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RIP Matthew Courtney
Matthew Courtney hosting the "Wide Open Cabaret" performance and poetry readings at ABC NO RIO in the late 1980s and early 1990s (photo by Ilana Storace) Matthew Courtney - the downtown New York City legend and artist, who sold his work on Prince Street in New York City, has died at the age of 66 on May 2, 2025. Hyperallergic Magazine has a good article on his passing. Matthew had many lives and some challenges. I got to know him from his “Wide Open Cabaret” performances at
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May 13, 20253 min read


Fighting Fascism in 2025
Woody Guthrie in 1943 Fascism returns in 2025. We are doomed to repeat history. We suck at remembering. Fascism returns again and again....
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Feb 4, 20253 min read


RIP TRACY168
If you are a graffiti artist or you passionately follow the art form, then you should know about TRACY168. Michael Christopher Tracy...
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Nov 17, 20232 min read


NYC women memorials
There is a frustrating lack of memorials and tributes to women in the neighborhoods of New York City. For official memorials and statues,...
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Feb 14, 20232 min read


Bronx Memorials by TATS CRU
There is a tremendous amount that I don’t know about the graffiti world in New York City. But from my observations, it seems that some...
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May 5, 20221 min read


Memorial for Timothy Caughman
The war in the Ukraine is a terrible event of historic proportions. It is nothing less than an attack by Vladimir Putin and the Russian...
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Mar 17, 20222 min read


Robert Janz / Artist / Tribute
Robert Janz, whose shadowy stick figures and transformed advertisements added to the streetscape of Lower Manhattan (New York City) for...
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Jan 30, 20222 min read


Covid 19 Memorials
As the year 2021 ends with another wave of Covid-19 illness and death, I wanted to call attention to the time when the Covid-19 pandemic first hit in January and February of 2020. Although only 2 years ago, it seems like so much has happened since then and that the memory of the deaths from Covid-19 of heathcare and essential workers during that first devastating and isolating time is being lost. Do you remember the 7pm clapping salutes to front line workers that happened e
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Dec 30, 20212 min read


RAMBO / RIP memorials
RAMBO was a legendary graffiti artist whose started his work in the early 2000s. His tags, bubble graffiti, wall poems, billboard work...
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Nov 12, 20212 min read


Michael Stewart Memorial / Commemoration
On September 28,1983, Michael Stewart died from his injuries after his violent arrest by New York City transit police officers. He was...
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Nov 3, 20212 min read


Andy Kessler / Martin Luther King Jr. / by JJ Veronis
JJ Veronis has been creating sculptures and installing many of them in the streets of NYC for decades. He has created many tributes to...
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Oct 21, 20211 min read


Victor Ang / Ghost Bike Memorials
Ghost Bike memorials commemorating cycling deaths started to appear on New York City streets around 2005. The memorial’s power comes from...
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Oct 13, 20211 min read


Eric Garner memorial / commemoration by Gabriel Specter
Artist Gabriel Specter put up this memorial for Eric Garner in August 2021. Garner was killed by a police officer using a chokehold while...
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Oct 8, 20211 min read
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