Everyone has seen a Spike Lee movie once in their life, whether it be Crooklyn, Do The Right Thing or his latest The Inside Man starring Denzel Washington, all of these movies have one special thing in common. That one thing is called “The Dolly Shot”, it’s that one recognizable...

Growing up the 42nd street I knew had arcades like Broadway and Barcode, I remember going there for cheesy movie dates. Girls would get their pictures drawn by an artist on the street, Mc Donald’s would be the chill spot to talk to girls in. It was a fun time, this was from ’99 –...

Finally getting the respect that he deserves, hip hop lifestyle photographer Brook Bobbins is known for flicking up the music scene in NY and capturing historical moments through his lens. We introduced you guys to him last year in an interview where he selected his favorite photos for us and told...

A new film is in the works chronicling the early life of Shepard Fairey and the origin of his OBEY GIANT street art campaign. Directed by Julian Marshall, the film narrates the story of the Buddy Cianci billboard incident that occurred while Shepard was a Junior at the Rhode Island School of Design...

One of Blu’s latest pieces is this mural he painted in Morocco. It’s located near the border of the North African country and the Spanish city of Melilla, where many repeatedly attempt to illegally gain entrance to Spain, and subsequently the European Union. Hence the Italian artist’s mural...

Whole Train Press has a short video to promote the launch of ‘graffiti in New York’, the new edition of one of the first books ever on graffiti, published in 1978 by Andrea Nelli. As anticipated, a distance of more than 30 years, Whole Train Press and Andrea Caputo have collaborated to...

Matt Weber has been photographing New York City for over 25 years in mostly black and white. He takes a raw, photojournalistic approach when documenting the streets, subways, and back alleys of the Big Apple. For six years, he drove a taxi, so you know he’s been around the block, and has seen...

While in town for this year’s Armory Show, UK street artist D*FACE painted several pieces in Manhattan and in Brooklyn. If you follow Jungle Gym on instagram you’ll see we posted the first picture above, D*FACE painted more large scale paintings like these with characters like the Grim...

The frequent collaborators in graffiti and street art, Cope 2 and Shepard Fairey came together to put together a piece in the Bronx. The piece represents the opening of Cope’s “This Side In Paradise” show in the Bronx. Cope 2 and his fellow artist Indie threw up colorful fill ins...