physical graffiti
Evidence of the increased 3D physical presence of street art, and the rise of its perceived value.
It’s all over the city. Physical graffiti — street art constructed, not just painted.
Outside our offices on Greene Street in Soho:
PSFK found a “guerrilla garden” in Williamsburg:
Marketers are jumping on the bandwagon too. A sign for an exhibit at P.S. 1, spotted on Spring Street in Soho:
This article in the NY Times talks about how legendary street artist Revs came out of self-imposed exile to turn his attention to sculpture:
[photo from joe’s nyc]
Thing is, once the article came out, people have started to steal his sculptures, according to a post on jkottke’s Flickr page. Here’s the evidence:
Here’s a great Revs video showing him actually putting up one of his sculptures.