Artist rocks city with
his rock-star murals ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A woman poses in front of Eduardo Kobra’s “27 Club,” at Forsyth and
Rivington Sts. A tribute and a cautionary tale, the mural features Janis
Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse, all
of whom died at 27.
BY BOB KRASNER
Eduardo Kobra, the politically
motivated Brazilian street artist,
spent the past few months making
his mark yet again in New York City.
The artist, who has made walls his
canvas in 16 countries, has been quite
busy here recently.
Already a world-record holder for two
of the largest murals in existence, he set
out to create as many works as possible
in New York City.
His “Colors of Freedom” project has
resulted in works all over the city, with
Mother Teresa and Gandhi in Chelsea, a
9/11 fi refi ghter on the Upper East Side,
and Ellis Island immigrants on City-As-
School High School in the West Village,
among others.
Instagrammers have been particularly
drawn to Kobra’s Michael Jackson piece
on 11th St. and First Ave., while his “27
Club,” at Forsyth and Rivington Sts., has
also seen plenty of action. A tribute and
a cautionary tale, the artist has beautifully
depicted Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison,
Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and Amy
Winehouse, all of whom passed away
in their 27th year. This reporter caught
him at work on one of his last projects
in the city during his most recent visit,
the Run-DMC mural at 12th St. and Avenue
A.
Kobra has since left New York, after
completing 18 murals in fi ve months.
The artist, in a post to his 600,000-plus
Instagram followers, stated that his work
is “an urge for peace” and for “all kinds
of social justice, against racism, against
violence.” He said that he left the Big Apple
with “a feeling of accomplishment.”
PHOTOS BY BOB KRASNER
Eduardo Kobra at 12th St. and Avenue A working on his Run-
DMC mural during his recent visit to New York.
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