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If you’ve ever had to transfer from the 4 and 5 lines at 59th Street / Lexington Ave to the N/R/W or 6 trains on the upper level, then you have passed by the huge mosaic tile Coffee Cup Mural on the mezzanine level, which is part of a larger work called Blooming, by artist Elizabeth Murray. Continue reading Mosaic Tile Coffee Cups in the 59th Street Subway Station
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Mr. and Mrs. Pineapple are reoccurring characters in the oeuvre of street artist Bradley Theodore. Here they are on a mural commissioned by Juice Generation, located near the corner of 18th Street and Broadway, near Union Square.
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Street art legend Buff Monster created this surreal mural, depicting a variation on his signature theme of Hot Pink Anthropomorphic Ice Cream treats on the security gate for Bondy Export Corp, located a 40 Canal Street. The mural is part of the 100 Gates Public Art project.
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I don’t pretend to be an authority on the subject, but I’d guess that there’s no modern-era film more closely-associated with the locale of Coney Island, Brooklyn than Walter Hill’s 1979 adventure/ drama, The Warriors. If you haven’t seen the film, I recommend it. Two thumbs up! My point being that it’s completely appropriate that this year’s Coney Art Walls installation includes an underwater-themed, mermaid fantasy mural by British street art collective, The London Police that includes an homage to this now classic, cinematic favorite.
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This brightly colored #MuralOnMott is a collaboration of Apexer (background) and SpaceNKUSA, who did the Lips.