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The Art of the Tag, Part II: Zaver, Cajun, Desa, What, Tocer, Exoe, Anso, Anura, Cazer, Zoot, Zane, Remedy, Curve, Mesiah, Jet, Dzel, New, Exr, Homesick, Osi, Rems, Net, Miss 17, ZB, LS, Hueso, Rukos & More

June 11, 2026

From the crudely simple to the crisply stylized, graffiti tags have been claiming and shaping NYC’s urban landscape for over half a century. Featured above are the writings of Zaver LNE and Cajun BTM. Several more images of tags we’ve captured on NYC’s open spaces follow:

Another look at Zaver LNE and Cajun BTM

Desa MTA, What KH, Tocer LNE, Exoe, Anso LNE and more

Anura and Cazer One

Zoot, Remedy, Faipe, Curve, Gard, Zane and more

Mesiah

Jet BBB

Dzel AIDS, New and EXR

Homesick

Osi and Rems

Net, Miss 17, ZB, LS, CAPS and more

Hueso, Anura, Rukos, and more

Photo credits: 1-3, 8, 9 & 12 Lois Stavsky; 5 Tara Murray; and 4, 6, 7, 10 & 11 Giulia Shine

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PUSHING IT FORWARD: ILLicit Creatives Claiming Space on the Streets of Brooklyn, New York

July 21, 2022

In this second of our new series, PUSHING IT FORWARD — featuring ILLicit creatives claiming space on NYC streets — our focus now is on those images we’ve seen in Brooklyn. Pictured above is GTAR, MFK. Several more photos recently captured from the streets of New York City’s most populous borough follow:

Uwont and Ruinr