Press | December 12, 2008

SHAG review in NEW YORK TIMES

Art in Review By KEN JOHNSON Voyeur: New Paintings by SHAG Through Dec. 20, 2008 Jonathan LeVine Gallery 529 West 20th Street, Chelsea A Los Angeles artist who signs his work Shag, Josh Agle has exhibited and sold his work internationally. He has even been the subject of a documentary. But because he is marketed... read more
Press | June 30, 2007

Splashing the Art World With Anger and Questions

Splashing the Art World With Anger and Questions June 30, 2007 by Michael Kimmelman Until the pranks turned ugly, it was heartening to follow the dust-up between a bunch of street artists and their nemesis or nemeses, identity unknown. As The New York Times reported this week, for some time works of stenciled graffiti art... read more
Press | June 28, 2007

As Street Art Goes Commercial, A Resistance Raises a Real Stink

As Street Art Goes Commercial, a Resistance Raises a Real Stink                                                                            By Colin Moynihan                                                                            June 28, 2007 The covert campaign targeting street art began about seven months ago, with blobs of paint that appeared overnight, obscuring murals and wheat-pasted art on walls in Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. Arcane messages were pasted at the sites,... read more
Press | June 26, 2007

Someone To Splash Over Me? New Shepard Fairey Flicks

Someone To Splash Over Me? New Shepard Fairey Flicks                                 June 26, 2007                                By Camille Dodero So much going on in the street game that we couldn’t stay on the bench anymore; had to come out of retirement like these other attention-mongering media manipulators. Got a lot to say about this whole thing, but let’s... read more
Press | June 23, 2007

This gag sure stinks: Artist turns up nose as bomb ploy flops

This gag sure stinks: Artist turns up nose as bomb ploy flops June 23, 2007 BY PETER KADUSHIN, VERONIKA BELENKAYA and ROBERT F. MOORE DAILY NEWS WRITERS A young man and his pal tried to light a stink bomb at a crowded Brooklyn art show, prompting the evacuation of more than 600 people, authorities said yesterday. After... read more
Press | June 23, 2007

Good Shepard

Good Shepard  June 23, 2007  by Juliana Bunim Everyone knows to “Obey the Giant.” The stickers, t-shirts and posters baring this slogan are plastered all around the world, and feature a black-and-white illustration of Andre the Giant, the late 500-pound professional wrest­ler. They’re easy to identify, but their creator, graffiti artist Shepard Fairey, isn’t quite... read more
Press | March 29, 2007

Jonathan LeVine Featured on Nylon.com

The Insider: Jonathan LeVine                                                                            By, Samantha Gilewicz                                                                                                                                                      March 28, 2007 With a B.A. in Fine Art to back up his love for illustration, graffiti art, and pop surrealism, Jonathan LeVine considers himself an art activist. Which is pretty on point considering the artists that first sparked his interest years ago such as Dalek,... read more
Press | March 9, 2007

Tags of Brazil

Tags of Brazil By MELENA RYZIK Friday, March 9, 2007    Think you’ve got a handle on New York’s graffiti taggers? Check out Brazil’s street artists at the first major exhibition devoted to them. With the gallery’s walls, floors and ceilings decorated with tripped-out murals and found-art sculpture, the show is “a flamboyant powerhouse” that... read more