My writing focuses on public art and public space.
In addition to founding the blog Vandalog, I have written two books and numerous essays, contributing to publications including Hyperallergic, Juxtapoz Magazine, and Inside Higher Ed.
Selected publications:
2023
Art for Change: The Wandering Weaver. Article published on The Philadelphia Citizen in partnership with Forman Arts Initiative, December 2023.
Art for Change: The Reluctant Queer Futurist. Article published on The Philadelphia Citizen in partnership with Forman Arts Initiative, August 2023.
2022
Everything That You Love. Essay for the book The Red Skein, a monograph for the artist Swoon. Drago, October 2022.
Introduction. Essay for the book Out of Fashion, which explores Michael De Feo’s painting on fashion advertisements. Poster House, September 2022.
2020
Volunteering With a Land Artist to Make Laborious, Ethereal “Snow Drawings”. Article published on Hyperallergic, January 2020.
2019
Keep it Natural. Introduction to the book ROA Codex. Lannoo, December 2019.
A Guide to Hacking New York Phone Booths. Essay for the book Advertising Shits in Your Head: Strategies for Resistance. PM Press, December 2019.
An Artist Is Installing Hundreds of Golden Nets on Community Basketball Courts. Article published on Hyperallergic, November 2019.
Graffiti Is an Arms Race. Essay published in Stickers 2: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art. (aka More Stuck-Up Crap). Rizzoli, June 2019.
A Marketing Campaign Against Advertising. Article published on Monument Lab, May 2019.
Snark Park Is the Latest Selfie-Taking Destination in Hudson Yards. Article published on Hyperallergic, April 2019.
2018
Regaining the Option to Improve the World. Essay published in the book Durty Words, November 2018.
Uses for a Vestigial Organ. Essay published in the Art in Ad Places book, January 2018.
2017
ALL BIG LETTERS. Essay published online and in the catalogue for the exhibition ALL BIG LETTERS at the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, January 2017.
2016
Beyond wallpaper: street art works. Article published on Vandalog, August 2016.
2015
The Open Heart of the City: Twenty Stories of JR in Philly. Article published in Juxtapoz Magazine, October 2015.
Slouching Towards Banksy’s Dismaland. Article published on Hyperallergic, September 2015.
One year inside the mural machine. Article published on Vandalog, July 2015.
2014
What and where are open walls?. Article published on Vandalog, December 2014.
Invader turns his art into a game for his fans. Article published on Vandalog, July 2014.
Defending Commencement Protest. Article published on Inside Higher Ed, May 2014.
Haverford students stand by their protest of a commencement speaker. Letter to the Editor published in The Washington Post, May 2014.
The Museum of the City of New York saves the seeds of a culture. Article published on Vandalog, March 2014.
When Is a Mural Not a Mural?. Article published on Hyperallergic, January 2014.
2013
Viral Art. eBook, published December 2013.
Miami, Consumerism, and WTF Moments. Article published on Vandalog, December 2013.
Juxtapoz and Complex miss Banksy’s uniqueness, celebrate his sameness. Article published on Vandalog, November 2013.
The 50 Most Influential Street Artists of All Time. Article published on Complex.com, October 2013.
Illegal August: Vandalog’s month-long experiment revealed and explained. Article published on Vandalog, September 2013.
Os Gemeos: Brothers In Art. Article published on Complex.com, August 2013.
10 Artists Using the Internet Like the Street. Article published on Complex.com, February 2013.
2012
Banksy torn out of context in Miami. Article published on Vandalog, December 2012.
They’re always gonna go wild. Article published on Vandalog, September 2012.
Hyuro mural in Atlanta under threat for too much “T & A”. Article published on Vandalog, August 2012.
LA Law. Article published in Art & Music, The Saatchi Gallery Magazine, Spring 2012.
Street art for the internet. Article published on Vandalog, January 2012.
2011
Burning Candy. Article published in Graffiti: 365. Abrams Books, October 2011.
Advertisers Clone the Work of Liu Bolin. Article published on Hyperallergic, September 2011.
A sign of the times: Kidult, Blu, Maismenos and Katsu. Article published on Vandalog, June 2011.
Interview with Jordan Seiler. Article published in Very Nearly Almost issue 15, May 2011.
We Overfeed Our Heroes Until They Explode. Essay published in the addenda for Sex Drive at the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, January 2011.
The death of Banksy. Article published on Vandalog, January 2011.
2010
One last thing…. Article published on Vandalog, December 2010.
The Underbelly Project: Art underground and what I saw. Article published on Vandalog, October 2010.
Interview with Roa. Article published in Very Nearly Almost issue 12, August 2010.
Interview with Case. Article published in Very Nearly Almost issue 11, April 2010.
2009
The Thousands: Painting Outside, Breaking In. Book published by Drago, November 2009.
Review: Banksy Versus The Bristol Museum. Article published on Vandalog, June 2009.
The structure of street art. Article published on Vandalog, May 2009.