The first year of offMetro we set-out to find the best graffiti and street art in the Williamsburg area. Much of it has been lost to time but here’s our old guide to Brooklyn Graffiti with photos of the original artwork and information about the arts former location.
To find current art, head to: offmetro.com/ny/a-self-guided-brooklyn-graffiti-tour.
Throw-ups and Pieces
 | Artist: T.Kid (piece) Location: Hope and Keap (on Hope) |
 | Artist: Ghost (piece) Location: Keap and Hope (on Keap) |
 | Artist: Os Gemeos (piece) Location: North 3rd and Wythe (on Wythe) |
 | Artist: Armer (piece) Location: North 10th and Roebling (Construction site on North 10th) |
 | Artists: Peek/Funk (Pink and Smith) (pieces) Location: North 6th and Metropolitan (Gas Station) |
 | Artist: Diva (piece) Location: North 6th and Metropolitan (Gas Station) |
 | Artists: Aero/Teo (throw-ups) Location: Metropolitan and Marcy (Abandoned Lot on Marcy) |
Murals
Painted by individual artists or collectives, murals can sometimes commemorate emblematic musicians, politicians and activists. With the influence of graffiti in advertising, some graffiti artists have also been contracted to paint murals for local businesses and corporations. Featured murals on this tour include:
 | MÖTUG collective (Monsters of the Unda – Ground) Artist: Ewok (mural) Location: Keap and Hope (on Hope) |
 | MÖTUG collective (Monsters of the Unda – Ground) Artist: Ewok (mural) Location: Keap and Hope (on Hope) |
 | MÖTUG collective (Monsters of the Unda – Ground) – Artist: Ewok (mural) Location: Keap and Hope (on Keap) |
 | MÖTUG collective (Monsters of the Unda – Ground) Artists: Obey (mural) Location: Keap and Hope (on Keap) |
 | MÖTUG collective (Monsters of the Unda – Ground) Artists: T.Kid (mural) Location: Keap and Hope (on Keap) |
 | Artist: R.Robots (mural) Location: North 3rd and Bedford (on North 3rd) |
 | Artist: R.Robots (mural) Location: North 3rd and Bedford (on North 3rd) |
Stencils
Working from a print of one or more colors that are later sprayed-over, stencils allow graffiti artists to focus on cultural icons that can be reproduced with precision. In Williamsburg you will find stencil-work from:
 | Artist: Nick Walker (paint/stencil) |
 | Artist: C215 (stencil) |
 | Artist: C215 (stencil) |
 | Artist: Nick Walker (stencil) |
 | Artist: C215 (stencil) Location: Meeker and Withers (On Meeker, Gas station) |
 | Artist: C215 (stencil) Location: Meeker and Withers (On Withers, fire hydrant) |
Poster-work
Graffiti artists wheatpaste their poster-work on billboards and walls, sometimes actively incorporating their surroundings into the piece. In Williamsburg you will enjoy a roundup of the most innovative wheatpaste artists:
 | Artist: Faile (wheatpaste) Location: Wythe and North 3rd (on Wythe) |
 | Artist: Faile (wheatpaste) Location: Wythe and North 3rd (on Wythe) |
 | Artist: Obey (wheatpaste) Location: North 6th bet. Wythe and Kent |
 | Artist: Elbow Toe (wheatpaste) Location: North 6th bet. Wythe and Kent |
 | Artist: Judith Supine (wheatpaste) Location: Meeker Avenue and North 7th (On North 7th) |
 | Artist: OHM (wheatpaste) Location: Meeker Avenue and North 6th (on Meeker) |
How to get there: Take the L train from Union Square to Lorimer St – Metropolitain Ave Station. Then proceed on foot at your discretion with the self-guided tour of the featured graffiti sites. Print out this article and the map below to help guide you to the locations. Please note that graffiti is usually not permanent, so we cannot guarantee that all our sites are still in tact. On the other hand, new art is constantly being created—let us know in the comments if you discover anything new in the area!
Map of Featured Artwork
Photos: Courtesy Arturo Conde
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