Chelsea

"Phlegm in Chelsea Playground"

On his recent brief visit to New York City, Sheffield-based artist Phlegm transformed the visual landscape of a Chelsea playground — adjacent to a public housing project on West 17th Street. We can’t get enough of it!

"Phlegm in Chelsea"

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"Kobra street art"

Noted São Paulo muralist Eduardo Kobra has been the talk of the town here as he has been transforming Chelsea’s visual landscape.  Characterized by an impressive range of depth and realism, Kobra’s brightly hued murals pay homage to NYC’s history.

As viewed from the High Line, this piece was inspired by Alfred Eisenstaedt’s iconic photo, V-J Day in Times Square:

"Kobra mural"

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"JR street art in Chelsea"

Born in 1983 outside of Paris, JR has achieved worldwide recognition for his enormous photographs of everyday people that have been pasted on a range of surfaces all over the world. Among JR’s numerous awards and grants is his recent “Inside Out Project,” which has turned the walls of New York City into an open-air photo gallery. This past weekend, JR was busy over at the High Line in Chelsea pasting his huge portrait in tribute to the Lakota people, an original Native American tribe.

"JR street art in Chelsea"

"JR street art in Chelsea"

"JR street art on NYC's High Line"

"street artist JR in Chelsea, NYC"

Photos by Joshua Geyer

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Huge fans of  Jaye Moon’s beguiling Lego installations that surface throughout NYC, we are delighted that two new ones have made their way to Chelsea streets this past week.

“Jerry” alludes to influential NYC-based art critic, Jerry Saltz:

"Jay Moon Lego street art installation in Chelsea, NYC"

"Jaye Moon street art Lego installation in Chelsea, NYC"

And one more variation of the artist’s signature houses constructed from Lego and Plexiglas:

"Jaye Moon Lego street art installation in Chelsea, NYC"

Images courtesy of the artist

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