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Park Avenue’s Tunnel Vision
The section of the fabled street just below 42nd Street, where Grand Central blocks the road forcing traffic to go around via the Park Avenue viaduct, is among Manhattan’s busiest pedestrian thoroughfares. The perfect place for some art. That’s exactly what Patrons of Park Avenue (POPA) had in mind when they started featuring art installations on the Park Avenue Malls. Yes, even Park Avenue has its underground, quite literally, and this one has a distinct downtown edge to it. Read Scott Orr’s account of what happens under Park Avenue.
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Two Sides of Paul Richard
Paul Richard, the artist New Yorkers love for his sidewalk drip-paintings, brings his fine-art portraiture and other works to the new Street Art Suite on the 44th floor of Soho’s Dominick Hotel.
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Jona Nati’s Bilateral Mandellic Resonances
Jona Nati’s art incorporates “bilateral mandellic resonances,” reflecting harmony in the natural world and a deep journey through spirituality.
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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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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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How Smetsky’s Vividly Coloured Art Fights the Darkness of Reality
Russian-born, Brooklyn-raised artist Smetsky shares the inspiration behind his bright murals, drips, stars, and other street pieces. No stranger to poverty, hustle culture, and online criticism, he is still determined to spread positivity and unify people through art in the face of everyday darkness.
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Artists Reflect on Bringing Grief to Life for INERTIA • c a t h a r s i s
After a wildly successful opening night, IndividualActivist, Kar Part, Chris RWK, and Amy Smith reflect on their pieces in Rachael N. Clark’s “tapestry of grief” show, INERTIA • c a t h a r s i s. The show remains on view in Portland, OR, until May 29th.
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Vandal and Art in Ad Places Co-Founder Caroline Caldwell on Taking Up Space
“You always learn who you are by bumping up against boundaries, and finding out where you don’t fit” is how Brooklyn-based street artist Caroline Caldwell describes her work. Learn more about this hell-raising wall painter and the things that influence her unique art.
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Stickermaul on How to See a City Differently
In her final interview with iconic New York sticker artists, Maddie Katz sits down with Stickermaul to talk about keeping things in perspective and using humor and magazine clippings to stay positive in a changing city.
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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.
