Background Noise, Volume 49: Gaia
February 16, 2015
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I saw Gaia in action once. The funny thing was, although I was very impressed by his work in progress, I wasn’t aware that it
Background Noise, Volume 48: ME
February 10, 2015
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Street artist ME has been popping up quite a bit lately. Most notably, due to his ad takeovers with Clint Mario, which adorn bus stops
Background Noise, Volume 47: Abe Lincoln Jr.
February 3, 2015
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Abe Lincoln Jr is a man of many hats. Abe Lincoln Sr was a man of many hats as well. Actually, wait a minute, no
Background Noise, Volume 46: Aakash Nihalani
January 26, 2015
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New York artist Aakash Nihalani’s work is all about perspective. A self-proclaimed childhood fan of magic, Aakash has always been drawn to optical illusions. He
Background Noise, Volume 45: Alex Kvares
January 19, 2015
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I’ve only seen Alex Kvares’ work once, but I loved it. I stumbled on it while paying a visit to the Mulherin + Pollard gallery
Background Noise, Volume 44: Foxxface
January 12, 2015
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The art of Foxxface has evolved exponentially since I first saw one of his stickers in Chelsea a couple of years back. I’m not sure
Background Noise, Volume 36: Crash
September 22, 2014
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Bronx-born John Matos started writing graffiti as a teen, getting the name Crash after crashing the computer in his school during a computer programming class.
Background Noise, Volume 35: Chris Stain
September 16, 2014
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NYC-based artist Chris Stain celebrates the people’s people. Like Parisian street artist C215 (featured in episode 24), Chris Stain chooses to draw attention to the
Background Noise, Volume 28: How & Nosm
July 28, 2014
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How & Nosm are identical twin brothers. The duo, consisting of Raoul and Davide Perre, were born in Spain, but raised near Dusseldorf, Germany, and
Background Noise, Volume 21: Stinkfish
May 19, 2014
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I’m still completely amazed that I was able to get Stinkfish for this project. I had initially thought it would remain a pipe dream after
