Although these days Tavar Zawacki focuses on murals and studio work and exhibits under his own name, his art is rooted in decades of getting up on the streets anonymously with stencils, sculptures, and stickers. We love that, for a return to those unauthorized roots with Art in Ad Places, he brought back an op-art arrow icon from his days as ABOVE.

The Art in Ad Places team have all been fans/friends/supporters of Zawacki since those early days, and a quick collaboration among old friends seems a good note to end on before NYC appears to temporarily shuts down.

Zawacki told us, “I agreed to participate in this project because I respect the illegality of it, the ad takeover aspect. I admire the organization as well as the photographer Luna Park’s documentation.”

Stay up, but stay safe! We’ll be back when it seems like the payphones aren’t (completely) covered in germs.