Museum of Street Art: East Village

Hardcover – October 1, 2018

by Benjamin Stein (Creator), Frank Guia (Designer)

Welcome to the Museum of Street Art (MoSA). Not within these pages, but while walking the streets, there is a chance you have been here before. The MoSA concept is intuitive, but you might not have noticed it unless you were looking for it.

A MoSA is a phenomenon that occurs when there is a high concentration of both art and local stakeholder support in a particular outdoor area. This combination creates living, breathing outdoor museums in our cities. Entry is free and daily exhibits are managed by the residents, landlords, local government, visitors, and mother nature. These stakeholders alter the exhibition every day with their competing opinions and priorities, which in turn creates one of the most dynamic and meritocratic museums in the world. MoSA explores this concept by photographing these museums in their entirety on one particular day, as a record and snapshot in time.

MoSA locations can be found in dozens of cities around the world, but in this edition, we explore the East Village in New York City on June 23, 2017. The East Village has a long history of supporting the arts and showcases a variety of mediums by a host of local and global artists. Read on to see exactly how we captured the exhibit.

• Publisher : MoSA Books (October 1, 2018)
• Language : English
• Hardcover : 138 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0692055126
• ISBN-13 : 978-0692055120
• Item Weight : 1.24 pounds
• Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches