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The infamous TATS Cru, aka NYC’s undisputed mural kings, have signed on to put their touches on the windows of Lord and Taylor on Fifth Avenue.  Painting the back drops for the stores famed windows, that most people know for their wild Christmas displays, the Cru is moving on up to the East Side (or would that be down, since they are coming from the BX?).  The windows will be up for your viewing pleasuredom in early July. I know this isn’t the same as trains, but congrats to BG183, HOW, NOSM, BIO, NICER, keep on keeping on!

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Those lovable mural kings are back with their latest production. Appearing on East 2nd and Avenue A; How, Bio, Nicer, BG183 and NOSM of the infamous TATS Cru came through with a new mural to cover up the last one they had gracing the spot. New TATS Cru murals can only mean one thing; that it has to be Spring time now!

Following the below post on 11 Spring Street, I felt it was necessary to put up this photograph of the building located just down the street. Right on the corner of Spring and Bowery sits another canvas of street artist and graffiti writers. While this building never reached the notoriety of 11 Spring Street, it’s walls have still been graced with the works of REVS, Judith Supine, WK, Shepard Fairey, the IRAK crew and many, many more. Now the majority of the building is covered in memorial graffiti for Joey Semz. Props.

It has been over a year now since NYC, nay the World lost one of the most valuable street art canvases ever to exist. For years 11 Spring Street was the equivalent of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with the works of modern day Michaelangelo’s gracing every inch of it. 11 Spring Street amplified the difference between graffiti and street art (because yes, there is a HUGE difference) and the battle and embracing between these two cultures. The walls were constantly changing and telling the stories of those putting their mark on them and tales of the city. The reason I am writing about 11 Spring so long after it has been covered in construction tarps and scaffolding, in the interim of being whitewashed and becoming multi-million dollar condo’s, is simple, I walked passed the decomposed shell of a building that was once a gorgeous piece of art, life and NYC and just missed it. This is yet another example of old and true NYC being phased out into anywhere U.S.A.

R.I.P. 11 Spring.

For more information and images check out these links:
Wooster Collective, Wooster On Spring, NY Times, Streetsy

These are some photographs of the new TATS CRU mural that can be seen on East 2nd St. and Avenue A, NYC. Thanks to Chino for the heads up.