Street artist Chris Stain has been putting up work with SWOON lately, but we’ve been enjoying his work since our first sight in 1999. Gothamist asked Stain about his modus operandi and where he sees the future of street art. “Down the drain…I don’t really think about it. I just think about what kind of images I am going to do next and when I’m going to get the chance to work and put them up” The entire interview is over at Gothamist.

Image of “The Slow Road to Freedom” by Chris Stain from the Carmichael Gallery.

+ Music at the Bridge - John Zorn, the Theremin Society and Jonathan Kane play a free night of music in DUMBO, curated by Issue Project Room, the experimental art space in Gowanus (6 PM at the Tobacco Warehouse, 26 New Dock St, Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, Brooklyn)

+ One Week Only!– White Columns hosts this group show of artist Lanya Snyder, Beny Wagner, Clara Jo and Emma Spertus, all of whom decked out a part of the gallery with their work. As the name suggests, the show’s run is brief. It comes down August 2nd. (6 to 8 PM at White Columns, 320 W. 13th St., Manhattan)

+ Darlings, Rifle Recoil and Netherfriends play Glasslands Gallery tonight. (9 PM at Glasslands Gallery, 296 Kent Ave, Brooklyn)

+ Eric Elms for Nike - Artist Eric Elms opens an installation the Nike iD Lab. (6 to 9 PM at Nike iD Lab, 255 Elizabeth Street, Manhattan)

Know something happening? Get in touch.

Artwork by Eric Elms.

Photo by Tom Gabiel (Atomische.com).

According to the Daily News, Patrick Pogan, the 22 year-old officer who carried out Friday’s assault on a cyclist during Critical Mass, was stripped off his badge and gun, and is now assigned to desk duty pending an investigation. ANIMAL looks at the court documents and notes:

“Contrary to the video evidence and universal common sense, the cop (deponent) claimed—in a sworn statement—that Long swerved and then ran into him, “causing deponent to fall to the ground and causing deponent to suffer lacerations on deponent’s forearms” . However, as the clip demonstrates, that’s not the case and the attack was unprovoked.”

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A video camera caught a NYPD officer running and violently shoving a man off his bicycle onto the sidewalk in Times Square, during Friday night’s Critical Mass ride. After being assaulted by the police officer, “the cyclist in this video was arrested, held for 26 hours, and charged with attempted assault and resisting arrest.” That is some bullshit. [Gothamist]

Speaking of streetwear, Bad Ass Mother Fucker Fi5e, aka Evan Roth, created an unauthorized “New Era” covered in dozens of shiny gold stickers to show everyone how super fresh the hat, and by association, the wearer is. The hat is super exclusive, limited to an edition of 20 and not for sale right now, making it perfect for all those suffering from lack of more conspicuous and exclusive head wear.

Spelled out with misappropriated streetwear logos, these “Fuck SoHo” stickers caught our eye recently, in part because we sometimes think the same thing. But who hates SoHo enough to print up stickers? A lot of people, but besides the 100% completely genuine outrage from Secret Society, the Queens sneaker shop located six miles from SoHo, there’s no info about these anywhere.

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Swoon and Chris Stain recently pasted up some new work on Franklin Ave in Crown Heights, but it wasn’t long before someone marked it up. Was the image of two women in an embrace too much for someone?

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