Curious Characters in NYC Open Spaces: KAWS, Nick Walker, David Barthold, Woody De Othello, Buff Monster, Frank Ape and Golden

May 27, 2026

Featured above are the iconic “COMPANION” characters fashioned by legendary Jersey City native KAWS installed on the riverfront in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. What follows are several more images of curious characters captured in NYC open spaces:

Bristol native and renowned stencil artist Nick Walker at the Bushwick Collective

Gowanus-based artist David Barthold with Beam Center youth apprentices, “Hurly-Whirly”  at 4th Ave and 2nd St in Brooklyn

Miami native Woody De Othello,”Inner Knowing” on view in his outdoor sculpture exhibit “Guardian Spirit” at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Hawaii native Buff Monster on the Lower East Side

LA native Frank Ape outside the Ridge Hotel on the Lower East Side

Miami-based Golden at Boone Avenue Walls in the Bronx

Photo credits: 1, 2, 5-7 Lois Stavsky; 3-4 Tara Murray

 


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