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ArtBattles adds splashes of color to empty midtown space

Published Nov. 8, 2013, 7:17 p.m. ET
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Four well-known graffiti artists have been painting a 25-foot high mural in the ground floor of Midtown’s 5 Bryant Park, a vacant retail space with plenty of windows for passersby to peek in and gaze at the not-quite-street art. The project is organized by ArtBattles, a competitive art organization, and is using the vacant space as part of a rebranding and nearly year-long renovation of the building.
Four well-known graffiti artists have been painting a 25-foot high mural in the ground floor of Midtown’s 5 Bryant Park, a vacant retail space with plenty of windows for passersby to peek in and gaze at the not-quite-street art. The project is organized by ArtBattles, a competitive art organization, and is using the vacant space as part of a rebranding and nearly year-long renovation of the building. Zandy Mangold
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NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 8: Pulse : Creative Director of ArtBattles, Sean Bono, brought graffiti artist together from Poland, San Francisco and New York City to paint a mural at… Zandy Mangold
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The Brooklyn artists Max Bode and Edwin David Sepulveda Cruz (aka Don Rimx) along with San Francisco’s Jason Lamar Hailey (aka Chor Boogie), and Poland’s artist Natalia Rak have been creating the 100-foot long mural.
The Brooklyn artists Max Bode and Edwin David Sepulveda Cruz (aka Don Rimx) along with San Francisco’s Jason Lamar Hailey (aka Chor Boogie), and Poland’s artist Natalia Rak have been creating the 100-foot long mural. Zandy Mangold
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NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 8: Pulse : Creative Director of ArtBattles, Sean Bono, brought graffiti artist together from Poland, San Francisco and New York City to paint a mural at… Zandy Mangold
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San Francisco’s San Francisco artist Chorboogie (Jason Lamar Hailey) paints a black skull as part of the 100-foot wide, 25-foot high mural at 5 Bryant Park. Zandy Mangold
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NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 8: Pulse : Creative Director of ArtBattles, Sean Bono, brought graffiti artist together from Poland, San Francisco and New York City to paint a mural at… Zandy Mangold
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NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 8: Pulse : Creative Director of ArtBattles, Sean Bono, brought graffiti artist together from Poland, San Francisco and New York City to paint a mural at… Zandy Mangold
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The project is expected to last at least until new tenants take the building. But you can see more ArtBattles in action on Nov. 14 at Webster Hall, where a Live Art Battle will pit four New York college students against each other as they paint murals on stage. The crowd will vote on the winner. Tickets are $10. For more info, visit: artbattles.com.
The project is expected to last at least until new tenants take the building. But you can see more ArtBattles in action on Nov. 14 at Webster Hall, where a Live Art Battle will pit four New York college students against each other as they paint murals on stage. The crowd will vote on the winner. Tickets are $10. For more info, visit: artbattles.com. Zandy Mangold
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