Shepard Fairey

• LISA Project NYC is a groundbreaking public art charity dedicated to transforming urban spaces through captivating street, graffiti and contemporary art murals.
• With an unwavering commitment to inclusivity, creativity, and social impact, LISA Project NYC continues to push the boundaries of public art, leaving an indelible mark on the local cultural landscape.
• I want to thank Shepard Fairey, Lisa Project NYC, and Hard Rock Hotel New York for bringing art back to the streets and turning our city into a living, breathing canvas."
• "Art and entertainment is in our DNA at Hard Rock and especially at Hard Rock Hotel New York here in the culture capital of the world.

• Graffiti has become so mainstream in recent years that auction houses, museums and entire art shows cater to street art connoisseurs and collectors around the world.
• In cities around the world, graffiti is now associated with “street artists” rather than violent street gangs.
• Some up-and-coming neighborhoods in cities like Dakar, Senegal; Mexico City; Brisbane, Australia; and Seoul, South Korea offer street art tours and host graffiti festivals.

The history of tagging

• I started tagging, or illegally writing my name — Cisco CBS — on surfaces across Los Angeles in the early 1990s.
• Law enforcement didn’t seem to understand what the writing on walls meant or who was behind those cryptic images and personal monikers.
• While physical displacement was being experienced firsthand by long-standing residents, the transformation of the walls in these communities symbolized a broader cultural change.
• By the early 2000s, politically neutral street art images replaced depictions of social struggle, Chicano/a history, and community life.

Graffiti made legit

• By 2011, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles hosted the first-ever museum survey of street art and graffiti.
• In it, I analyzed how graffiti writers such as Eyeone, Mear and Cache were navigating the legal, social, economic and cultural shift taking place in Los Angeles.
• Just outside the museum gallery, the newly branded Arts District soon welcomed muralists and graffiti writers from around the world.

Urban blight or community history

• These wall artists’ styles were often maligned by city leaders, business owners and wealthy Anglos.
• No longer does the writing on the walls signal blight and disorder.

• "We have to change the healthcare system and hold hospitals and insurers accountable to provide more transparency on the price of care.
• They are charging way too much money and the bills are not even consistent," said Fat Joe.
• "Somebody could get an MRI for $300 and someone right behind them could be paying thousands for the same MRI.
• Right now, millions across the country are being dragged into debt because they're blindsided by the cost of these medical bills.

• This will feature Cole's most ambitious installation yet - an 80-foot inflatable bouncy house Creature World Playground obstacle course.
• The second booth will contain a full build out of a scene in The Creature World with a living Creature, sitting alone, eager for guests to interact and view it through this window into another world.
• In 2021 Cole created The Creature World, a magical realm that seeks
  to take you on limitless expeditions by means of visual art, live experiences, and community projects.
• Each experience has brought hundreds to thousands of attendees into a unique iteration of the Creature World.