Category Archives: New York

Rambo Ad Bites Street Art

You’ve probably seen the looming Rambo face which started popping up on billboards last month to advertise the new Rambo flick. Pretty interesting that the main ad campaign is biting stencilists and street art. Once again street artists influence people … Continue reading

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KET interview with URB

Watch the URB interview with KET about his recent legal battles below: There are 3 parts so visit youtube here to catch them all.

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Roof Top Lgends 2007

  Check out the wicked roof top graffiti done at the New Design High School in NYC. Below is a pic of work done by KET and Skinz. You can see more pics of this amazing project where graff writers … Continue reading

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Jon Reiss on CBC Radio One

Yesterday I was interviewed with Fab 5 Freddy on CBC RadioOne (Canada’s NPR) about the graffiti wall discovered at 151 Wooster (discussed previously in this blog). From Tuesday, December 18th: “Graffiti’s Holy Grail has been uncovered in Soho. It’s a … Continue reading

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Graffiti Archeology in NYC

Check out these articles from the New York Times and Newsday about a developer who discovered a treasure trove of graffiti at 151 Wooster in Manhattan when he started demolishing his property for luxury condos. The developers are very excited … Continue reading

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