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NEW YORK CITY GRAFFITI: MUCHO MUCHACHO by BALU

Published on March 28, 2017March 28, 2017 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

As an homage to Mucho Muchacho, also called Mucho Mu, an MC from Barcelona born in 1976, Balu put up a wheatpaste on the 7 subway line. Mucho Mu was a member of the group 7 Notas 7 Colores, hence the “7” line…25mar17 NYC:

BALU traveling with his supplies on the subway.

NEW YORK CITY GRAFFITI: BASQUE COUNTRY’S MIKEL & FERMIN by BALU

Published on March 27, 2017March 27, 2017 by jacquelinemhadel4 Comments

This was a challenging paste-up mission. BALU had his wheat pastes ready, but as he was walking up to the postal box to paste them, a mailman was there getting the mail out. Balu sat his pastes down and just waited. He did this tricky mission in the midst of hundreds of eyes walking past…25mar17 NYC

Mikel Laboa: one of the Basque Country’s most important singer-songwriters. He is considered by many to be the patriarch of Basque music.

This is Fermin Muguruza: a Basque punk rock, ska, rock musician. Considered a very influential singer-songwriter.

NEW YORK CITY GRAFFITI: KANYE WEST 4th by BALU

Published on March 25, 2017 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

Nothing better than being able to tag along with a street artist as they put their art up on the walls of a city! Today, I went around with BALU, a Barcelona-based street artist. We went on the streets and in the subway stations of New York City. 25mar17. Below, is a pictorial of him pasting up a “Kanye West” on the West 4th subway station sign in the West Village.