An interview with the artist on his mural court, his love for the neighborhood, and how some NBA teams have funny colorways.
Read Moremulti-disciplinary artist Tay Butler on "Hyperinvisibility"
On a Project Backboard job in Houston, Texas the team linked up with multi-disciplinary artist Tay Butler to talk collage and hang out in his studio. Part of the conversation focused on his “Hyperinvisibility” series.
Read MoreEvery Court Has A Story project // John Muir Children's Park
John Muir Children's Park in Sacramento is where I developed and built a creative practice that I'd eventually call Sacred. Before the book, I'd go to this court with my dog and shoot free throws alone. It became my meditation practice.
Read MoreEdgar Heap of Birds reclaims a Long Island City park as native land
It rained on the ceremony to officially open the Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds courts at Murray Park in Long Island City. Nature challenged us to play and work within its system. But, there was a lesson about water hovering just beyond my awareness, and the more I spoke with Edgar Heap of Birds that day, the more I understood its significance.
Read MorePaint Days in Hell's Kitchen with Project Backboard
Project Backboard is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that renovates public basketball courts into large-scale works of art, while maintaining and even improving the structural use. The organization has renovated over 30 courts into inspiring, creative spaces of play since 2015. These “works of art” (the finished piece) have been designed by noteworthy modern artists like Sophia Dawson, David Huffman, and Faith Ringgold. The week I moved to New York City the organization posted a video of the artist Andrea Bergart shooting hoops at their next install location. In the near background of the video I saw my apartment tower. Kismet.
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