Posts Tagged ‘Keith Haring’

Shepard Fairey Plaque Removed from Graffiti Wall

Posted: July 26, 2010 at 6:17 am

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It’s been a couple weeks since we last checked in with the Shepard Fairey mural at the northwest corner of Bowery and East Houston. In that time, its been kicked into submission, repaired, damaged, repaired again, defamed, painted black, and most recently, tagged by Ms. Squeegee. What a summer for the graffiti wall, eh?

Chino Maurice Music Video Outside Billy’s Antiques

Posted: October 20, 2009 at 6:28 am

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Multi-instrumentalist Chino Maurice has a new music video for his song “Oh My Lord,” filmed outside Billy’s Antiques at the corner of Elizabeth and East Houston.  Note the Keith Haring mural is still there.  The song is currently a candidate in this week’s MTVU Freshmen Videos.  Check it out!

Keith Haring Replacement on Houston

Posted: July 7, 2009 at 7:53 am

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Yesterday, Animal New York reported on the erasure of the Keith Haring tribute mural at the corner of Bowery and Houston. When we walked past later in the evening, two artists were busy spray-painting the fresh white slab of concrete. Neither would divulge any information on the replacement art project, just that it would likely [...]

Houston White Space

Posted: November 7, 2008 at 10:28 am

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The perpetual ad space above the Keith Haring mural on Houston has been blank for months. Until now. Street artists noticed, and inked a nice purple tag. Damn the man. [Photo: EV Grieve] Related Reading:The Dark Knight is Gone [EVG]Lower East Side Graffiti Fight [Razor Apple]Keith Haring Tagged [BoweryBoogie]

Keith Haring Tagged

Posted: July 31, 2008 at 9:10 am

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[Houston at Bowery] While walking to work today, I noticed the Keith Haring dedication mural on Houston was tagged. At least the street artists stayed within the lines. UPDATE: Coincidentally, Gothamist received a tip in their inbox regarding these “modifications” [link].“Hasn’t anyone noticed that the Haring memorial mural on Bowery and Houston was ‘modified’ last [...]