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Downtown Calling trailer

I just caught wind of this film by Shan Nicholson called Downtown Calling about the rise of hip-hop, club, and street art culture in the 1970′s and 1980′s. At the time, NYC was in economic turmoil but amidst all that … Continue reading

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All City Writers

This is the first I’m hearing of this book called All City Writers that documents the spread of graffiti from New York City to Europe in the 80′s and 90′s. From the looks of it, this seems like a must-have … Continue reading

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Graffiti street art proposal

Graffiti Proposal from PR!MO on Vimeo. Jessica and Shannon got engaged recently over some street art made by graffiti artist Ack!. Cute!

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Exit Through The Gift Shop

I saw this film last night with Yelena and it was incredibly funny. This whole time, I thought the film was about Banksy but it’s actually a film by Banksy that’s more about this other artist known as Mr. Brainwash … Continue reading

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Sidewalk Battle: New Yorkers vs Tourists

Photo: Mike Segar/Reuters The City of New York has recently introduced segregated sidewalks for New Yorkers and Tourists. Beginning today, all tourists must stay to the right on sidewalks especially if they intend to stop every few feet to take … Continue reading

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Shepard Fairey's May Day mural falls victim to graffiti

I’m sure it’s no surprise to Shepard Fairey, but there’s some humor in seeing Shepard Fairey’s May Day piece get totally tagged. The circle of street art continues… Thanks Grotesk for the photo.

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