Category Archives: Graffiti

Williamsburg Invaded

Posted on 22/12/2010 by

I snapped this back in November, and have no idea how long it’s been up there. I had totally forgotten about the picture until a friend and I started discussing it the other day. Invader is a French graffiti artist … Continue reading →

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Art in the Street: a retrospect

Posted on 08/12/2010 by

For the most part, I’m acting merely as the messenger with this post.  My Modern Metropolis has done a solid recap of the Top 12 Banksy pieces of 2010. You know how I dig street art, and back in May … Continue reading →

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Then Be Not Coy…

Posted on 17/08/2010 by

. LOOK . Blind (Dublin c. 2008) . LISTEN . . READ . To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time by Robert Herrick GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may,     Old time is still a-flying : And this … Continue reading →

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Is this thing on?

Posted on 11/08/2010 by

. LOOK . . LISTEN . Dear Wednesday, Let’s bring this one to 11, shall we? . READ . “To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality. All things are literally better, lovelier, and more … Continue reading →

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Doors and Windows.

Posted on 11/06/2010 by

* * * Life closes a door and opens a window. Right? A week into my new venture: no law firm, no true structure, just a girl and her computer (and huge Norton anthologies) I find myself varying degrees of … Continue reading →

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Street Art Sublime: Mister Brainwash, Shepard Fairey.

Posted on 21/05/2010 by

I went off yesterday in search of the two Manhattan Banksy pieces. Alas, they proved elusive. One had clearly been painted over already and the other was no where in sight. I did however find a couple Mister Brainwash stickers … Continue reading →

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Banksy found!

Posted on 19/05/2010 by

Banksy’s been hitting up New York lately, and today myself and a friend undertook an urban adventure to find his solo Brooklyn piece. We toured DUMBO and happily stumbled upon the below. It has been besieged by some taggers, but … Continue reading →

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Hobgoblins.

Posted on 12/05/2010 by

. LOOK . LISTEN . We Are Country Mice @ Bruar Falls I first heard these guys at Glasslands back in March. Check out Duke Street for rad footage of their April residency at Bruar Falls. The first song is … Continue reading →

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And We’re Back…

Posted on 10/05/2010 by

* * * Trial is over. I had a fantastic weekend in which I did nothing work-related, saw pretty cool band I am the Heat at Lit, had dinner at Pulino’s (delish) and did a little dancing at Alphabet Lounge. … Continue reading →

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On Breathing and Reading: the Snapshot.

Posted on 21/04/2010 by

. LOOK . Embarcadero Graf (SF, c. 2010) . LISTEN . So I told you about my blog crush on The Blue Hour, well he’s gone and done it again with this gem of a playlist. The Avett Brothers (and … Continue reading →

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