On Scene … New Mural at Rag & Bone
Design … Wasabi-Flavored Kit Kat Bars from Japan
One of our colleagues recently returned to New York after another quick trip to Japan and brought us these yummy…
In NYC … “Art Life Love”
The Verdict on Banksy’s “Grim Reaper”
In New York … The Postcard-Worthy Interior of Pulino’s
Pulino’s on the Bowery is our downtown go-to weekend spot for Italian-style brunches in New York City. The food and…
In New York … Space Invader Hits the New Museum
Here’s another of the new New York City-themed “Big Apple” Space Invader street art mosaics by pioneering French street artist Invader.…
Fun with Chris Burden’s “1 Ton Crane Truck”
We’ve been following the work of artist Chris Burden for a long time. We’re fans. Especially of some of his…
French Street Artist “Invader” Re-Invades NYC
French street art suprstar Invader (a.k.a., Space Invader) is back in New York City, re-invading the Lower East Side where…
On the Scene … At the Google “Art, Copy & Code” Creative Event in NYV
In New York … New Street Art on the Bowery
City Life … Coffee at the El Rey in NYC
Gandalf x James Gandolfini = “Gandalfini” by Hanksy
One of the most recent punny wheat-paste street art pieces by Hanksy (not Banksy) is this mash-up of illustrated depictions…
“Ideas” by Claw in NYC
Here’s a massive “claw” graffiti art tag with the word “Ideas” on a parked shipping container in New York’s East…
“Where is My Passport?” … Street Art Regarding Ai Wei Wei
Here are more of those “Where is My Passport?” sidewalk street art pieces that have been appearing all over New…
In NYC … More Street Art by “Pastey Whyte”
On the Scene … The Mini-Mob at Day 24 of Banksy in NYC
We just got back from a viewing of the most recent street art by British street artist Banksy as part…
Breaking … Awesome New Mural by Swoon Going Up at Deitch Wall NYC …
We were riding by the Deitch Wall in New York City Wednesday evening when we came across the artist Swoon…
Video of Art Critic’s Impromptu Talk at Banksy’s UWS Painting
This is the kind of wonderful New York City moment we cherish. New York Magazine’s art critic Jerry Saltz offers…
Revisiting Banksy’s 9/11 Street Art …
We revisited the site of the Banksy 9/11 street art stencil in TriBeCa, in New York City, this past weekend.…
“I Can’t Grow Up”
Awesome “I can’t grow up” billboard at Wallplay’s 118 Orchard gallery, about a block away from our global headquarters in…
NYC Street Art … “Being Sexy is a Killa” by Cali Killa
Some pix of recent wheat-paste-and-stencil street art piece titled “Being Sexy is a Killa” by the artist Cali Killa on…
“Hipster Merkel” Tumblr Site Has Us in Stitches …
You’ve got to see it to believe it. “Hipster Merkel” is a Tumblr full of hipsterfied selfie-like images of German…
On the Scene … “Mobile Garden” Truck by Banksy
Breaking in NYC … Banksy’s “Mobile Garden” Truck in Greenwich Village Tonight …
We just caught up with the first Banksy truck, the one with the “mobile” garden” (a diorama-like nature scene with…
Style … Bring on the Autumn Shoes
Cool Design … At the NY Sunshine Surf Club in Southampton
We’ve got such a huge crush right now of the design of the clothes, space and surfboards at the NY…
On the Scene … Banksy’s 9/11 Street Art in TriBeCa NYC
As part of his month-long October residency and “Better In Than Out” art show in New York City, Banksy on…
Hanksy on the Colbert Report (Video) …
Here’s the coverage of Hanksy’s “Col-Bear” grizzly bear by Stepehen Colbert on Thursday night’s episode of the Colbert Report. http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:video:colbertnation.com:429706
Stephen Colbert’s “Invitation to Banksy (Video) …
Here’s the video clip of Stephen Colbert’s backhanded invitation on the Colbert Report to British street artist Banksy to paint…
On the Scene … Hanksy’s “Col-Bear” at the Colbert Report Studios …
Earlier this week on an episode of the eponymous Colbert Report, faux-news anchor Stephen Colbert extended a backhanded invitation to…
Banksy in NYC … Interactive Map of Banksy Street Art Locations
If you’re looking for each of the locations of Banksy’s New York October street exhibition (“Better in Than Out”), the…
Banksy in New York … The “Rebel Rocket Attack” Video is Brilliant …
In a Banksynyc.com post and YouTube video titled “Rebel Rocket Attack,”Banksy has shown that his best work of his current…
Hanksy’s “Will Ferrell Cat” Street Art Response to Banksy …
The street artist Hanksy strikes again in the Lower East Side of New York City. This time with a wheat-paste…
City Life … Surfer Wetsuits Drying Out in NYC LES
Surfer wetsuits hanging out to dry on a sidewalk clothes rack on Orchard Street in front of Lost Weekend NYC,…
NY Street Art … “Sam Knows Best” American Flag
The “Sam Knows Best” street art message pops up fresh again in New York City’s Lower East Side (LES), this…
Style NYC … Our Friend S. Shows Off Her “Universal Studios Florida” Graphic Tee …
While on the way to the gym, we recently ran into our friend and regular style-insider Susanita at the La…
On the Scene at Banksy’s “Better In Than Out” in NYC …
This is the first Banksy piece of the British street art superstar’s month-long October residency in New York, where he…
Part 2 … Artwork in Progress at Rag & Bone NYC …
NYC Street Art … Selena Gomez “Sin Fronteras”
Here’s another one of those street art wheat-paste-ups of actress and singer Selena Gomez. There are a bunch of variations…
On the Scene … Painted Canvases as Picnic Blankets at DUMBO Art Festival
Breaking … New Artwork in Progress at Rag & Bone NYC
A new installation artwork was being put up Friday night on the exterior wall at the Rag & Bone store…
On the Scene … NYC Commes des Garçons Store as Street Art Mecca
The front of the pioneering Commes des Garcons concept store in New York’s Chelsea art-gallery district has become a mini-mecca for…
In Brooklyn … Skewville’s “BKLYN FLAVOR” Mural by Night …
The artists and brothers duo that are Skewville are known for their use of striking colors, bold and large block…
At MYKITA’s Beautiful New NYC Eyewear Shop …
In NYC … Classic Street Art by JR in Chelsea …
That “Greetings From California” Retro-Postcard Billboard …
This billboard in the scenic California beach town of Carpinteria, near Santa Barbara, north of Los Angeles, is actually a…
The Latest, Freshest Street Art from Dain … New York City
The artist known as Dain just put up a fresh wheat-paste streeet art piece on Ludlow Street (which is gradually…
In New York … Street Art by “Pastey Whyte”
Here’s some fresh wheat-paste street art by the artist “Pastey Whyte.” The “wheatie” covers an advertisement for the band Bastille…
On the Scene NYC … At “That Surfboard Condo” …
We spent part of our weekend surfing (and checking out a lot of art and drinking a lot espresso, too,…
“Beware” of THAT Dog?
We stumbled upon this “Beware of Dog” sign on the gate of small house in the town of Carpinteria, in…
Super Awesome Maya Hayuk Murals at the Hammer Museum
In New York … Massive “Grampa” Poster by Fumero in SoHo
The street art of the prolific New York artist Fumero is a reliable presence on the landscapes of downtown Manhattan…
At RISD … Shepard Fairey OBEY mural
Our contributing editor Ryan Baum came across this super awesome mural by the ever-prolific Shepard Fairey at Rhode Island School…
Ping Pong Game as Conceptual Sound Art …
This ping pong table installed in the second-floor terrace of the first-rate Hammer Museum in Los Angeles (and, by design,…
In Los Angeles … At the Hammer Museum
At JFK … Bound for L.A.
In New York … Roller-Shutter Murals Artwork on the Bowery
Artist Tom Friedman’s Giant Twinkie, Ding Dong and Sno Ball Artwork
Artist Tom Friedman has a penchant for creating giant, realistic sculptures of popular American junk food. Here we see his…
Massive “Brooklyn” Graffiti Mural by ATOM
We caught artist Atom Rodriguez working on another of his many massive graffiti-art murals that dominate the buildings around the…
In Amsterdam … “Sweepers” Street Art in The Jordaan District
We like this large street art painting in Amsterdam’s Jordaan neighborhood of a man and a woman holding brooms, as…
The Stunning and Sublime “To Fly, To Drive” by Artist Marsha Pels
This installation artwork by American artist Marsha Pels is stunning. The work is a sculptural piece in which two angelic,…
On the Scene Montauk … Surfboards Quiver + Lobster Roll
With summer winding down, the Global Graphica massive needed to get out of town for what might be the last…
On the Scene … Skate RISD
Skateboarder at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, USA. Ryan Baum images. All rights reserved.
In New York … Haculla Hits a Truck
Haculla is among the most prolific and reliable artists putting up street art in downtown New York City, especially in…
Contemporary Chinese Art … Liu Chuang’s “Love Stories”
We love this recent artwork titled “Love Stories” by young Chinese artist Liu Chuang. The installation consists of a table…
On the Scene … Massive New Mural by Faile in NYC
Street art superstars Faile have just completed a massive new mural on the side of tall brick building in Midtown…
On the Scene … Artist’s Studio Visit NYC: Aleksandra Niemczyk
We paid a visit to the New York City studio of Polish artist and filmmaker Aleksandra Niemczyk a couple of…
NYC Street Art … The Family
Heart Panda Street Art … New York
What’s Outside the Window? – Vol. 32
In our ongoing photo series What’s Outside the Window? is this image of a couple hugging on Orchard Street, as…
What is This … A Red Pepper, A Dinosaur Foot?
In Amsterdam … Street Art at Sid Lee Ad Agency
Street art and graffiti on a roller shutter at the Amsterdam offices of Sid Lee, a hip Canadian advertising agency,…
Coast to Coast Mobile Vintage Shop Stops in NYC
This classic 1970’s Serro Scotty Sportsman trailer camper is a clothing boutique called the Coast To Coast Mobile Vintage Shop.…
Two dudes and a Gallery … NYC
Contemporary Art … Tony Feher’s “Chanting One”
Artist Tony Feher‘s abstract-minimalist installation artwork “Chanting One” is a neatly organized shelf lined with bottles, which contain various amounts…
“No Milk” Street Art Graphic in NYC
Cool monochromatic street art graphic of the #nomilk angel in Chelsea, in New York City.
In AMS … Stencil Street Art in Jordaan
in Tokyo … “Music” on Escalator at Tsutaya at Daikanyama T-Site
In Tokyo … Tiny A.P.C. Storefront in Daikanyama
The French clothing label A.P.C. is one of our all-time favorite style brands, and we’ve been buying shirts, sweaters and…
“I Love NY” Street Art by Nick Walker
Old-School Lower East Side Storefront … NYC
BTW, Follow Us on Instragram!
By the way, as some of our readers have discovered, we’re on Instagram. In fact we’ve been there for a…
CINEMATIC: “INSIDE THE MONSTER” … THE DANGERS OF BIG WAVE SURFING IN TAHITI!
INSIDE THE MONSTER from gilles HUCAULT on Vimeo. The 2004 film “Riding Giants” introduced the rarefied world of big-wave surfing…
Cool Video … London to Brighton, Side by Side
The BBC recently filmed the train journey as seen by from conductor’s point of view from London to Brighton, England.…
The Surf and Skate Photography of Reid van Renesse
Reid van Renesse’s art photography of skaters, surfers and life in New York City’s Rockaway Beach captures the playful, urban…
In NYC … Street Art by Bast
The Brooklyn-based artist Bast has been kind of quiet lately. We haven’t been seeing fresh work from the artist in…
On the Scene Brooklyn … Neon Light at Issue Project Room
Urban Life NYC … New Surfboards at Lost Weekend
Brooklyn Street Art … “I Used to be Worth Something”
We’re loving this street art by Faile in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The graffiti somebody wrote on the artwork is hilarious.
New York Street Art … Russell King in West Village
“Sociability” by A.S.V.P
We’re fans of artists A.S.V.P. Here’s so a not-so-recent wheat-paste street art piece titled “Sociability” by the duo in downtown…
On the Scene … Girl with Beautiful Tattoo in NYC
We’ve personally never been into tattoos. We don’t have any of our own. But we appreciate seeing a beautiful tattoo.…
On the Scene … Protesters in Washington Square Park NYC
On the Scene … More Wheaties by Cost
Street Art … “K.M.” by Russell King in NYC
Design … American Beauty Vintage Pontiac
This classic Pontiac Bonneville car was parked on Ludlow Street in New York’s Lower East Side Monday. We couldn’t resist…
Cronut x Crow = “Crownut” by Hanksy
The “cronut” is a culinary mash-up of the croissant and the donut that has become a foodie sensation in New…
Urban Life … Barzinho, Favela Chic by Night and Day
One of our favorite local hangouts near Global Graphica HQ in New York City’s Lower East Side is Barzinho, a…
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