Photo By Gail
Stencils by unknown street artists photographed on West 25th Street in the Chelsea Gallery District.
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Must See Art: Blek Le Rat’s Ignorance is Bliss
Sweet Dreams by Blek Le Rat (All Photos By Gail)
My vote for the first Must See Show of NYC’s Fall Art Season is iconic stencil artist Blek Le Rat’s Ignorance is Bliss at Jonathan LeVine Gallery. While Saturday’s opening reception was comparatively sparsely attended, this made for a great viewing experience, perfect photo snapping conditions and a chance to talk to the artist himself, who was on hand to sign cards, pose for photos and, in general, be an all around nice, cool guy. Blek Le Rat!
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Shark Attack Phone Booth!
A Russian Street Artist named Renald (from an area called Petrozavodsk) turns random public phone booths into Sharks using his own spray paint and stencils. Shark Attack on the Phone!
Southampton’s Keszler Gallery Presents Banksy’s Street Works
In an ambitious undertaking, the Keszler Gallery (with a Manhattan location on Madison Avenue) has acquired a number of original Banksy street works, some weighing several tons, for an exhibition in Southampton this month. Also included in the exhibition are a number of original prints. Many of the street works are sections of concrete walls gathered from around the globe, which are too heavy to exhibit in the gallery’s two Southampton locations. For this exhibit, the gallery has leased the town’s original power plant to house the art during this show. Being huge Banksy fans, Geoffrey and I made the trek out to Southampton this past Saturday for the opening reception and it turned out to be well worth the haul! Continue reading Southampton’s Keszler Gallery Presents Banksy’s Street Works