Tag: Street Art
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Rubber Ducks
Today’s find: a duck library. A bright red metal box attached to a street sign, similar to the little free book libraries, except this one is filled with miniature rubber ducks in various shapes, forms, colors and “costumes”. I assume the idea is the same: take one, leave one. Just with toy ducks. I still…
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A Wave Of Pink
The past few weeks in New York have been a full-on heat wave—heavy, hot, sticky, smelly. Just as the city was melting, this fun little installation popped up on a corner lot: pink everywhere, in the form of flamingos, and common items you come across in the city. The artist’s idea was to remind New…
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Smile
Every time I walk past this glowing grin on the High Line, it makes me think about the universal language of facial expressions—and how a smile can cross cultures and communicate without needing translation. As you know, I’m fascinated by cultural similarities and differences. A smile feels universal—something simple that can have a real effect,…
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Mount Rushmore of Art
This weekend has been grey and rainy in New York, which made Eduardo Kobra’s mural in the West Village stand out even more. Amidst the usual city soundtrack of construction, traffic, and the occasional fire alarm, it felt like an invitation to pause for a second. The mural features Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Keith Haring,…
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Art of Tagging
Walking through the city, there’s always something that catches the eye. Take certain doors—covered in scribbles, tags, and stickers, they become more than just entrances. Layered with marks over time, they turn into evolving canvases, unpolished but fascinating. New York is full of these tagged surfaces, blending into the city’s rhythm. Not everyone sees the…
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Light at the End
Visa renewals are so nerve-wracking. Even when everything seems to be in order, the uncertainty lingers. And with the new administration, the process feels even more unpredictable—policies shifting, timelines stretching, guidelines changing, and clarity nonexistent. I’m currently in the middle of it, waiting & hoping. It’s a strange limbo, caught between planning for the future…
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Berlin Wall
After all the holiday meals, a little sightseeing was a welcome change. Walking along Berlin’s East Side Gallery, I stopped at the iconic mural of Breschnev and Honecker locked in a fraternal kiss. Titled “My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love” and painted in 1990 by Russian artist Dmitri Vrubel, it immortalizes a…
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I‘m back!
This week is flying by! Tackling jet lag and the after-vacation-work-craziness, I just realised that tomorrow is already Friday. Meaning the weekend is close- thankfully 😅 Getting used to the big city life again, I wanted to share another of these charming sidewalk graffiti’s from GOAT (check out my first post about the artist here…
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We are still children
At heart ❤️ At least I hope many of us are. It might not be in every moment of our lives, but especially on these grey days – literally and metaphorically- let’s try to keep some ease, lightheartedness and curiosity.
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❤️ NY
Day 14 in the city and so far it’s been great! So, as of now, I’m in agreement with Einstein 😉 Especially now that it’s starting to get warmer, the sun’s coming out and the blue skis is peaking through the high rises… It’s so much fun wondering around and discovering all there is to…
Josephine in New York City 