Art of Trespass
John Fekner is a street and multimedia artist, who created hundreds of environmental, social, political and conceptual works consisting of stenciled words, symbols, dates and icons spray painted outdoors in the United States, Sweden, Canada, England and Germany.
Recent Project
Mother Earth Will Survive May 2010
John Fekner and Don Leicht were invited to participate in the outdoor street exhibition Welling Court Mural Project organized by Ad Hoc Art in Astoria, NY. After a preliminary visit to the site, they decided to paint on a wall directly facing the Two Coves Community Garden and the NYCHA Astoria Houses Development. The location of their collaborative site-specific work was important for two reasons: not only did it connect with the thriving energy of the volunteer-run urban garden; it also provided a platform to address the catastrophic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Featured Project
South Bronx:August 1980
In August 1980, Don Leicht and John Fekner collaborated on a project located at the site of the People’s Convention held at Charlotte Street in the South Bronx. This alternative convention coincided with the National Convention of the Democratic Party being held at Madison Square Garden in New York City....
Featured Project
XAmericanaX:In 1985
In the series, X Americana X, Fekner spray paints over kitschy found paintings to represent environmental disasters and looming annihilation.
Featured Project
Space Invaders:Since 1982
John Fekner & Don Leicht
YOUR SPACE HAS BEEN INVADED
“Our children are fighting a terrible war. Whole families are being sent to
the battlescreen” 1982
