May 2012
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Flashback Friday - Red Grooms
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Look closely at this photo. Do you see it? That’s a woman in the background. In photos, Red Groom’s work may look like shoebox-sized dioramas, but they are actually life-sized...
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AVONE at Essex Street
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This Week in Instagram
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Be He-Man
Thanks to Pat Molloy for the photo!
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Underground Poetry - Slowly
By Anonymous
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Occupy Subway Art 2
All photos by Jowy Romano
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This Week in Instagram
With the sudden explosion of users on Instagram, I’ve decided to start a new feature called “This Week in Instagram”. The idea is to spotlight some of the awesome subway art getting posted there. If you dabble with the ‘gram, take this opportunity to discover/follow some super cool artists and photographers!
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Guest City: London - Watercolor by Ambika...
Check out Ambika’s blog.
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April 2012
4 posts
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Fun with Wet Paint Signs - Dry Rapper Edition
A mix of some of our favorite wet paint sign anagrams.
Photo by Brayden Olsen
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Flashback Friday: Reginald Marsh
Reginald Marsh, Why Not Use the “L”?, 1930
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Introducing Subpixel
The folks over at F.A.T. have developed a new tool in the fight against irksome, uninteresting subway advertisements. Meet Sub Pixel, a custom slicing tool made from laser-cut acrylic, rubber bands and nine razor blades.
From fffff.at:
In two quick swipes, it transforms a small patch of subway advertisement from a “one-way, unending flow of shit” into an 8×8 grid of pixel stickers, ready for...
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The Artist's Commute - Peter Bulow
Sketching people on the subway shouldn’t be a foreign idea to readers of Subway Art Blog. Artist and psychiatrist Peter Bulow takes this concept to the next level. Dr. Bulow makes clay sculptures based on people he sees on his commute.
In an interview with NY1, he describes his experiences sculpting on the subway:
It’s thrilling. I feel like I’m connecting with people somehow,...
March 2012
12 posts
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Enzo and Nio / Jilly Ballistic Collaboration
Meet “The Bride,” a new collaboration by artist duo Enzo & Nio and subway artist Jilly Ballistic. According to Jilly’s flickr, the gun-toting newlywed lives in the Church Ave-bound G train platform at Nassau Ave.
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Free Subway Rides Courtesy of OWS
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No free rides? Occupy Wall Street disagrees. Members of the movement claimed responsibility for chaining open the emergency exits at 20 subway stations this morning.
Members also posted the service advisory posters pictured above;...
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Flashback Friday: John Sloan
John Sloan, Reading in the Subway, 1926
Her feet beneath her petticoat
Like little mice peeped in and out,
As if they feared the light.
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Bending Sounds by Tim Sessler
This beautiful, eerie video is making its way around the NYC blogosphere today. Freelance filmmaker Tim Sessler sways and swerves his camera through the subway, floating the viewer through space like a ghost. The ambient sounds of the subway are familiar, yet dream-like, magnifying the haunting quality of this video. Also, since when is the subway lit so beautifully? Bravo Mr. Sessler, you are a...
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DICKCHICKEN at the Museum of Sex
I visited the Museum of Sex this weekend to check out an exhibition called F*CK ART. Hanging right by the entrance was street artist DICKCHICKEN’s take on the subway map-as-a-phallus theme. The rest of the show is just as awesome. Cassius Fouler has a playfully perverse wall piece entitled We’re F*cked, which depicts food items and sex organs in his unique iconographic style....
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Regret Project
I came very close to walking right by this subway art outside the Subway Bar in Williamsburg. “I regret not doing more street art,” it says. Upon visiting the website mentioned on the repurposed ad, I learned all about the Regret Project, whose mission is to turn your greatest regret into street art. From regretproject.org:
So the idea of the project is simple. You tell me your...
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Introducing Graff Cal NYC
Writing this blog has turned me into an avid follower of graffiti and street art culture here in NYC. I enjoy checking out new work and meeting artists, so I try and make it to as many exhibitions and other events as I can. It’s not as easy as it sounds, though. As hard as I try to find out about them, I find myself missing things only because I never heard about them. There is no unified...
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Flashback Friday: John Conn
Throughout the Subway’s history there have photographers whose work incomparably embodies the spirit of New York City at a given time. One such photographer was John Conn.
While working as a freelance photographer in the late 1970s Conn captured a unique part of New York’s history. His iconic black and white photos depict an underground covered in graffiti and plagued by crime....
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Infotainment
This ad alteration was caught by ANIMALNewYork yesterday. No word on wether the Poster Boy movement is behind it, but we have a hunch!
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February 2012
8 posts
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Black Book: NOXER x DAM GIRL
I originally met NOXER and DAM GIRL through another member of the NYC graff crew DOD (Department of Defense). The crew’s refined style comes from decades of experience in the game. NOXER alone has been writing graffiti for a total of 23 years. He is probably most well known for his appearance in the bombing documentary, State Your Name.
More DOD after the jump.
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Flashback Friday: Howard Thain
Howard Thain, Grand Central Station, N.Y.C., 1927
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Black Book: OPTIMO NYC
Today I’m experimenting with a new feature i’m calling Black Book. For each entry in this series, I’ll show another page in my own book of graffiti signatures and talk a little about the artist. For the first, I’d like to talk about NYC graffiti writer OPTIMO aka WERDS aka NO SLEEP.
OPTIMO’s distinctive top hat character can be found on walls all throughout NYC. I...
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Superman to the Rescue
These new alteration-friendly Mad Men ads have been making rounds on all the New York blogs. I flicked some new ones to add to the mix, including this subtle-but-awesome Superman version.
More after the jump!
Head ‘splode.
Sk8r Men
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Flashback Friday: Mark Rothko
Mark Rothko, Untitled Subway, 1937
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Roberta Thorn's Latest
The latest work by sticker artist Roberta Thorn plays on the MTA’s favorite fear phrase. Look for these stuck up slices of goodness in a station near you.
Photos courtesy the artist.
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Flashback Friday: Charlotte Johnson Wahl
Charlotte Johnson Wahl, Subway NYC, 1994
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January 2012
4 posts
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Subway Artist Profile: Richard Estes
Richard Estes, The L Train, 2009
From Wikipedia
Richard Estes is an American artist, best known for his photorealist paintings. The paintings generally consist of reflective, clean, and inanimate city and geometric landscapes. He is regarded as one of the founders of the international photo-realist movement of the late 1960s, with such painters as Ralph Goings, Chuck Close, and Duane Hanson....
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Poster Boy's Latest
PB takes a crack at Bedford Ave hipsters in his latest mashup. Pay Poster Boy a visit on flickr!
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The Artist's Commute - Christopher Pace
It’s my pleasure to introduce you to the work of artist/designer Christopher Pace. Like other artists I’ve spotlighted in this feature, Chris makes portraits of people on the subway. His process, though, is unlike that of anyone I’ve interviewed before. Chris’ portraits are digital, made pixel by pixel on his phone in a video game-esque style.
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UR New York's Own Art Cards
Have you ever been annoyed by how boring the MTA’s ‘art cards’ are? (those long art posters inside the newer subway cars) I certainly have. Graffiti writers turned art collective UR New York have made it their mission to make some art cards that are more reflective of the city the are supposed to represent.
UR went to the MTA firstâthey approached the Arts For Transit...
December 2011
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PAONE at Avenue U
Some graff I caught on the Q line.
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Guest City: Beantown - MBTA Dispatcher Decks the...
A transit employee was responsible for this awesome prank on the red line in Boston. Unfortunately, the MTBA had said they were going to reprimand the employee. Have some holiday spirit MBTA! Check out this article on The Globe for more info.
Thanks to @Trabant on Twitter for sharing!
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Home for the Holidays
This week is your last chance to check out Home for the Holidays, the inaugural exhibition of downtown’s Klughaus Gallery. With a focus on graffiti and identity, the group show features some well-established writers like FAUST and KATSU. Check out the official site for the full roster and visiting info. The show closes on the 31st, so don’t wait!
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Christmas Eve at Broadway Junction
This is the amazing sight that I saw on my way home for the holidays while waiting for the Canarsie-bound L train.
Merry Christmas!
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