Turntables in Action at 11 Spring Street, NYC

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Fela Kuti – “Water No … More

The Banksy Dilemma for Bristol, U.K.

A work by he U.K.-based street-art superstar Banksy has recently put the city council of Bristol, England between the horns … More

Video: Montage of San Francisco / Bay Area Street Art

Video: Graf Writers Massive in Venice Beach

Nice, longish clip of some graf writers putting up massive pieces at Venice Beach, LA.

Judith Supine Paste-Up No. 2 – 11 Spring Street, NYC

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Beck – “Hell Yes” Kicks … More

Judith Supine Paste-Up No. 1 – 11 Spring Street, NYC

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Beck – “Hell Yes” Kicks … More

“Obey” by Shepard Fairey at 11 Spring St., NYC – No. 1

Detail from the massive “Obey” (“Giant has a posse”) Wheat-Paste Mural by Shephard Fairey at 11 Spring St., in Nolita … More

Blek Le Rat “Beggar,” 11 Spring St., NYC

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Goldfrapp – “Utopia” Kicks on … More

Blek Le Rat “Beggar” Detail, 11 Spring St., NYC

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Goldfrapp – “Utopia” Kicks on … More

11 Spring Street Massive Photo Paste-Up

Large photo paste-up on the first floor, inside the building at 11 Spring Street in Nolita, New York City. This … More

Video: Anti-Advertising Campaign in New York City by Graffiti Research La

The folks at the ever ingenious and creative Graffiti Research Lab have made a clip of their recent anti-advertising campaign. … More

Osaka: Detail – Adidas +10 Billboard in Shinsaibashi 2

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Beck – “Hell Yes” Kicks … More

Osaka: Adidas +10 Billboard in Shinsaibashi 1

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Beck – “Hell Yes” Kicks … More

Osaka: “Warm Gun” Shop Signage Detail, Minami-Horie – No. 3

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Peter Tosh – “Legalize It” … More

Osaka: “Warm Gun” Shop Entrance, Minami-Horie – No. 2

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Peter Tosh – “Legalize It” … More

Osaka: “Warm Gun” Shop in Minami-Horie

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Peter Tosh – “Legalize It” … More

Osaka: Bathing Ape Store in Kita-Horie

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Tosca – “Orozco” Kicks on … More

Osaka: Bathing Ape Store, “Go Ape” Signage in Kita-Horie

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Tosca – “Orozco” Kicks on … More

Osaka: Bathing Ape Store, 2F Window Display, in Kita-Horie

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Tosca – “Orozco” Kicks on … More

Osaka, Japan: Dreaming Pachinko at Atariya in Shinsaibashi

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Deerhoof – “Koneko” Kicks on … More

Osaka, Japan: “Beast” Shop Logo in Amerika-Mura

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Deerhoof – “Koneko” Kicks on … More

And here’s a shot of the left side of a massive mural on the support structure under the expressway west … More

Osaka, Japan: Highway Underpass Mural No. 1

The right side of a massive mural on the support structure under the expressway west of Shinsaibashi in central Osaka. … More

Happy New Year From Japan

We’re back from a week off during the holidays. Hope everybody had a great winter break and a happy New … More

Cheeky Monster at 11 Spring St., New York City

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: Public Image Limited – “This … More

Assortment of Paste-Ups at 11 Spring St., NYC

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: M83 – “Unrecorded” Kicks on … More

Wrestler Masks Wheat-Pastes at 11 Spring St., NYC

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: M83 – “Unrecorded” Kicks on … More

Conjoined Skeletons Wheat-Pastes at 11 Spring St., NYC

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera On the iPod: M83 – “Unrecorded” Kicks on … More

We Are the Superlative Conspiracy Shop Window, NYC

Ivan Corsa Photo Photo gear: Nikon Coolpix 3200 digital camera Kicks on our feet: Puma Miele On the iPod: Sway … More

Close-up: Sexy Calvin Klein Billboard on Houston St., NYC

Ivan Corsa Photo

Sexy Calvin Klein Billboard on Houston St., NYC

Ivan Corsa Photo

“Bunana” in NoLIta, NYC

Who or what is “Bunana”? This characiture and typographic illiustration is an intriging bit of paste-up in NoLIta, in the … More

Detail 2: Rheingold Street Art, Orchard St., New York

Here’s another detail shot of Justink‘s street art sponsored by the Rheingold Beer Company. The art work can be found … More

Context: Nicole duFresne Shrine, Lower East Side – Image No. 3

Here’s another view of the Nicole duFresne shrine at the southwest corner of Clinton and Rivington streets in downtown Manhattan. … More

Close-up: Nicole duFresne Shrine, Lower East Side – Image No. 2

Here’s a close up of the shrine marking the site of Nicole duFresne’s murder in the Lower East Side of … More

Washington, DC: Graff Alley in Adams Morgan – No. 5

Here’s the same graf shot from another angle. Background Note We were out of town visiting Washington, DC last weekend … More

Washington, DC: Graf Alley in Adams Morgan – No. 6

The view looking out toward 18th Street from the alley that runs past Caribou Coffee in the Adams Morgan neighborhood … More

NYC Winter Wonderland 2

NYC Winter Wonderland 2 Sledders are out in force on Cedar Hill in Central Park, New York City, after a … More

NYC Winter Wonderland 1

A record one-day snowfall in New York City this past weekend turned Central Park into a winter wonderland, replete with … More

Cuba: Che and Lada in Havana

Richard Gregg is an Englishman living and working near Tokyo, Japan. He took this photo in Havana, Cuba, which is … More

Brooklyn Street Art: Sharks on the Slope 1

Here’s another shot, from another angle, of the shark stencils near the 7th Ave. subway stop in Park Slope, Brooklyn, … More

Street Art on Berlin Wall in New York City 1

When the Berlin wall fell in 1989, its pieces — its concerete bits, chunks and slabs — ended up as … More

Street Art on Berlin Wall in New York City 2

Here’s a detail shot of the Belrin wall sgement in Midtown, New York City. The most prominent imagery is that … More

Street Art on Berlin Wall in New York City 3

Here’s another shot of the Berlin wall slab in NewYork that shows a tourist inspecting the wall. This image was … More

Paris: “X” Mural at Swiss Cultural Center

We love this massive “X” on these freight doors outside the Swiss Cultural Center in the trendy Les Marais district … More

Paris is My Baghdad

This phrase has greater resonance in light of recent riots in the suburbs of Paris and other cities throughout France, … More

Thank You for Making Us #1

While we’re on the subject of spaces and places in downtown Manhattan that are no more, here’s a shot of … More

295 Bowery, McGurk’s Suicide Hall No. 2

Here’s a closer view of the facade of 295 Bowery and the iconic, ironic and grim skull and cell phone … More

295 Bowery, McGurk’s Suicide Hall No. 3 – Context

The building pictured above no longer exists. The tenement at 295 Bowery was torn down earlier this year by Avalon … More

“Booker” Tag Identified

We want to take moment to give a big shout-out to Cassidy Curtis at the Graffiti Archaeology Project. Cassidy correctly … More

BK with Skulls, East Village, NYC

Loving this “BK” tag we found behind the clump of buildings where the legendary club CBGBs is housed on the … More

Facade of Apple Store Soho, NYC 2

The New York City Apple Store in Soho resides in a former US Post Office building formerly called “Station A” … More

Facade of Apple Store Soho, NYC 1

Another shot of the Apple Store, Soho. The New York City Apple Store in Soho resides in a former US … More

Photo Art at Bloomingdales, Soho, NYC

The Bloomingdales Soho store in New York City has an interior design that reflects its downtown setting. The department store’s … More

Tokyo: Tokyo Tower View

Love this shot of central Tokyo with the Tokyo Tower smack in the middle. The Japanese capital is one of … More

Surface To Air, Paris – Storefront

Surface To Air (or Surface 2 Air) is an underground-ish creator’s atelier, art gallery, event space and boutique all wrapped … More

Surface To Air, Paris – Logos

Here’s a shot of some graphic design in the form of cool logo/symbols painted on the storefront of Surface To … More

Surface To Air, Paris – Signage

This is a shot of the Surface To Air signage, a non-descript, sterile sans-serif logotype. Surface To Air (or Surface … More

Last Days of Pop Shop, NYC 2

A close-up shot of the awning and signage of the recently closed Pop Shop. The Shop, on Lafayette Street in … More

Last Days of Pop Shop, NYC 1

The Pop Shop on Lafayette Street in Soho, New York City, was part of the legacy of late downtown artist … More

Secret Downtown Restaurant – La Esquina, SoHo

This “secret” SoHo restaurant was outted this past summer by the New York times in a Style section article. Appearances … More

Fame Game 3

This is an awesome piece of work: The words “FAME GAME” spelled out with a wood frame and affixed to … More

Fame Game 2

Another shot of “FAME GAME” at 11 Spring Street, in Nolita, NYC. Ivan Corsa Photo

Fame Game 1

One more shot of “FAME GAME” at 11 Spring Street (on Elizabeth Street) in downtown Manhattan. Ivan Corsa Photo

Adidas Store Frontage. Soho, NYC 03

Here’s a beter view of the interior (as well as the collection of sneakers and other merch) through the front … More

Adidas Store Frontage. Soho, NYC 02

Another shot of the front of the Adidas sneaker concept store in Soho, in New York City. Ivna Corsa Photo

Adidas Store Frontage. Soho, NYC 01

German shoemaker Adidas has a fashion-forward concept store for its designer sneakers on cobblestoned Wooster Street in Soho, in New … More

Week 2: Time Magazine Graffiti Billboard 07

Previously we reported on the Time magazine billboard at Houston and Wooster streets in Soho, NYC, where large colorful tags … More

Week 2: Time Magazine Graffiti Billboard 06

A detail shot of the Time magazine “graf” billboard that hangs on a lofts apartment building at the corner of … More

Week 2: Time Magazine Graffiti Billboard 05

Another (slightly wider) detail shot of the Time magazine Cope2 graffiti billboard at Houston and Wooster streets in Soho, New … More

Week 2: Time Magazine Graffiti Billboard 04

Another wider, zoom shot of the Time magazine Cope2 graffiti billboard in Soho, New York City. Notes: Sneakers on our … More

Week 2: Time Magazine Graffiti Billboard 03

Another distant zoom of the Time magazine Cope2 graffiti billboard in Soho, New York City. Notes: Sneakers on our feet: … More

Week 2: Time Magazine Graffiti Billboard 02

Another contextual shot of the Time magazine Cope2 graffiti billboard in Soho, New York City. Notes: Sneakers on our feet: … More

Week 2: Time Magazine Graffiti Billboard 01

Here’s a more contextual skyline shot of the Time magazine Cope2 graffiti billboard in Soho, New York City. Notes: Sneakers … More

“Dr. Sex” at the Slipper Room

Here’s a nice up by “Dr. Sex,” whose tag is no stranger to the Lower East Side, in New York … More

Nomadic Museum by Shigeru Ban, New York City 09

A closer view of the Nomadic Museum by architect Shigeru Ban at Pier 54 on the Hudson River, New York … More

Nomadic Museum by Shigeru Ban, New York City 08

Here a close-up of the north wall of the Nomadic Museum by Shigeru Ban. The walls are made of recycled … More

Nomadic Museum by Shigeru Ban, New York City 07

A view of the face and entrance of the Nomadic Museum by experimental Japanese architect Shigeru Ban at Pier 54 … More

Nomadic Museum by Shigeru Ban, New York City 06

Here’s a close-up shot of the underside and roof structure at the east face and entrance of the Nomadic Museum … More

Nomadic Museum by Shigeru Ban, New York City 05

A stack of shipping containers make up the walls and basic structure of Nomadic Museum by architect Shigeru Ban. Ivan … More

Nomadic Museum by Shigeru Ban, New York City 04

In this image, the ticket office to the Nomadic Museum, in New York City, is seen tucked in a space … More

Nomadic Museum by Shigeru Ban, New York City 02

The exterior gateway on Pier 54 near the entrance of the Nomadic Museum. Ivan Corsa Photo

Nomadic Museum by Shigeru Ban, New York City 03

The top of old the ironwork above the exterior gateway on Pier 54 near the entrance of the Nomadic Museum. … More

Nomadic Museum by Shigeru Ban, New York City 01 – Hudson River Park Map Signage

Well-designed Hudson River Park Map sign outside the gateway to Pier 54 in Manhattan, NYC, site of the Nomadic Museum … More

Blank Canvas 05

More of the clever Time Magazine adspace with graffiti by Cope2 (CopeII)in downtown Manhattan, at Houston and Wooster streets in … More

Blank Canvas 04

Here’s another view of the Time Magazine graf billboard at Houston and Wooster streets in Soho. Ivan Corsa Photo

Blank Canvas 03

Detail of the Time Magazine billboard at Houston and Wooster streets in Soho, New York City. Tag by Cope2. Ivan … More

Blank Canvas 02

Another shot of the Time Magazine graffiti billboard by Cope2 (CopeII) at Houston and Wooster streets in Soho, New York … More

Blank Canvas 01

Time Magazine is engaged in an unusual billboard advertising stunt. On a white fabric screen hanging from the side of … More

Castle Garage, West Village

Found this faded massive advertisement on the side of a building in the far West Village, where the hood morphs … More

“Ize” Up in Meatpacking District, NYC

We’re not sure if this is graf “proper,” or the sloppy handiwork of the proprietor of whatever is behind this … More

Chinatown Dragon Fighters

This logo is the boss. When you see your local fire department with a logo and name like Chinatown Dragon … More

Keith Haring Mural at Carmine St. Pool 03

Here’s a third shot of the Carmine Street Pool mural by the late artist Keith Haring. Ivan Corsa Photo

Keith Haring Mural at Carmine St. Pool 02

This is the second in a series of three shots of a mural by 1980’s art star Keith Haring at … More

Keith Haring Mural at Carmine St. Pool 01

The late Keith Haring was one of several art stars to emerge from the downtown New York City art explosion … More

Build It On Top 02 – Chelsea

Here’s a wide shot of the same Chelsea building in New York City where a real estate developer has cleverly … More

Build It On Top 01 – Chelsea

Real estate developers looking to maximize use of space, as well as profits, must find creative architectural solutions to create … More

All Kinds of Alterations – Chinatown

Hey, “All kinds of alterations done,” folks! Gotta the love the Chinese boy and girl characters flanking the message on … More

SSUR Plus Storefront at Night

We love the store front to the SSURPlus select clothing shop in New York City. Regular visitors to this site … More

Art Cow Project, East Village

Cow Parade was a major public art event to visit several foreign and U.S. cities, including New York City, in … More