in conjunction with his “Photographs of Jersey City Mural Festival“ exhibition now on display at the Commuter Gallery located at the Journal Square PATH station in New Jersey.
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Phillips: 1970S / GRAFFITI / TODAY
Phillips Gallery, an ultra-luxury art space at 432 Park, is now exhibiting work by graffiti and street art legends. Kurt Boone interviews Arnold Lehman, the curator and the man who made it happen.
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Optimo/Say No Sleep and Muffin Man Exhibition at All City Legends
A photo review of the dual exhibition by Optimo and Muffin Man at All City Legends in Harlem, NYC.
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UP Magazine 2021 Editor’s Choice
Our year end Editor’s Choice list of our favorite articles and artists.
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#WIP-Artists at Work: Miami Mural Festival 2021
This photojournalism piece focuses on the 1st Annual Miami Mural Festival, held from November 30 – December 5, 2021 during Miami Art Week. Produced by Mana Public Arts in collaboration with the Museum Of Graffiti and The Bushwick Collective, artists were invited and commissioned to cover the Wynwood Arts District in a new coat of paint.
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COPE2 at One Art Space
COPE2 at One Art SpacePhotographs by Kurt Boone One Art Space is pleased to present the exhibition “Greatness” with the internationally graffiti artist and abstract painter, Cope 2, who has his roots in the Bronx and has been writing graffiti since the late 1970s. Exhibiting Cope 2’s collection of abstract paintings that experiment with color and merge into the realms of graffiti and collage, it… -
Kase 2 Tribute Memorial
On August 14, 2021 a group of aerosol art artists gather to remember and to paint a memorial tribute mural to Kase 2 – The King Of Style in the Bronx, New York.
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Bang It! Mural Meet 2021
A photo essay from the Bang It! Mural Meet 2021 Festival.