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PUSHING IT FORWARD: ILLicit Creatives Claiming Space on the Streets of Manhattan, Part II

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In this ninth post in our new series , PUSHING IT FORWARD — featuring ILLicit creatives claiming space on NYC streets — we return to Manhattan. Pictured above are Wombat , ZigZag and Toney. Several more Manhattan images by ILLicit creatives follow: Layne UWONT MQ Ost, Lex and Ansotto Eok, 2DX Dase 429  Zesto Bat – Ola , Abys , Show2, & OFace Post by the  Pushing It Forward Collective by lois via Street Art NYC from Graffiti Bremen und Mehr ! Streetart auf Papier und Online https://ift.tt/hG4YWNx

CREWLEAKS: RIOT GIRL ATTACK

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Crew: RGA (Riot Girl Attack) Founded: In the middle of summer 2017, in İzmir. Country: Türkiye. Original members: Jaku , Rikid , Hemon . Current members: idem. Philosophy: Bond of sisterhood and the merging of different styles. Tradition: Fast bombing nights meeting up after not seeing each other for a long time. Collective memory: The early days of the crew, we were in Izmir, we were painting the metro together for the first time. It was a very dark environment, and it was difficult to see anything. We didn't even take our glasses. One of us looked up and saw a man standing still, pointing at us. We keep and eye on the man for a while and then continued painting. The strange thing was that the man did not move and kept pointing at us. We were stressed and couldn't understand. We finished quickly and went out, and realized that it was not a human but a statue of Atatürk . Bullshit funny moment ahaha. And another: one day we were bombing, early in the morning.

WHAT YOU CAN’T MISS FROM THE HISTORIC BEYOND THE STREETS EXHIBITION IN LONDON

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After successful exhibitions in Los Angeles and New York, Beyond the Streets touches down in the British capital with a historic event. A journey through the history of graffiti and urban art by means of a dizzying selection of artists ranging from the New York pioneers to the contemporary street bombers of the London scene. The ultimate showcase for graffiti, street art and more. Beyond The Street London: from February 17th to May 9th, 2023 No more and no less than the renowned and distinguished Saatchi Gallery in London has stepped up to receive Roger Gastman 's ambitious project, Beyond the Streets. The magnificent Kings Road palace is the setting in which the history of graffiti has been reviewed —actually making history and writing a new page in the international dissemination and promotion of art linked to “graffiti writing.” “ The story of graffiti and street art can’t be told without highlighting the significant role London, and the UK in general played in revolut

Faces in NYC Open Spaces: Jorit, Toofly, Muebon, Blanco, Vince Ballentine, Albertus Joseph and Lexi Bella

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Pictured above is a segment from Italian artist Jorit ‘s superb visual ode to hip-hop legend KRS-One . Several more images of faces that have surfaced on NYC public spaces in the past few months follow: Ecuadorian artist Toofly in Astoria, Queens with the Welling Court Mural Project Thailand-based MUEBON in Bushwick with JMZ Walls Self-taught Cuban American artist Blanco on the Lower East Side Brooklyn-based Vince Ballentine in Prospect Heights with Underhill Walls NYC-born, NJ-based Albertus Joseph in the Bronx with Boone Avenue Walls Brooklyn-based Lexi Bella at First Street Green Art Park Photo credit: Lois Stavsky by lois via Street Art NYC from Graffiti Bremen und Mehr ! Streetart auf Papier und Online https://ift.tt/TVguMBZ

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