Teaching Artist and Photographer Rachel Fawn Alban on “The Golden Life” Mural Project in Newark, NJ On my recent visit to Newark, arts educator and photographer Rachel Fawn Alban introduced me to The Golden Life, a joyous, brilliantly crafted mural project adjacent to the city’s Broad Street Station. Eager to find out more about this transformative venture, I  posed a few questions to Rachel, who created this richly radiant mural project […]
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PUSHING IT FORWARD: ILLicit Creatives Claiming Space on the Streets of Brooklyn, NYC, Part V Continuing our documentation of ILLicit Creatives claiming space on the streets of NYC, this post focuses on the unsanctioned markings that have surfaced on open spaces in Brooklyn. Featured above is Qzar, Son, Flash, Dink and more. Several additional images captured these past few weeks in a range of Brooklyn neighborhoods follow: Ecal, Abys, Zerz, and […]
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Girls on NYC Walls: Faile, Andre Trenier, Lady Pink, Cova, Ashley Hodder, BK Foxx & Bublegum The striking image featured above was fashioned by the noted duo Faile — multimedia artists Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller. It has been part of Long Island City’s visual landscape since fall, 2022. Several more images of girls currently gracing NYC walls follow: Bronx-born and bred Andre Trenier does the esteemed late African American writer Zora […]
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At Washington Walls: Humble, Vince Ballentine, Natural Eyes, Lisart, Barbtropolis, Luci, CAM, BC NBA, Rebs & More Located at 701 Washington Avenue and Clark Place in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, Washington Walls continues to host a wondrously diverse array of murals. We recently visited its current iteration, strikingly curated by community resident and leader Jeff Beler. The ingeniously fashioned mural/installation featured above is the work of Brooklyn-based Humble, who had earlier been immersed […]
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Tats Cru and Nick Walker Paint a Visual Ode to the Lower East Side A new Tats Cru mural at their usual spot on East 2nd Street off Avenue A is always a cause for celebration. And when the legendary British artist Nick Walker joins the talented native Bronx artists, it’s even more festive! The image pictured above features Bio‘s signature heart. Additional images from the newly painted mural […]
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