The Lower East Side

It's no question that the Lower East Side has been going through some major changes for over the last ten years and more. People have seen it coming--if you haven't seen this documentary on new york legend Clayton Patterson on the conversion of the Lower East Side and East Village into a yuppy and hipster playground, go out and watch it now!

This is one of the elegant newly built giant parking lots in the area.

It's actually on the same block as Clayton Patterson's die-hard gallery and home. It's also behind a bunch of huge condo buildings and hotels that have gone up in the last couple of years. That bill board is looking mighty empty!
R.I.P. That Gate on Rivington. Alot of gates and walls on Essex seem to have gotten the buff recently. Bummer. Props to the dudes out there still putting in work.

Since shit's getting painted over, we decided to take a little photo excursion to try and preserve some of what's up right now and what's still riding.

Party's Over!


Cah-Beezy!

















And old REVS tag still holding down the block.














And here's a couple of oldies but goodies!


Sorry if we left anybody out,
Props to the ones out there putting in work, don't sleep y'all!

GAIA

Street artist GAIA released this new video that records the observations of passers-by while they walk by of one of his figurative paste-ups in Baltimore.


Wow, that property owner is super expressive about his opinion of graffiti on his property.

Artist Statement:
The focus of this short film is not the piece itself, but the people who encounter the work. All of the participants attend art school in Baltimore. Each person was asked to explain the formal elements of the piece and then allowed to expound on whatever interpretation or ethics of illegal work on the street that they saw fit.
The piece is part of a series of conversations with different individuals from socioeconomic levels/stratospheres. Hopefully, it presents the viewer with the instability of such assumptions in language/education/class.

We're assuming it's this piece they're looking at minus the urban environment, what do you think?


You can check out GAIA's work in it's more natural settings here: gaiastreetart

Writers Bench Project

Since the M.T.A. doesn’t appreciate the historical significance of the subway graffiti movement and in most cases refuses to even acknowledge it, this new “unsanctioned project” that utilizes the “camouflage of design to lend stature and authority to the Writer’s Bench at 149th St and Grand Concourse” is not only fitting, but in many cases necessary.

Artists Erik Burke and Yale Wolf have been putting up faux SubTalk posters in stations and even installed a plaque at the legendary Writer’s Bench, the focal point for graffiti artists during the early years where they would meet up to compare notes, trade flicks, swap stories, and show off blackbooks. The illegal, but educational campaign is an interesting method to recapture and broadcast such an important piece of New York City history.

VIA: animalnewyork.com

OUTSIDERS NY

OUTSIDERS - NEW YORK

A group show taking place in the Bowery District of New York City opening 26th September 2008. The show runs for at least 2 weeks, featuring work from around 20 artists including Faile, Antony Micallef, Vhils, Conor Harrington, Paul Insect, Bast, Miranda Donovan, JR, Jonathan Yeo, and many more.

282-284 BOWERY, NEW YORK NEW YORK, 10012
Private View: Thursday the 25th of September, 6pm
Public Viewing Friday 26th (for 2 weeks)
Lazarides Gallery ~
ukstreetart.co.uk: Lazarides descends on NYC with The Outsiders

Sept 13th: Aiko Solo Show @ Brooklynite Gallery

With special performance by Soul Sonic force!

brooklynitegallery.com

DZINE: THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE

@ Deitch Studios on the East River

Deitch Studios is pleased to announce the first New York exhibition of the work of Dzine. The Beautiful Struggle will feature four new paintings, which combine the mandalic and psychedelic imagery that emerge from his meditative painting process as well as new sculptures exploring the middle ground between Chicano lowrider street culture and contemporary art.

Date: Sep 7th - Oct 18th
Address: 4-40 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY

Huge Indy Internet Radio Jam

This Saturday!

Sponserd by Turntable Lab and East Village Radio.
Can't make it to the seaport on September 6th LISTEN LIVE to the festival streamed all day at eastvillageradio.com.

Stamina 2008 at the Whitney

NYC downtown artist Agathe Snow has created one of her "Environments" for the Whitney Biannual. Stamina 2008 is a week-long, 24-hour-a-day dance party marathon that is in it's final hours tonight.

Architect and designer Christian Wassmann collaborated with Agathe Snow to create the DJ booth. Peep the crazy DJ lineup for the past week:

Matthew Higgs, Spencer Sweeny, Ben & Manderson, No Ordinary Monkey, Chris Mexican, Meagan & Melanie, DJ spun, A-Ron The Downtown Don, Barr (Car Clutch), Roxy Oxy Cottontail, Free Simon, Run & Tug, Harvey, Rich, Tim & Dan (Philly), Oskar (Sweden), Hanna Liden, Stephane S., Morten, Gardar, Oliver & Dominic (Touch of Class), Julia Burlingham, Shayne (Voguers), Renata & Nicky Castro (Brazil), Theodore Fivel (France), Mark Gonzales, Henry, Adi & Angela (Asfour), Michael Portnoy, Andy Spade, Michal & Shoppy, A.R.E. Weapons, Steven, Aurelie & Boy (France), Adam Brenner (England), Frankie, Paul S., Simon O’Conner, Raina Hamne, Mike Fellows, Matt Creed, Rachel Chandler, Lissy Trullie, Leo Fitzpatrick, Taka, Marcus, Matt Damhave & Brian Degraw, Dash Snow, Jack Walls, Ben Cho, Nate Lowman

Cai Guo-Qiang at the Guggenheim

Cai Guo-Qiang's Mid Career retrospective: I want to Believe, Cai’s largest installation to date is currently at the Guggenheim.
Flying wolves! It Looks Amazing.

Fire Extinguishers

Great for saving lives (among other things).


Bansky

Graffiti Research Lab

The people over at Graffiti Research labs are always coming up with new and innovative ways to get up!
What!?

JK5 Opening Party

JK5 OPENING PARTY, Tonight @ THE MISHKA POP-UP SHOP FROM 6-10pm! Mishka NYC will be releasing their new JK5Collection, a colab with artist JK5. Sucklord of Suckadelic is creating a limited edition Kreactivader figure for the opening.



Mishka Pop-Up Shop
218 Bedford Avenue (entrance on N. 5 th)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
L Train to Bedford Ave.

Main Threat

AP photo by David Karp
Pipe bomb explosion at New York Army Recruiting center in Times Square NYC. Near 4 am, a hooded bicyclist planted a pipe bomb that did only structural damage at the military recruitment center at 43rd and Broadway.

Goes to show the tighter the grip the government puts on it's people, the will of the strong will show. No matter how much they want us to be computers for the "greater" good, human nature will surface. The majority may fall in line, but as history shows there will always be those who are brave enough to counter act. Be free! (Note: we do not condone violence, but do support protest.)

Written by Master Po

This Thursday: We Are Supervision

This Thursdy, March 6th in NYC street art collective WE ARE SUPEVISION, a creative project based out of Chicago, is having an an art show.



To RSVP email: tqxsv@complex.com

Oh and don't forget HAMBURGER EYES this Thursday.