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DICKCHICKEN at the Museum of Sex

I visited the Museum of Sex this weekend to check out an exhibition called F*CK ART. Hanging right by the entrance was street artist DICKCHICKEN’s take on the subway map-as-a-phallus theme. The rest of the show is just as awesome. Cassius Fouler has a playfully perverse wall piece entitled We’re F*cked, which depicts food items and sex organs in his unique iconographic style. Australian artist LUSH also has a big piece with a big phallus, ejaculating his pseudonym across the wall.

A few of these pieces are on the main level of the museum—which is a gift shop—so you can view them without paying for admission. Check out Graff Cal for the exhibition details!

Regret Project

I came very close to walking right by this subway art outside the Subway Bar in Williamsburg. “I regret not doing more street art,” it says. Upon visiting the website mentioned on the repurposed ad, I learned all about the Regret Project, whose mission is to turn your greatest regret into street art. From regretproject.org:

So the idea of the project is simple. You tell me your regret, and I will think of a way to put it on display on the streets of New York City. I’ll document each one I do, so you have a way to find out if yours was picked, and other people can enjoy them online. I’ll include a little caption on each piece so that people can learn more about the project as well.

The results of the project are being posted on this tumblr blog. Everyone get your submissions to: contact@regretproject.org so we can all enjoy your deepest regrets as art.

Courtesy regretproject.tumblr.com

Flashback Friday: John Conn

Throughout the Subway’s history there have photographers whose work incomparably embodies the spirit of New York City at a given time. One such photographer was John Conn.

While working as a freelance photographer in the late 1970s Conn captured a unique part of New York’s history. His iconic black and white photos depict an underground covered in graffiti and plagued by crime. Because of their artistic and historic significance, the series has become part of the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of New York.

Black Book: NOXER x DAM GIRL

I originally met NOXER and DAM GIRL through another member of the NYC graff crew DOD (Department of Defense). The crew’s refined style comes from decades of experience in the game. NOXER alone has been writing graffiti for a total of 23 years. He is probably most well known for his appearance in the bombing documentary, State Your Name.

More DOD after the jump. more »

Flashback Friday: Howard Thain

Howard Thain, Grand Central Station, N.Y.C., 1927

Black Book: OPTIMO NYC

Today I’m experimenting with a new feature i’m calling Black Book. For each entry in this series, I’ll show another page in my own book of graffiti signatures and talk a little about the artist. For the first, I’d like to talk about NYC graffiti writer OPTIMO aka WERDS aka NO SLEEP.

OPTIMO’s distinctive top hat character can be found on walls all throughout NYC. I caught up with him during Art Basel week festivities in Miami, where he hit the Wynwood walls hard. He’s also made with a name for himself with several shows in the New York area at venues like Revolution Studios, Brooklyn Fireproof and Culture Fix. OPTIMO’s latest show opens tomorrow, February 15th at Diva in SOHO. Check out this flier for the details!

More work after the jump! more »

Flashback Friday: Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko, Untitled Subway, 1937

Roberta Thorn’s Latest

 

The latest work by sticker artist Roberta Thorn plays on the MTA’s favorite fear phrase. Look for these stuck up slices of goodness in a station near you.

Photos courtesy the artist.