Category: Press
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New York Magazine
Hoodys “The Headless Horsemen” February 6, 1995 This is just wonderful,” he says, pointing at a Lower East Side wall layered with decades of graffiti. “Cy Twombly, Franz Kline, this shames them. Just the mess, the space.” As Dan Witz points out Chinese characters here, Hebrew lettering there, the eye is drawn to the top…
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Sites Magazine
The Birds of Manhattan December, 1984 Spotting a live hummingbird in Manhattan is not impossible although I believe that at the locations Dan Witz chose for his paintings the occurrence would be very rare. And, today, if the live bird is scarce, so too are the Witz birds. Nearly five years after he undertook the…
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New York Magazine
Without Feathers. February, 1982 Surely there are hummingbirds in Manhattan, at least the occasional blur in Central Park’s Ramble. But Dan Witz’s painted hummingbirds are better in one way: They hold still to be admired. The 24 year old Witz has been letting his birds light on anonymous walls and doors downtown for the past…
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Black Book Magazine
WTF Is That? The Street Art of Dan Witz by. Victor OzolsJuly 15, 2010 Since 1999, artist Dan Witz has challenged people’s perceptions with street art and gallery work that always demands a second look. His latest campaign involves installing his Dark Doings imagery on highway interchanges that are regularly bottlenecked, giving thousands of commuters…
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Two Four Flinching
MOSHPIT — Dan Witz Chicago born painter and street artist, Dan Witz received formal training at the hard nosed, heavily respected Cooper Union in 1980. For years Dan has pushed the boundaries of artistic execution, placement and experience in Lower Manhattan. Dan was getting up on subway ads before Keith Haring, painted thought provoking pieces…
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Wooster Collective – 2010
Dan Witz In Plain View By: Wooster CollectiveSeptember 7, 2010 Today, as the auction houses and blue-chip galleries fight to keep the art market growing, to be labeled a “street artist” has become a bit of a mixed bag. As buyers look to find “what’s next”, street art has become a hot commodity. But with…
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HI*FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE
Dan Witz’ Dark Doings Written by KenWednesday, 12 January 2011 22:54 Last weekend White Walls Gallery opened a new solo show by street and fine artist Dan Witz. The artist’s urban intervention series, Dark Doings, was the focus of the exhibit, his photorealistic paintings of terror and horror are transformed into street pieces with the…
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FECAL FACE DOT COM
Dan Witz Studio Visit Written by Manuel BelloTuesday, 11 January 2011, 10:27am Manuel visits the Brooklyn studio of street artist (also w/ intense oil painting skills) Dan Witz whose show, WTF, just opened on Saturday @White Walls here in SF. Witz is an original in so many ways. His fine art as well as street…
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Review
30 Years of Dan Witz’s Art, Illegal and Otherwise By Hrag Vartanian December 29, 2010 In the history of street art, New York’s Dan Witz is a pioneer and one of the only names in the field that continues to enjoy an impeccable reputation based on skill, reinvention, and innovation. Yet, his monograph In Plain…
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San Francisco Weekly
Godfather of street art Dan Witz hides his work in plain sight By Jonathan CurielWednesday, January 19, 2011 It’s just after noon on a recent Wednesday in San Francisco, and Dan Witz is driving a rental car on Highway 101 north, approaching the Vermont Street exit that leads to Potrero Hill. Just before the turnoff,…