Dang, this city is full of a lot of energy and the streets are showing a new-found enthusiasm for art in the public sphere since getting goosed by _____________ (we can’t say that name one more time). And we have a new mayor, by the way, straight outta Brooklyn, yo. And he’s not a billionaire for the first time in 12 years and his family looks just like New York.
So here is our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring B.D. White, Chuck Berrett, Cost, Hellbent, Hot Tea, Icy & Sot, Marko93, MOR, Mr. Toll, Myth, NM Salgar, Rambo, Smart Crew, The Lurkers, and Vicki DaSilva.
Top Image >> A multi-layered hand-stencilled piece from B.D. White (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Icy & Sot for Wall Therapy. Rochester, NY 2013. (photo © Icy & Sot)
Icy & Sot for Wall Therapy. Detail. Rochester, NY 2013. (photo © Icy & Sot)
Icy & Sot for Wall Therapy. Rochester, NY 2013. (photo © Icy & Sot)
Icy & Sot for Wall Therapy. Rochester, NY 2013. (photo © Icy & Sot)
Icy & Sot At Woodward Gallery, Project Space. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hellbent wrapped an entire store in lower Manhattan just below Union Squre. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mr. Toll (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Vicki DaSilva lights the night for Le Tour Paris 13. Paris, France. (photo © Vicki DaSilva)
You wonder how the above image was accomplished? Check out this interview with the artist Vicki DaSilva, who has loved graffiti for decades and has found a way to express her appreciation for art and activism in the public sphere using her own unique approach.
A hot shot of Marko93 light writing for Le Tour Paris 13. Paris, France. (photo © Marko93)
Hot Tea says a big hello to “Banksy” in New York. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Rambo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MOR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Myth (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Lurkers with Smart Crew (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Lurkers with Smart Crew. Deatail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Lurkers with Smart Crew. Deatail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Lurkers with Smart Crew (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Cost/Invader (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Chuck Berrett/NM Salgar (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Queens, NY. October 2013 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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