Black Lives Matter Mural
On Thursday, July 9, 2020, New Yorkers and Mayor Bill de Blasio came with paint and brushes. They painted ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in large yellow letters. During the next few weeks or so, the mural was damaged several times by red paint. It was restored after the…
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Happy To Be Here 🙂
A very happy house made its debut in Brooklyn at the end of September 2019. The house, which is scheduled for demolition, was painted in black and yellow by the NYC-based artist Hunter Potter, featuring hundreds of happy faces. The project titled: Happy To Be Here, is a result of a productive collaboration between the Deli Grocery…
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Statues for Equality
Up until recently, you could only find 5 sculptures of women in NYC: Eleanor Roosevelt in Riverside Park, Gertrude Stein, in Bryant Park, Harriet Tubman at the intersection of 122nd Street, St. Nicholas Ave, and Frederick Douglass Blvd, Joan of Arc at 200 West 14th Street and Golda Meir at Golda Meir Square (the square…
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Beyond the Streets
The new street art exhibit, ‘Beyond the Streets‘, made its debut on June 19, 2019. The exhibit features more than 150 artists, including artists such as Shepard Fairey, Jenny Holzer, Bill Barminski and the Space Invader. The experience is spread across two floors, covering 100,000 sq feet, I myself visited the show on two consecutive…
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100 Days – 100 NYC Streets
It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you Silvie Bonne 100 days project. During the spring of 2019, Silvie decided to start a 100 days project covering NYC from 1st Street to 100th Street, walking and photographing each street all the way from the east end to west end. Overall, covering 600,000 steps,…
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Fantasy Landscapes
If you are looking for some gorgeous photo opportunities, Playlab recently decorated 6th Avenue with four large beautiful backdrops in an outdoor exhibition that will run through October 2019. Find them at:1. 1120 Sixth Avenue – Torres Del Paine2. 1177 Sixth Avenue – Lake Atitlán3. 1221 Sixth Avenue – Atacama Desert 4. 1251 Sixth Avenue – Iguazu Falls
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10 New Tom Otterness Sculptures Just Arrived in Midtown
The work of the legendary American artist, Tom Otterness, recently arrived at the Malborough Gallery at 40 W 57th Street. The 10 bronze sculptures are distributed on the public space between 56th and 57th Street. You can find more of his work across the city with the three most known spots being the 14th Street…
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