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“All Talk” and then some at Pandemic

Posted on 02/16/2012 by Luna Park| Leave a comment

Gabriel Specter (all photos by Luna Park)

I promise it’s not just all talk, but the evening of Friday the 17th is shaping up to be very busy with no less than 3 quality shows set to open. After hitting Snowblind at Klughaus in Chinatown and Inside Out featuring Cake and Don Pablo Pedro at Mighty Tanaka in Dumbo, I’ll end the night with “All Talk” at Pandemic. I don’t want to spoil any surprises, so I leave you with just a taste of what’s in store at Pandemic. Listen up: it’s going to be a good night for graffiti culture, so don’t miss out.

Jenna Hicock

Jesse Edwards x Jesus Saves

Noh J Coley

Merk

"All Talk"

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Revisiting Domino

Posted on 02/02/2012 by Luna Park| Leave a comment

Domino Sugar Factory (photo by Luna Park)

This April it’ll be two years ago that Adek, Jade, Haeler, Chew and Nekst brazenly hit the Domino Sugar Factory on the Brooklyn waterfront, christening a spot that would soon be hit by the likes of Smart Crew, Aones, and many others. Though there hasn’t been much in the way of high profile hits on the factory tower, the brick buildings on the north side of the complex have seen several more recent additions. Gufe did a massive piece (visible even from Manhattan) and soon got some company from the likes of rollers by Phonoh, Inkhead and Sye5. I recently walked along the East River on the Lower East Side and caught some flicks of the whole Domino complex from across the river with my telephoto zoom lens.

East River Waterfront (photo by Luna Park)

Gufe x Phonoh x Inkhead (photo by Luna Park)

Phonoh x Inkhead x Sye5 (photo by Luna Park)

BTH x ET x Ski x Che (photo by Luna Park)

Gufe et al (photo by Luna Park)

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Rate’s Rats

Posted on 01/23/2012 by Luna Park| Leave a comment

Rate (photo by Luna Park)

It struck me recently that a number of Rate’s rats have vanished. While he’s also capable of some impressive letters (you can view my Flickr set of his work here), I’ve long been partial to his rats on the streets. They consistently injected a much-needed element of mischievous humor into the mix – coming across a Rate rat in the cut always made my day. I know I shouldn’t take it personally when long-running walls disappear, but I can’t help but pause and sigh at every newly buffed wall – with each new coat of buff paint, a little bit of NYC character dies. As a reminder of better times, I’ve selected some Rate classics to share with you.

Rate (photo by Luna Park)

Days x I Spy x Rate (photo by Luna Park)

Rate Deth Kult (photo by Luna Park)

Rate x Ojas (photo by Luna Park)

Trackside Rate (photo by Luna Park)

Double Rate (photo by Luna Park)

Rate x Yolk x Muk123 x NB? (photo by Luna Park)

Cecs x Rate (photo by Luna Park)

Rate Cry Baby (photo by Luna Park)

Rate x Zyre x Weird Sih (photo by Luna Park)

Hell No! Rate (photo by Luna Park)

It's Not Safe! Rate (photo by Luna Park)

Rate TV (photo by Luna Park)

Rate x Muk123 (photo by LUna Park)

Rate (photo by Luna Park)

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ESPO’s Train to Always

Posted on 01/10/2012 by Luna Park| 1 Comment

ESPO's latest Brooklyn Love Letter (photo by Luna Park)

Ever the witty punster, Stephen Powers has declared that “All is Fare in Love & Brooklyn” for this, his latest, subway-themed Love Letter to Brooklyn. Check out more in this series here and here.

Brooklyn Love Letter (photo by Luna Park)

Brooklyn Love Letter (photo by Luna Park)

Brooklyn Love Letter (photo by Luna Park)

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All I Need is More ESPO

Posted on 10/06/2011 by Luna Park| 1 Comment

ESPO in progress (photo by Luna Park)

Steve Powers continues his Downtown Brooklyn beautification project… God knows the Fulton Street Mall needs it.

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NohJ Coley’s Family Matters

Posted on 10/05/2011 by Becki Fuller| Leave a comment

Mother Knows Best by NohJ Coley (photo by Becki Fuller)

NohJ Coley continues with his seemingly ceaseless drive to bring his work to the streets, from Los Angeles for BSA’s “Street Art Saved My Life”, to Brooklyn, then off to Albany for the Living Walls Festival, and finally back to Brooklyn once again.  His latest large-scale works of latex on craft paper appear to be exploring family issues and dynamics, from home life to the obligatory family vacation.

Mother Knows Best by NohJ Coley detail (photo by Becki Fuller)

Mother Knows Best by NohJ Coley detail (photo by Becki Fuller)

Mother Knows Best by NohJ Coley (photo by Becki Fuller)

Pescatarian by Coley (photo by Becki Fuller)

Pescatarian by Coley (photo by Becki Fuller)

Pescatarian by Coley detail (photo by Becki Fuller)

Pescatarian by Coley (photo by Becki Fuller)

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Spreading Love to Downtown Brooklyn One Letter At A Time

Posted on 09/15/2011 by Luna Park| 3 Comments

ESPO Love Letters (photo by Luna Park)

I made a quick trip to Downtown Brooklyn early this morning to see the progress on ESPO’s newest Love Letters. Head on over to WYNC for the lowdown (plus a quote from yours truly). We’ll keep you posted when the project is complete.

ESPO (photo by Luna Park)

ESPO Love Letters in progress (photo by Luna Park)

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Oh, Noh? Oh, Yes!

Posted on 09/09/2011 by Luna Park| 2 Comments

Noh J Coley (all photos by Luna Park)

Barely skipping a beat after having spent part of his summer out on the West Coast, Noh J Coley returns to the streets of Brooklyn with three exquisitely detailed, new wheatpastes inspired by his time in Los Angeles.

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An Elbow-Toe Grows in Brooklyn

Posted on 09/06/2011 by Luna Park| 1 Comment

Elbow-Toe (all photos by Luna Park)

Upon my return from Berlin, I was very pleased to see that Elbow-Toe had emerged from his studio and put up a slew of new pieces in Brooklyn. Fans of the artist will recognize some of the images below as old favorites (and the very astute will also recognize some of the locations from previous installations). But two of the pieces, including this giant, sunflower image, titled A Study In Fecundity, are brand new.

Continuing with the botanical theme, The Eye of Fatima is a new linocut on newsprint.

“The Shack” sees some new action with a piece last seen in Manhattan in 2007.

Last but not least, a phoenix arises out of the ashes of a skull…

Let us know in the comments if you spot any other new pieces.

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New Cake in Brooklyn

Posted on 08/13/2011 by Becki Fuller| Leave a comment

Cake (photo by Becki Fuller)

We haven’t seen a lot of work on the street from the Brooklyn based artist Cake lately, but when she gets up, she sure does make it count!  A few new pieces of hers recently popped up in Red Hook, which I must say has been in desperate need of some artistic beautification.  All are hand painted, with one being a smaller, more intimate piece that has been more typical of her work on the street.  The other two are no less delicate and esoteric, but definitely show that she is pushing at boundaries with the size of her pieces.

For those on the west coast who can’t see her work here in person, Cake is one of the featured artists in ‘Street Art Saved My Life’ presented by Brooklyn Street Art and Thinkspace at C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice, CA.  She’ll also be participating in Living Walls: Albany, a city wide art & urban education conference from September 16-18th.

Cake (photo by Becki Fuller)

Cake x Goya x Harsh (photo by Becki Fuller)

Cake (photo by Becki Fuller)

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