Street Art Weekly: Fairey's Art Car Premiere, Basquiat Mural, and Women of NYC Graffiti
Shepard Fairey is set to unveil Untitled (Art Car), a 1937 Packard Touring Sedan adorned with his artwork, at the exhibition Shepard Fairey: Filthy Lucre Ain't Nothing New, hosted by CART Department in New York. This event will also feature new prints and an artist discussion with Carlo McCormick on September 24 at 4:30 pm, followed by an opening reception. In Manhattan's Bowery, New Zealand artist Owen Dippie is creating a six-story mural of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Meanwhile, Wallworks/BronxArtSpace in the Bronx showcases Vandals to Vanguard, highlighting women from the NYC graffiti community. On Friday, Charlie Ahearn launched Charlie Ahearn – New Paintings at WHAAM! Additionally, Anne Redwan and Qusai al-Helo painted a mural of Macklemore in Gaza. This week's street art roundup features various artists' works.
Key facts
- Shepard Fairey: Filthy Lucre Ain't Nothing New opens at CART Department with the world premiere of Untitled (Art Car), a 1937 Packard Touring Sedan.
- Fairey will give an artist talk with Carlo McCormick on September 24 at 4:30 pm, followed by an opening reception.
- Owen Dippie is painting a nearly six-story portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat in Manhattan's Bowery.
- Vandals to Vanguard at Wallworks/ BronxArtSpace features JAKEE, QUEEN ANDREA, CLAW, SHIRO1, LEX, MRSBX, and MOKA213, focusing on women in NYC graffiti from the 1990s and 2000s.
- Charlie Ahearn – New Paintings opened Friday at WHAAM!, 15 Elizabeth Street.
- A Macklemore mural in Gaza was painted by Anne Redwan and Qusai al-Helo, showing the rapper draped in a Palestinian flag amid rubble.
- The week's street art survey includes works by AH Cru, D7606, Dan Witz, Drecks, Duality Industries, Gats, IMK, Irak Crew, MKCV Lucy, My Dog Sighs, OXY, Por La Vida, Spockman, Universal Humanity, and Y.E.R.K.E.
- All photos are by Jaime Rojo.
Entities
Artists
- Shepard Fairey
- Carlo McCormick
- Owen Dippie
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- JAKEE
- QUEEN ANDREA
- CLAW
- SHIRO1
- LEX
- MRSBX
- MOKA213
- Charlie Ahearn
- Anne Redwan
- Qusai al-Helo
- Macklemore
- AH Cru
- D7606
- Dan Witz
- Drecks
- Duality Industries
- Gats
- IMK
- Irak Crew
- MKCV Lucy
- My Dog Sighs
- OXY
- Por La Vida
- Spockman
- Universal Humanity
- Y.E.R.K.E.
- Jaime Rojo
Institutions
- CART Department
- Wallworks/ BronxArtSpace
- WHAAM!
- Anthropic
- BBC
- Atithi
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Asbury Park
- Jersey Shore
- Manhattan
- Bowery
- Bronx
- Gaza
- Gaza City
- Israel
- Berlin
- Germany
- Williamsburg