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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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Miss Van and her Ever-Evolving Muses
Miss Van, the French-born street-artist-turned-fine-art-painter, sat down for an exclusive interview with UP Magazine during which she discussed her art, her career, state of street art and her solo show at Harman Projects.
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A History of the Bowery Wall [Icons Preview]
A deep dive into the history of one of the Lower East Side’s most iconic, legendary, and infamous wall spaces, featuring an exclusive interview with its curator, Jessica Goldman. This article will appear in our upcoming Issue 5: Icons.
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MushArcana: The Metamorphosis of ButterflyMush
UP Mag catches up with Butterfly Mush about her newest artistic venture, Mush Arcana, a tarot deck love letter New York, and the latest stage of her career.
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Ashley Miah: Candy for the Culture
Jomani Danielle spoke to Ashley Miah, a native New Yorker who uses colorful cartoon characters influenced by everything from bodegas to tarot decks to preserve the pre-gentrification New York culture she loves so much.
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Eye Sticker Has Seen it All
In the next installment of Maddie Katz’s interviews with pioneering female sticker artists, she talks to Eye Sticker, whose one-of-a-kind hot pink stickers and tags are equal parts humorous and powerful.
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SacSix: Enter the Void
Thursday, March 3, SacSix’s new collection at Sour Mouse, “Enter the Void,” will open. Editor-in-chief T.K. Mills interviews the veteran street artist about what makes this exhibition special.
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Photo Recap: Dead City Punx at East River Amphitheatre
On Saturday, July 24th, Los Angeles band Dead City Punx performed for their first time in NYC at a DIY show at the East River Amphitheatre on the Lower East Side. Back in May 8, 2021, DCP was part of a record breaking hardcore punk show that occurred under the 110 freeway in Los Angeles that attracted over 1,500 people. Making it the largest turnout for an unauthorized show up to date in LA.
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NYC Art League – Spring Season 2021 Recap
NYC Art League - Spring Season 2021 RecapPhotos by Jeanelle Folkes Background The concept for the NYC Art League began with Sour Mouse co-curator, Bree Chapin, who had the idea to put together an art battle to promote the venue. Sour Mouse had opened its door late-fall 2020, and as was the case with many…
