Yoshitomo Nara should not be underestimated.
The NY Post reports that on his way home after installing his current solo show at Marianne Boesky in Chelsea, Nara was accosted by the NYPD allegedly struggling briefly with officers before eventually being “charged with resisting arrest, making graffiti, criminal mischief, possession of graffiti tools and damaging property” for […]
March 13th, 2009
Categories: Asian, Graffiti, East Village, Arrest, Chelsea, Japan, New York, Celebrity, Art Star, Opening . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: Comments Off
If you’re in New York this weekend, there is no shortage of art-related events to immerse yourself in. Here are three worth checking out:
Electric Windows - May 17-18
24 street artists converge in Beacon, NY, for live painting and the installation of their work on the exterior of a 19th century factory building. It’s worth the […]
May 14th, 2008
Categories: Music, Graffiti, Urban, DUMBO, Installation, Festival, Group Show, New York, Design, Lecture, Painting . Author: lynette c . Comments: No Comments
Less than two weeks after a successful showing at auction, Banksy once again explodes onto headlines, allegedly unmasked, working, and on camera. The Times Online (UK) reports that a passerby was able to take a camera-phone snapshot of the man who had extended the street’s double yellow line into the flower you see pictured, as […]
November 9th, 2007
Categories: British, Graffiti, Urban, Art Star, Celebrity, Controversy, London, Painting . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments