EPIC : MURAL ATTEMPTS CHEERY POSITIVITY AMID GRIM DEPRESSING VIBE OF WINTRY DOWNTOWN NYC

The current mural at the “Bowery Wall” (a.k.a., the “Deitch Wall”) in downtown New York City is an epic, colorful … More

Street Art by Bunny M. in Nolita … New York City

The wheat-paste street art of artist “Bunny M” depicts a mysterious mythical humanoid that reads at a glance like an … More

“Walk, Don’t Walk”by George Segal … Whitney Museum, NYC

Sculptural installation artwork by American artist George Segal at the inaugural exhibition of the new Whitney Museum in the Meatpacking … More

Fresh Mural at Rag & Bone … Nolita, New York City

The latest, commissioned street art at the Rag & Bone JEAN concept store is this mural by artist Hisham Akira … More

Style … Surfer Espadrilles in Shop Window … Nolita, New York

We spotted these espadrilles with embroidered images of surfers in the display window at Cote A Coast, a small clothing … More

Epic Swans Street Art by Faith47 … Lower East Side, New York

Massive mural by the street artist “Faith47” on a building at the corner of Broome and Chrystie streets near the … More

Graffiti Art Truck … Lower East Side, New York

Awesome example of truck-as-canvas street art on Essex Street in the Lower East Side of New York City.

Design … Boxes of Juice and Water at Butcher’s Daughter … Nolita, New York

For decades mass-market juices and milk were sold in paper-box cartons, but in recent years all sorts of other juices … More

Street Art … Chinatown, New York

Cute little black-and-white wheat-paste (“wheatie”) images of a child on a wooden hoarding wrapped around a lamp post base on … More

Oodles of Noodles … Street Art, Lower East Side, New York City

We love the bold, illustrative quality and humor of this street art piece on a small shop roll-shutter on Orchard … More

Fashion Street Art by Bradley Theodore at Georgia NYC

Artist Bradley Theodore has painted one of his iconic, colorful fashion-themed skeleton portraits on the store front of influential style … More

Street Art Memorial to Andy Warhol … New York

This mysterious memorial to the late artist Andy Warhol appeared last week on on facing walls along a stretch of … More

Sweet Toof at Woodward Gallery … New York

New commissioned artwork by artist Sweet Toof at the Woodward Gallery’s Project Space on Eldridge Street in New York City.

“Mast” Graffiti Art Truck … Chinatown, New York

These ubiquitous delivery trucks in New York’s Chinatown are often usually covered in trashy graffiti. Occasionally, you see some eye-catching … More

Gummy Bear Mugshot by WhisBe at Equinox … SoHo, New York

We stumbled upon this sticker of the famous gummy-bear mugshot street art image by the artist WhIsBe on a locker … More

Toy Surfers

These small, green plastic-molded figures of surfers poised in various stances on their surfboards are a riff on the iconic … More

Street Art by “The London Police” … Lower East Side, New York City

The British street art group known as the London Police has been leaving its mark on urban landscapes around the … More

“Guns Don’t Kill People … Selfies Do” Graffiti … SoHo, New York

We stumbled upon this hilarious graffiti message scrawled on a wall (signed by the street artist “WhIsBe”) at the corner … More

Scenes from a Snow Day … New York City

As the pix below show, Tuesday was a “snow day” here in New York City due to the massive winter … More

Hey, Mr. Weatherman … Snowmaggedon 2015 Blizzard Report …

Local TV news weather forecast in New York City. Look at those weather maps graphics!

Buff Monster’s “Eye Heart New York” … Lower East Side, New York

International street-art star Buff Monster created a visual take on the “I Love New York” idea in his own style … More

Apartamento Magazine with Raymond Pettibon on the Cover

As regular readers of Global Graphica know, we’re fans of Apartamento magazine. We always get excited when we see a new … More

Commissioned Graffiti Street Art … Hell’s Kitchen

“Portrait & Dream” Paintings by Heidi Howard at Nancy Margolis Gallery … New York

Street Art by Popshit Press … Chelsea, New York

Street Art Mural at Rag & Bone … Lower East Side, New York

Surfboard Design and Brekkie … New York

Street Art Portrait of Anna Piaggi by Bradley Theodore … SoHo, New York

Instagram Street Art … Lower East Side, New York

“Rock Shop III” Images by Nadja Frank at Denny Gallery … Lower East Side, New York

Best New Street Art of 2015 (So Far ) … NoHo, New York City

Granted, it’s only the second week of the new year, but cheeky blog-post title aside, this freshly painted street art by … More

“Untitled” Lightbulbs Installation by Gonzales-Torres at MoMA … New York

“I Will Love That Bitch …” Graffiti … Lower East Side, New York

An Original Cronut … New York

Some colleagues scored some cronuts from the Dominique Ansel patisserie in SoHo on the way back to our office after … More

Street Art by Gumshoe … Lower East Side, New York

Large street art mural by artist Angela China, a.k.a., “Gumshoe,” at the corner of Chrystie and Stanton streets in the … More

Graffiti Art Truck in Motion … Lower East Side, New York

New York City Chinatown has a high volume of small truck traffic ferrying goods to and from the many small … More

Stenciled Emoji Street Art Logos … NoLIta, New York

Roller-Gate Street Art … New York

This striking, comical skull graffiti art mural was recently put up on a trio of storefront roller-gates at the corner … More

“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” … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

“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. … More

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 … More

“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 … More

In New York … Street Art on Lafayette Street, SoHo

“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, … More

“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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

Street Art in New York … Shark or Dolphin?

Shark. Ludlow Street, Lower East Side, New York City.

Why are All These Awesome Street Art Images of A Young Michael Jackson Appearing Everywhere?

We recently started seeing a random few of these wheat-paste street art images of a young, Jackson 5-era Michael Jackson … More

In New York … Portrait of Russell Simmons by Artist Billi Kidd at O&M

On the Scene … At the Painting of the Beastie Boys “Paul’s Boutique” Mural, New York

Pix here at the scene of artists putting the final spray-paint touches on a mural honoring punky New York hip-hop … More

On the Scene … At the Intelligentsia Coffee Truck in New York

We stopped by the recently minted New York City outpost of Intelligentsia Coffee in Chelsea, an NYC neighborhood that is … More

Cool Spaces … At Tokyo Bike in New York

In June, Tokyo Bike opened one of it’s minimalist bicycle shops on the Bowery, in New York City’s Lower East … More

In New York … Illuminated Gnomes, Lower East Side

Whimsical, illuminated, translucent gnomes by artist Sam Tufnell at the Castle Fitzjohns Gallery in New York’s Lower East Side.

In New York … Fresh Mural by BoyKong at Rag & Bone NYC

Street art by the artist BoyKong is the latest to grace the commissioned mural space at clothing brand Rag & … More

Street Art … Fresh Artwork by TrapArt, New York City

Street art stencil image of be-bop-era Miles Davis (?) by Trapart on Jersey Lane in SoHo, downtown New York City. … More

Street Art … “MR. A” by Andre, New York City

“Monsieur ‘A’” (a.k.a., “Mr. ‘A’) by the Paris-based Swedish-Portuguese street-art pioneer Andre makes a long overdue appearance in downtown New … More

Street Art … Fresh Artwork by A.S.V.P., New York

New street from the always awesome A.S.V.P. at the site of the former Pulino’s restaurant on Houston Street near southwest … More

Update … Fresh Graff at Ludlow Street Art Gallery

Literally within 24 hours of our previous post about the blank black-painted wall on Ludlow Street (“the Ludlow Street Art … More

Street Art … The Return of Magda Love in NYC

Artist Magda Love is back in New York City with some wild-posting of her illustrated-graphic street art. This retro-cassette tape … More

In New York … The Super Awesome Retro-’80s “Dude” Billboard

Dude! Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude!!! The “Dude” billboard in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, next door to the office building of ad agency Mother … More

“Miniskirts Are Back” Mural in NYC

A declarative fashion-edict cliche “Minskirts are Back” is painted in a cartoonish, woodsy typeface on this storefront roller shutter on … More

New York Street Art … Mickey Mouse Gun Target by Artist Dylan Egon in SoHo

In the past week or so, artist Dylan Egon has been putting up these awesome, cheekily sinister wheat-paste street art … More

Fresh Mural Art by RETNA in New York

Epic new mural by the street-art superstar artist RETNA next to the On Stellar Rays Gallery on Rivington Street in … More

New York Street Art … Gucci-Styled Cartoon Ghosts

New York Street Art … A Boy and His Automatic Rifle

Pictured here is a super-fresh street art wheat-paste illustrated image of a boy with a Kalashnikov automatic rifle by artist … More

In New York … Audrey Hepburn Mural by Tristan Eaton in Little Italy

In New York … Fresh Street Art by Harlequinade Put Up Overnight on the LES

City Life … Bike on a Train, Brooklyn

We were on the “J”-line subway train Sunday on our way from a surfing day at Far Rockaway, Queens, back … More

In New York … Revisiting the Awesome Street Art of Serban Ionescu & David Nordine

When we first saw this large street art piece by artist Serban Ionescu and David Nordine on Ludlow Street in … More

Cool Spaces … At Happy Bones Coffee NYC

Lately we’ve started popping into the recently opened Happy Bones Coffee a lot. (See pix below.) Happy Bones is an … More

In New York … “No Kind of Superstar” by Russell King

New York Street Art … “Snow White” by Invader

This street art mosaic image of “Snow White” is by the French artist Invader (a.k.a., “Space Invader”) on the wall … More

In New York … Terry Richardson Street Art Skull Portrait by Bradley Theodore

Artist Bradley Theodore‘s street art of recent months is a series of portraits depicting iconic fashion-world celebrities — such as … More

On the Scene … Chet Faker Performing at Our Agency Office

Electronic-indie musician Chet Faker put in a short live performance set of his beautiful songs at our NYC agency’s offices. … More

Baby Face Street Art in NYC

This wheat-paste street art (or “wheatie”) of a super cute, larger-than-life baby face by artist “Mactrukk” has been popping up … More

New York Street Art … “Smoke Trees”

This stenciled “Smoke Trees” wheat-pasted street art poster in the Lower East Side of New York City has a graphical, … More

Cute Japanese Toy Cars at Our NYC HQ

We dug up this small collection of Japanese toy cars manufactured by Tomica. Among these are miniatures of a classic … More

Artist Creates Awesome Geometric Paintings with Discarded Cigarette Pack Boxes

Santa Cruz, California-based artist Robert Larson creates awesome abstract geometric-patterns on his large canvases using pieces of discarded Malboro cigarette … More

In NYC … Artist Exhibits Reproduction of Trayvon Martin’s Hoodie

“Tough Love,” an exhibition of recent work by Chilean artist Sebastian Errazuriz, is currently on show at the Storefront for … More

Mural by Korean Artist Yoon Hyup at Rag & Bone NYC

Korean artist Yoon Hyup recently had a mural on the wall at the Rag & Bone Jean flagship store in … More

Wild Postings of Fashion Blogger ASVOF

We stumbled upon these street-artsy wild posting images of Paris-based American fashion blogger and journalist Diane Pernet on Crosby Street in … More