Coney Art Walls Brings a Sort of Curated Street Art to America's Playground
- June 16, 2015 12:22
Works from Jeffrey Deitch's latest project can now be seen at America's Playground. The art dealer and former Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MoCA) director has teamed up with redevelopment firm Thor Equities to display street art around Brooklyn's Coney Island.
Deitch recruited about a dozen top graffiti and street artists, including Swoon, Shepard Fairey, Lady Pink, Futura, Kenny Sharf, Daze, Lee Quiñones, IRAK and Mister Cartoon, to create works on 25 freestanding concrete walls. While the project has already stirred some harsh critical reviews, some pointing to the irony of urban artists working as marketing tools for a developer and art dealer, Coney Art Walls continues to churn out distinctive works that make Coney Island seem hip again.
It's a work in progress. Kenny Sharf revealed his bright, funky face-filled mural just last week. Sheryo, and others, are working away. Unveiled already was Fairey's middle class-looking 1950's couple sitting on what appears to be an oil-soaked beach.
