Graffiti Art Wall Murals: Boo Ya! – What’s Good Bushwick? New York City
June 15, 2010 – 5:25 pm | 5 Comments

Famous Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara should have stopped off to see the graffiti art wall murals in Bushwick Brooklyn before he was arrested in New York City for making graffiti and possession of graffiti instruments on a city subway platform. The artist, whose paintings and sculptures sell for over a million dollars, was caught drawing a smiley face with an indelible marker; Nara, in town for an exhibition of his work at Marianne Boesky Gallery, spent twenty-four hours in police custody.

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March 1, 2010 – 12:59 am | One Comment
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