Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Steve Powers, aka ESPO, is completing A Love Letter to Brooklyn, re-envisioning a mall garage on Hoyt street, part of the Fulton Mall [AO Newslink]
AO Video Preview: Steve Powers ‘A Love Letter For You’ Documentary of the making of 50 murals in Philadelphia
Friday, February 4th, 2011
Home Now. All photos via A Love Letter For You, 2010
Steve Powers, the Philadelphian street artist—a.k.a. ESPO—has released a trailer for his upcoming documentary on a 50 mural public art project, A Love Letter For You. Art Observed interviewed the artist in August, when the action took place.
Video and more images after the jump…
AO On Site, with interview with Kathy Grayson – New York: Opening of “Not Quite Open for Business” at The Hole, through August 21, 2010
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Kathy Grayson mid-smooch. Image courtesy Taylor Derwin for Art Observed.
Currently on view at the new art outfit, The Hole, on 104 Greene St. in Soho is “Not Quite Open for Business.” The show, which opened to much hype last night, runs until August 21st. The Hole is run by former directors at the legendary and now-closed Deitch Projects, Kathy Grayson and Meghan Coleman, in collaboration with former Executive Director at Deitch Projects, Suzanne Geiss. With the gallant goal of filling a hole in the downtown community, they are off to a running start.
The first exhibition is called “Not Quite Open for Business,” a conceptual group show of unfinished art, unfinished poems, and unfinished symphonies. The installation is designed by Taylor McKimens and the show includes over twenty artists from the community.
Left: Ben Jones, Unfinished Video, 2010, single channel DVD, edition of 5. Right: Kunle, Vomit, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 in.
More text, images, and an interview with Kathy Grayson after the jump…
AO Interview: 50 Mural ‘Love Letter’ Project by Steve Powers aka Espo takes shape in multiple Philadephia locations viewable from one elevated train.
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Steve Powers- a famed graffiti artist known as ESPO, was born and raised in Philadelphia, and had his first museum solo show in Pennsylvania. In 1994 he moved to New York City. A Fulbright Scholar- Steve Powers painted a project similar to love letter in the streets of Dublin and Belfast, now returning to his hometown to conduct a massive graffiti project carrying the same title. The “Love Letter” is planned to be complete by Labor Day.
A mural from Love Letter Project curated by Steve Powers via Gradient
Related Links:
Steve Powers (Bio) [Deitch Projects]
Love Letter Project [A Love Letter For You]
A Love Letter Project [Design You Trust]
Artists Steven Powers Curated Love Letter Project [Gradient]
Steve Powers Philadelphia Mural Arts Project [Curated]
Steve Powers Love Letters to Philadelphia [The World’s Best Ever]
Love Letter to Philadelphia [The Wall Street Journal]
More text, pictures and interview with Steve Powers after the jump… (more…)