Kinder auf der Flucht/Children on the Run

Collaborations, Don Leicht, Exhibitions, International Exhibitions, Stencils No Comments

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John Fekner & Don Leicht
KunstBuroBerlin, Germany
Kinder auf der Flucht/Children on the Run
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Beauty’s Only Street Deep

Collaborations, Don Leicht, Exhibitions, Space Invader, Stencils No Comments

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Wooster on Spring

Dec 15-17, 2006
John Fekner & Don Leicht
Beauty’s Only Street Deep
Wooster on Spring
Candle Building, 11 Spring Street NYC

Photo by Jeewon Shin
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Civil War Then and Now

Collaborations, Exhibitions, Stencils No Comments

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IN-SITE

Civil War Then and Now a collaboration with Steve Ceraso
The Sculptors Guild
Group exhibition on Governors Island
Jerelyn Hanrahan, Curator
May 31 – October 1, 2008
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iXhibit

Collaborations, Don Leicht, Stencils No Comments

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John Fekner’s Top 50 Clunkers

Stencils, Street Art, Urban Decay No Comments

Where have all the clunkers gone?
Once the junk is removed,
progress will be defined only
by the limits of the human spirit.
And as always, for now and the forever,
growth will always supersede decay.

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Mortal Wounds: Disappearing Places of Spirit, Newark, New Jersey.

Demolition, Stencils, Urban Decay No Comments

Mortal Wound in Newark

a mourning like no other morning
the sun rose up
to show support

the crew was laughing drinking coffee
their wrecking ball
had never failed

a final mass and a church stood empty
stillness
then a blasting whistle

a test of strength that didn’t crumble
solid stones
and mortared walls

an ensuing battle with snapping cables
the bell tower
taking months to fall

a clash between man and structure
all that’s remains
is leveled ground

the chorus echo and clinging silence
stained glass pieces
on ice and snow

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A Tribute to Native Americans in New York and Ontario, Canada.

Native American Heritage, Stencils, Wheels Over Indian Trails No Comments

The Highway Indians project stretched from one end of the Long Island Expressway at the Queens Midtown Tunnel entrance to Manorville on the eastern end of Long Island, NY. The project focused on Native Americans history and land rights, as well as a reminder to respect their beliefs, customs and heritage. Read the rest of this entry »

Detective Show, Gorman Park, Itchycoo Park, 85th Street, Jackson Heights, Queens, NY 1978.

Don Leicht, Gorman Park/Itchycoo Park, Stencils, Street Art No Comments

Gorman Park, also known as 85th St. Park, is among the first locations in New York to have street art/graffiti/stencils. The words Itchyoo Park were painted in large white letters on the front of the parkhouse in 1968. Additional street works were seen here in 1969 and again in 1977, 78 and throughout the 80s. Read the rest of this entry »