My best friend, Boo, and I took a long Sunday afternoon walk around the Gowanus Canal area of Brooklyn today. If I were a millionaire, this is where I would invest in property in Brooklyn. It may currently be an industrial waste landscape, but it won’t be forever… Easily accessible by subway and other public [...]
In 2000, I was painting a wall with a roller-brush. I happily swooped the roller down the wall, and the streak of paint left behind looked like a Hallowe’en ghost costume – you know, like a sheet: round top, two holes for eyes and a raggedy bottom. I was delighted to be so surprised, and [...]
I am in utter awe of these urban artists. I love their bold vision, their zaniness, the soundtrack, their ability to go with the flow, the temporary nature of the art and the artists’ confidence to paint over something in transition. It’s gritty and beautiful, a match made in time-lapse heaven. OK, if I try [...]
