The City That Gives You Lemons, Also Gives You Lemonade
New York City has mood swings. Really, really bad ones. One moment it can be sweet, seductive, nearly—dare I say it!—tranquil and the next it can be capricious, defiant, and impossibly, impenetrably...
View ArticleSilence of the Music by OSGEMEOS at Lehmann Maupin
When you arrive at 2nd Avenue and 1st Street in the East Village of New York City, you’re met with a massive yellow figure climbing out of the wall, dressed in a turned-around cap and a track...
View ArticleChasing Rainbows at the Bushwick Collective: The Ultimate Street Art...
If you’re a fan of street art, then you’re in luck. There’s no shortage of it here in New York City, and all you have to do is keep your eyes open. (Judging by how regularly people bump into me on a...
View ArticleIt’s My Party And I’ll Paint If I Want To: A Street Art Mural Party in New...
Summer in New York City is more of a feeling than a season. Even though temperatures fluctuate wildly, everyone wants to be outside. That makes it a great time for one of our favorite activities:...
View ArticleSun, Surf and Street Art: A Visit to Coney Art Walls
Coney Island is a destination whose season bookends the New York City summer. While there are the requisite roller coaster rides and bumper cars, it’s so much more than an amusement park. It’s home to...
View ArticleBlink and You’ll Miss It: Street Art Helps a Neighborhood Say Goodbye at...
Things move quickly in New York City. What’s here today may very well be gone tomorrow. You’ll wake up one morning and find this fickle city has reinvented itself overnight. Your favorite bar is now a...
View ArticleFalling in Love with Astoria, Starting with Welling Court Mural Project
Not so long ago, I sat across from a colleague at work–for the purposes of this post, let’s call him “Scott”. Scott owned an apartment in Astoria. And I used to tease Scott about his choice of...
View ArticleBird Hunting in New York City: The Audubon Mural Project
Did you go camping when you were a kid? I did. Do you have fond memories of sleeping in a tent and fishing in a lake? I don’t. Camping taught me one valuable lesson: that I hate camping. Part of it...
View ArticleA Marriage Made in Heaven: The Best Street Art and Street Food in Austin
If character is a collection of distinct qualities, Austin has character in spades. And one of the qualities we particularly loved in our recent visit to this vibrant Texas city was its embarrassing...
View ArticleBreaking Down Walls: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors by Ai Weiwei
I grew up in Malaysia then moved to the United States as a young adult. Justin trailed along while his father’s highly transient career took him all over the country in his youth. So when it came time...
View ArticleLondon’s Shoreditch is For Street Art Lovers
I’m hungry – take me to the food pairing! When people ask for advice about what to see in New York City, we tell them to visit the greatest hits: Central Park, the World Trade Center, the Empire State...
View Article48 Hours in Philly: 7 Things To Do For The Perfect Winter Getaway
It’s mid-January. You no longer have any holiday parties to attend, the novelty of your Christmas gifts have worn off, and you’re facing the daunting task of tackling your New Year’s resolutions. Throw...
View ArticleResidence Gone Rogue: A Visit to Street Art Mecca First City Project
I was recently watching one of those ingenious Southwest Airlines commercials—you know, one of the ones with the whole “Wanna Get Away?” taglines—and found myself unconsciously mouthing the words, Hell...
View ArticleNYC Icon: The Bowery Wall Mural
If you’re a street art lover, New York City is the gift that keeps on giving. You could turn the corner and find a giant mural of Mickey Mouse, or you could look down and find sidewalk art that’s...
View ArticleTag, You’re It! A Street Art Tour With Alternative Athens
It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when our street art obsession began. But New York City has been the ultimate enabler, feeding our addiction from a well that never seems to run dry. Alas, junkies are...
View ArticleMore Rainbow Chasing: 2018 Street Art Photos from The Bushwick Collective
For the past couple years, we’ve found ourselves in Brooklyn in early June, just as the summer has begun in earnest. It’s no coincidence that it happens to be around the time of The Bushwick...
View ArticleHow to Spend a Day in Long Island City, Queens
We always get excited when visitors start to spend time in New York City’s neighborhoods, because that’s when they discover how wonderfully schizophrenic the city is. There are so many pockets with...
View ArticleBird Hunting in New York City: The Audubon Mural Project
Did you go camping when you were a kid? I did. Do you have fond memories of sleeping in a tent and fishing in a lake? I don’t. Camping taught me one valuable lesson: that I hate camping. Part of it...
View ArticleA Marriage Made in Heaven: The Best Street Art and Street Food in Austin
If character is a collection of distinct qualities, Austin has character in spades. And one of the qualities we particularly loved in our recent visit to this vibrant Texas city was its embarrassing...
View ArticleBreaking Down Walls: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors by Ai Weiwei
I grew up in Malaysia then moved to the United States as a young adult. Justin trailed along while his father’s highly transient career took him all over the country in his youth. So when it came time...
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