the best alley in Wicker Park vol. IX: winter wonderland

We've been slacking on the flickr updates lately.  This is not to say that we haven't been shooting pics, we just haven't been posting as regularly as we should.  In an effort to catch up, we present a series of pics from the best alley in wicker park taken over the past several weeks.  There's nothing like the clean facade that snow provides to accent the ever changing work.  See what you've missed over the past couple of months in our flickr set "the best alley in Wicker Park".

the best alley in Wicker Park vol. VIII

It's time once again to witness the carnage wrought by repeated bombing runs down the best alley in Wicker Park.  Scope out our flickr set to view for yourself what has changed since we last posted pics of the alley back in October.

the best alley in Wicker Park vol. VII

Though our pop up show 'Love Flows Both Ways: street culture x contemporary art' has been keeping us down in the South Loop more than we are used to, we still make the time to check out our favorite Wicker Park alley at least a couple of times a month because it's always worth the effort.  As we look back at the last month's activity in the alley, we are struck by Snaki's  'Waste Away Your Starry Nights', with it's visual nod to Van Gogh.  It made our inner art school geek smile.

Check out our flickr set here to peep all the great work that appeared in the alley since our last update.

stop motion graffiti

the best alley in Wicker Park vol. VI

Once again it's the end of the month, and time to look back at what has transpired in the best alley in Wicker Park over the past few weeks.  This month started with some drama in the alley, but this was overshadowed by some spectacular walls from Amuse and Momentumarttech.  In addition, Snaki brought some faces, Herts and Omens brought 'dubster', and someone painted dead cats.  Way too much great stuff to list (like this and this and this), so come take a stroll with us down the best alley in Wicker Park in our flickr set here.

it's time once again...

This coming weekend the international graffiti festival Meeting Of Styles comes to Chicago.  There is a great lineup of acitvities and talent for the three days (and nights) and it looks to be very cool this year.  Check out the event flyer with all the listings and keep an eye on the Meeting of Styles website for info and pics from its stops around the globe.

the best alley in Wicker Park vol. V

It's time once again for the monthly update of our Flicker set "the best alley in Wicker Park".  Bender, the robot street artist, has recently shown up in the alley along with an anti BP political statement and a huge rainbow trout.  All in all, it was an interesting month.

See the entire set on our Flickr.

photo ops

Despite the heat, we've been taking a lot of photos lately and it seems that they are getting noticed. Our street art images have been featured recently by The Reader, Chicago Art Magazine, and Chicagoist, among others.

Check out our most recent set "land of shadows" when you peep our Flickr photostream.

EINE interview

Don't Panic has posted an engrossing interview with Ben Eine, the London graffiti artist who's painting Twenty First Century City was just given to President Obama by the British Prime Minister last month.  Hear this career vandal muse on topics such as: avoiding arrest, cutting stencils, and of course Banksy.

giving grades...

go big or go home...

Recently we noticed AOM bringing the doubleXL sized throw ups to an alley in Wicker Park.  Epic in their scale and tight in their execution, these gloriously drippy characters struck us as standouts in the genre.

the best alley in Wicker Park vol. IV

It's time once again to take a look down the best alley in Wicker Park.  This month has brought increased seating to the alley, among other things...

View the entire set of photos on our Flickr.

Hebru Brantley's Hebru Glow

This piece by Hebru Brantley is certainly not new, but we only recently found the movie Brantley made of its execution.  It is fascinating to watch the piece evolve over its creation; something you rarely get to witness firsthand with street art.

See more Hebru Brantley work on his website www.hebrubrantley.com and check out his blog Whup Yo Kids.

Land of the Lost

We are not convinced that all the Banksy work in Chicago has been discovered, and we are constantly prowling new areas in search of it.  Recently our travels took us off the beaten path, and we stumbled upon an alley that has not been buffed since 2005.  Ever wonder what would happen if Mayor Daley's Graffiti Busters suddenly stopped slathering the city in monkeyshit brown paint?  Behold... 

You can view the entire alley in its overgrown glory on our new Flicker set Land of the Lost.   Its five years of classic bombing plus a few spectacular failures.  And be sure to check out our other sets for more recent street art in Chicago.

the best alley in Wicker Park vol. III

We have once again posted some recent pictures of the best alley in Wicker Park on our Flickr.  You can see for yourself how it has morphed over the past few weeks.

the best alley in Wicker Park vol. II

A recent stroll through Wicker Park's premier graff alley has yielded a variety of new work. Rather than post all the pictures here, we have put them into a Flickr set for you to view. In particular we loved the frenetic 1980's energy that is palpable in the detail of the piece above. Amazing!

Check out the best alley in Wicker Park on our Flicker set here.

the best alley in Wicker Park...

There are many alleys in Chicago that are good for many things, but when it comes to street art in Wicker Park (and graff in particular) there is one that stands out among the rest. It is located off of Augusta Ave, between Wolcott and Honore and contains of a series of walls (some legal and others illegal) that are a constantly morphing showcase of graff talent. A recent walk through the best alley in Wicker Park yielded some fantastic new work.

View the entire set along with other Chicago street art on our Flickr photostream here.