Inviting Neighbors to Paint Your Walls, Paweł Althamer at New Museum
One of the electrifying aspects of Street Art for many people is the prospect that public space can actually be a place to create within. There is something about the hand-rendered painting or tag tha...

Christian Omodeo on "The Man Who Stole Banksy" & Its Streaming Release
In 2007 the anonymous graffiti artist Banksy painted a series of political works around Palestine. Later there was a mad scramble by people to cut them down and to sell them to the highest bidder...

The Courage to Speak His Piece. "Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure" Opens in NYC
Scholarship about the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat since his death in 1988 has been extensive. With dozens of books written, world-class museums have organized exhibitions about his work, including t...

Henry Chalfant: Art vs. Transit, 1977-1987 Opens at Bronx Museum
It wasn’t a fait accompli that Henry Chalfant was going to capture an entire graffiti train in late 1970s New York. He needed to devise a technique and plan his attack. In much the same way t...

Swoon in Studio : A Warm Welcome on a Cold Night
A visit to Swoon’s studio is a full immersion into her passions; meditations on humanity, the process of collaboration, and sculptures you can inhabit. In the rustic warm light of a triple height cav...