From the seemingly simple to the indecipherably intricate, tags continue to flood NYC’s public spaces. While graffiti-hunting across the city, we’ve spotted them everywhere—from metal utility boxes and gates to subway stations and brick walls.
The vertical tag featured above was styled by the prolific and controversy-ridden writer Adek BTM. Several more images of tags captured in NYC follow:
Bronx graffiti pioneer AJ 161 aka Adam 12
Also by Bronx graffiti pioneer AJ 161 aka Adam 12
Delude, Wild Boy West and more
The itinerant duo Menace Two and Resa Piece aka MenaceResa
Lanes, Jersey and more
Shie, Staino, Fat Jay, House, Sickid and more
Goog One
Dactil and more
2esae
Photo credits: 1, 4, 5, 7 & 8 Lois Stavsky; 2, 3, 6, 9 & 10 Giulia Shine
Continuing our documentation of ILLicit Creatives claiming space on the streets of NYC, this post focuses on the markings that have surfaced on open spaces in Brooklyn. Featured above is the masterly EXR. Several more images captured in the past few weeks in varied Brooklyn neighborhoods follow:
Another view of EXR, along with Flash and Dink
Muk, Toke, Wild Boy West and more to be identified
Angr, Gour and Mile
Glare and Avert
Homesick
Dink
Post and photos by the Pushing It Forward Collective
In this twelfth post in our new series, PUSHING IT FORWARD — featuring ILLicit creatives claiming space on NYC streets — we’re back to Manhattan. Pictured above on a West Side shutter are Katsu, EM1 and Neckface Several more images of unsanctioned Manhattan markings follow:
Ansotto
Volvo and Reboe, LNE
West Coast writer Jazman and Optimo NYC, along with a political statement/question
Ansotto and Goog
Homesick and Wild Boy West
Wombat, Aneko, ZigZag, Saxon, Suckybat and more
Nilo
Note: A limited edition of the Pushing It Forward collective’s first zine — edited by Lois Stavsky and designed by Lord K2 — was recently released. Several copies are available at Village Works in NYC and at So Books in Tokyo, Japan.
Post and photos by the Pushing It Forward Collective
