Cool House in Tokyo’s Naka-Meguro Neighborhood
More Awesome Street Art by Invader in Tokyo’s Naka-Meguro Neighborhood
This example of street art by French artist Invader in Tokyo is probably one of the best we’ve seen in…
Architecture … Tadao Ando’s 21_21 Design Sight Building in Akasaka, Tokyo
The sleek, low-slung gray structure that is the 21_21 Design Sight building in Tokyo’s Akasaka neighborhood was created by two…
Giant Futuristic “Rocking Mammoth” Sculpture by Kenji Yanobe at Tokyo MoCA
Stencil Street Art by Showta … Near Harajuku, Tokyo
Street Art by Artist Barry McGee in Tokyo
Mural by San Francisco-based artist Barry McGee in the Aoyama neighborhood of Tokyo. Wonderful.
Style & Design … Window Display and Shopper at Rick Owens Tokyo Store
Space Invader Street Art by Invader at Hotel Japan … Near Ura-Harajuku, Tokyo
Prada Building in Aoyama, Tokyo
Banksy-esque Spiderman Stencil Street Art … Shibuya, Tokyo
On the Scene … At the Beautifully Minimalist Nezu Cafe in Aoyama, Tokyo
The cafe in the garden of the Nezu Museum in Aoyama, in Tokyo, is a striking example of minimalist architectural…
Street Art of “Exit Sign Man” by Artist Lie Dye … Near Aoyama, Tokyo
Street Art on Traditional Japanese House … Ura-Harajuku, Tokyo
Stepping Tricycle at “Walking Bicycle Club” … Tokyo
Cover of “Tokyo no ie” Architecture Book
Anime Character in Street Promotion … Omotesando, Tokyo
Public Art Sculpture as Bench at Tokyo Midtown
Vintage Airstream Camper Re-purposed as Cafe … Omotesando, Tokyo
Massive Street Art by JR at Watari Museum in Tokyo
Tokyo Sky Tree at Night
A view of the Tokyo skyline far far far away in the distance and dominated by the Sky Tree tower…
Global Graphica in Tokyo …
We’re in Tokyo this week and as those of you who follow us on Twitter and Instagram may have already…
“R.I.P. Taylor Swift” Street Art Mural in New York’s Lower East Side
In light of the recent brouhaha about the merits of pop-star Taylor Swift and her song “Welcome to New York”…
Street Art … “Ellle Thug Life” in New York
This #ELLEThugLife street art paste-up at the old Bowery Bank Building (a.k.a., the Jay Maisel Building) in downtown New York…
Street Art by TYNK New York
Beautiful street art portrait by TYNK on Orchard Street south of Canal Street, on the edge of Chinatown in New…
On the Street … Hot Pink Converse Sneakers l
We went gallery hopping in New York City on the weekend, which meant we did a lot of walking around…
“Famous in Bushwick” Sticker in Nolita, NYC
This “Famous in Bushwick” sticker is for a roving creative party that started in Bushwick, Brooklyn (the name was a…
Stencil Street Art in SoHo, New York City
“Untitled (To Borrow)” by Gerard & Kelly at the New Museum NYC
Street Art … Lower East Side, NYC
“Reserved for Hanksy” by Russell King
Mural by Street Artist “Haculla” at Bloomingdale’s SoHo
McDonalds x Alfred E. Newman by the “WackDonalds Project” in NYC
“Situation NY” art Installation at the Storefront for Architecture, NYC
New “Popshit” Street Art Collage in NYC
Contemporary Art … “Rock Shop III” by Nadja Frank in NYC
“Chandlerier” by Hanksy … Lower East Side, New York
In this recent street art piece titled “Chandlerier,” the increasingly prolific Hanksy has made pun-tastic reference to the TV series…
Truck with Graffiti Art Portrait of Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch … New York
We recently spotted this truck painted with a graffiti art homage to Oscar the Grouch on West 47th Street in…
Contemporary Art … British Artist Chris Ofili’s Infamous Elephant Dung Sculpture in View in New York
Amid the many paintings by British artist Chris Ofili currently on view at the New Museum in New York is…
“Beware Hipsters” … Fresh Artwork by Cali Killer at Woodward Gallery Project Space, New York
New exhibition of art work by street artist Cali KIller has just gone up at the Woodward Gallery’s Project Space…
On the Scene … At the Maya Hayuk Opening at Cinders Gallery New York
Last night we checked out some fresh artwork from Brooklyn-based artist Maya Hayuk at the opening of her new show…
Street Art … Portrait of Karl Lagerfeld and His Kitty, Mott Street, New York
One of artist Bradley Theodore’s recent street art additions to the downtown New York CIty landscape is this diminutive full-body…
Interiors … Graffiti Art in the Ad Agency Offices
In New York … Fresh Artwork by Taek & Ozmr at the Woodward Gallery Space, Lower East Side
Moleskine Notebook Project … Plastic Cup
The $3.2 Million Comic Book Sold on eBay …
A copy of the first issue of the comic book Action Comics — in near mint condition — recently sold…
In New York … Che Guevara by Bimiry, Rivington Street
King of Spades by Cost, New York
This king of spades street art on Great Jones Street in NoHo, in downtown New York, is by the incredibly…
Good Morning, NYC
The Mysterious Discarded “I Love You” Mattress
Artist Urs Fischer’s Giant Teddy Bear at the Airport in Doha, Qatar
New York-based Swiss artist Urs Fischer‘s famous giant yellow teddy bear and lamp has been installed at the recently opened…
Classic NYC Graffiti Art Truck by “Tase,” Lower East Side
On the Scene … At Konditori Swedish Coffee Bar, Lower East Side, NYC
Richie Rich Mural by Jerkface at Rag & Bone JEAN, New York
On Our Bookshelf … “RackGaki” – A Book of Japanese Graffiti Art
Little Red Corvette … Broome Street, New York
New Street Art by Nick Walker … New York
“Unknown Science”
“We All Want to Rule the World”
“A Lot of Art is Boring” … Rivington St., New York
“The Revolution Will Not Be On Your Newsfeed”
Cheeky, funny (maybe even prophetic) slogan street art wild-posted on Crosby Street in SoHo, New York. Facebook users, take note.…
Street Art … Homage to Classic Nike Air Jordan Sneakers, New York
This fresh wheatie street art piece by UnCuttArt (the artist a.k.a., “UnCasso”) went up on a wall on Ludlow Street…
Epic Hidden Mural Revealed by Brazilian Artists Duo Os Gemeos
In 2009, the Brazilian twin-brother street-artist duo who go by the name Os Gemeos painted a massive mural at the…
“Photography is Not a Crime” Sticker and Street Art … SoHo, New York
This sticker reading “Photography is Not a Crime” by WatchXWitness was placed over a various photo images — print-outs, magazine…
Street Art … “Monsieur ‘A'” by French Street Artist Andre in SoHo, NYC
Architecture & Design … The New Whitney Museum Building, New York
“I Really Dislike the Word Artist”
In New York … Street Art on Lafayette Street, SoHo
Vice Magazine Asks the Question About Banksy We’ve All Wanted to Ask …
Vice Magazine reports on the latest artwork (below) by Banksy, which was put on a wall in the English seaside…
“No Fukushima on the Hudson”
This anti-nuke energy protest banner draped from a building in downtown New York City speaks for itself.
What Iconic Tech Entrepreneur is the Inspiration for the Latest Wave of Street Art Hitting NYC?
Well it’s late Apple Computer co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs, of course. As the father of the much-loved iPod, iPhone,…
In Tokyo … Awesome Ads in the Tokyo Subway, Vol. 2
The second of two examples of recent ad placements in the Tokyo Metro. This one is part of a Tokyo…
In Tokyo … Awesome Ads in the Tokyo Subway, Vol. 1
This recent indoor billboard ad (pictured below) in Tokyo subway stations is part of an integrated marketing campaign promoting the…
Mesmerizing … Steven Soderbergh’s Silent, Black & White Version of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” Paired to “The Social Network” Soundtrack
Acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh (“Ocean’s 11,” “Solaris,” “Sex, Lies & Videotape”) has released a full-length black-and-white version of Steven Spielberg’s…
“The Mystery of the Flying Kicks” … A Short Film About Those Hanging Sneakers You See on Telephone Wires
From Closer Productions, writer-director Matthew Bate’s amusing short film “The Mystery of the Flying Kicks” explores the various origin stories,…
The New Issue of Acid Magazine Just Arrived …
Issue No. 3 of our favorite Euro-centric, global, artsy, small-format indie surf magazine has just arrived. We love Acid magazine,…
Butterfly Wings Mural by Kelsey Montague at L’Asso New York
A Brief Video Typography Tour of Brooklyn & Queens …
“Water is the Most Essential Element of Life Because …”
This signage made our day. It’s in front of the Jolly Goat, a tiny espresso bar in Hell’s Kitchen, in…
In New York … Awesome Street Art by Jason Woodside for Mister Spoils
This sweet abstract-geometric mural on Eldridge Street in New York’s Lower East Side is a commissioned street art piece by…
Homer Simpsons on Free Fall
This roller-shutter street art depicts a multitude of Homer Simpsons (of “The Simpsons” animated TV series) in a state of…
In New York … Viewing Photography by Romi Uchikawa for Japan’s Inu Magazine at Kinokuniya
New Rag & Bone Mural
Cool Spaces … Surfboard and Neon Decor at G-Shock NYC
Street Art … “America” in SoHo, New York
Introducing the Metro Surf Club Project
We’ve been working on a side project here at Global Graphica these past few months. It’s a blog called Metro…
On the Scene … Brazilian Artist Roberto Barr and His Giraffe
On Monday we stumbled upon Brazilian artist Roberto Barr on Ludlow Street in New York’s Lower East Side. He was…
City Life … Giant Bubbles at the Boat Pond …
Hey, Epic Fresh Street Art by Shepard Fairey in NYC
Hey, Let’s Put This Geometric Sticker Art on Our Crappy Apartment Building Door Buzzer!
If Kanye and Ronald McDonald Had Baby, He’d Look Like This …
Awesome Video … The Vocoder’s Origins Will Surprise You
The “Don’t F*** It Up” T-Shirt
Awesome dude Hiroshi shows off his “Don’t Fuck It Up” graphical t-shirt at the rooftop BBQ party in New York…
Street Art … Monkey with Money in NYC
These “Monkey Money” street art wheat-pastes (“wheaties”) and stickers have been dotting walls around New York City for a while…
What’s Up with This Super-Targeted Billboard in NYC?
This somewhat cryptic message on this billboard in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood would seem to be largely meaningless to…
Why the Museum of Modern Art Chose to Exhibit a Helicopter
The galleries of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York are not someplace you’d expect to find a…
Street Art on Bleecker Street, New York City
Large wheat-paste street art poster of artist Matt Siren‘s skull graphic in drip-paint style. Siren’s “wheatie” is overlaid by a…
Where to Stash a Surfboard in Chinatown
Usually we keep our surfboards stored in a board bag somewhere more sensible and indoors, but after a recent DIY…
Street Art in New York … Shark or Dolphin?
Shark. Ludlow Street, Lower East Side, New York City.
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