{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Exploration"],"cover":{"alt":"The Underbelly of New York","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-11-01T12:17:35Z","description":"Until yesterday, “The Underbelly Project” was probably the most secret street art location worldwide. Now, only photos by a few insiders witness the secret street art exhibition’s existence...","html":"\u003cp\u003eYesterday, when I first read about that massive street art project, I was completely flashed. Some New York based guys - \u003cstrong\u003eWorkhorse\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePAC\u003c/strong\u003e - organized over years an astonishing and especially secret street art project in the underbelly of New York! More than 100 urban artists were brought to an abandoned and almost forgotten or unknown New York City subway station during the last months to paint and create without authorization one of the most spectacular street art locations worldwide!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/arts/design/01underbelly.html?pagewanted=1\"\u003eSince yesterday though\u003c/a\u003e, the info about “The Underbelly Project” is public but the exact location is still a mystery - the entrance is destroyed and only the photos by a few insiders, like \u003ca href=\"http://www.robotswillkill.com/streetspot/index.php?postID=7633548620368290131\"\u003eLuna Park\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://blog.vandalog.com/2010/10/underbelly-project-2/\"\u003eRJ\u003c/a\u003e, witness the secret street art exhibition’s existence, including artworks by \u003cstrong\u003eMark Jenkins\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFaile\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSwoon\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Lister\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eL\u0026rsquo;Atlas\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e1010\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSkewville\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eShe One\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRevok\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRoa\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWK Interact\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRemi/Rough\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eM-City\u003c/strong\u003e,** Various \u0026amp; Gould**, and so on\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI still can’t believe it, brilliant! Here are some of Luna’s shots\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2560px; --image-ratio: 2560 / 1708\" data-source-width=\"2560\" data-source-height=\"1708\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1708\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/jeff-soto-underbelly-ny_hu_451b7a771c08221d.avif 480w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/jeff-soto-underbelly-ny_hu_3685c460730e9542.avif 960w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/jeff-soto-underbelly-ny_hu_d3962c2fe6934978.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/jeff-soto-underbelly-ny_hu_409125068a8fedd.webp 480w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/jeff-soto-underbelly-ny_hu_74a70ea77995d1f9.webp 960w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/jeff-soto-underbelly-ny_hu_68dd2962cb390ca8.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/jeff-soto-underbelly-ny_hu_73f553fb9bbfa6e.jpg\" srcset=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/jeff-soto-underbelly-ny_hu_6f4bd535b76d102.jpg 480w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/jeff-soto-underbelly-ny_hu_b064c499bb10898a.jpg 960w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/jeff-soto-underbelly-ny_hu_73f553fb9bbfa6e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"jeff soto - underbelly ny\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ejeff soto - underbelly ny\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2560px; --image-ratio: 2560 / 1708\" data-source-width=\"2560\" data-source-height=\"1708\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1708\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny_hu_7760860260b9070f.avif 480w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny_hu_85ba4f6f98e6bf90.avif 960w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny_hu_149a03d2f53280aa.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny_hu_850b139b3fd4df09.webp 480w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny_hu_7274a9e16956a2b4.webp 960w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny_hu_c43af0c9c4f57195.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny_hu_53f6fce3282971.jpg\" srcset=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny_hu_16aaa8b26340055d.jpg 480w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny_hu_c0967e774a244ecd.jpg 960w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny_hu_53f6fce3282971.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"roa - underbelly ny\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eroa - underbelly ny\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2560px; --image-ratio: 2560 / 1708\" data-source-width=\"2560\" data-source-height=\"1708\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1708\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/she1-underbelly-ny_hu_6c9c56c843e42400.avif 480w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/she1-underbelly-ny_hu_c3c7ebf5a6cf67b.avif 960w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/she1-underbelly-ny_hu_e5cc6602d8afc346.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/she1-underbelly-ny_hu_d35680ed9f96379a.webp 480w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/she1-underbelly-ny_hu_326cb204cb33ad2c.webp 960w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/she1-underbelly-ny_hu_d0abb5888238fb54.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/she1-underbelly-ny_hu_9c34beacc9143768.jpg\" srcset=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/she1-underbelly-ny_hu_e4db7065b9efa0f3.jpg 480w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/she1-underbelly-ny_hu_fdd660bdbf4b451c.jpg 960w, /the-underbelly-of-new-york/she1-underbelly-ny_hu_9c34beacc9143768.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"she one - underbelly ny\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eshe one - underbelly ny\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nYesterday, when I first read about that massive street art project, I was completely flashed. Some New York based guys - **Workhorse** and **PAC** - organized over years an astonishing and especially secret street art project in the underbelly of New York! More than 100 urban artists were brought to an abandoned and almost forgotten or unknown New York City subway station during the last months to paint and create without authorization one of the most spectacular street art locations worldwide!\n\n[Since yesterday though](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/arts/design/01underbelly.html?pagewanted=1), the info about “The Underbelly Project” is public but the exact location is still a mystery - the entrance is destroyed and only the photos by a few insiders, like [Luna Park](http://www.robotswillkill.com/streetspot/index.php?postID=7633548620368290131) and [RJ](http://blog.vandalog.com/2010/10/underbelly-project-2/), witness the secret street art exhibition’s existence, including artworks by **Mark Jenkins**, **Faile**, **Swoon** and **Anthony Lister**, **L'Atlas**, **1010** and **Skewville**, **She One**, **Revok**, **Roa**, **WK Interact**, **Remi/Rough**, **M-City**,** Various \u0026 Gould**, and so on...\n\nI still can’t believe it, brilliant! Here are some of Luna’s shots...\n\n![jeff soto - underbelly ny](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/the-underbelly-of-new-york/jeff-soto-underbelly-ny.jpg\u003e)\n\njeff soto - underbelly ny ![roa - underbelly ny](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/the-underbelly-of-new-york/roa-underbelly-ny.jpg\u003e)\n\nroa - underbelly ny ![she one - underbelly ny](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/the-underbelly-of-new-york/she1-underbelly-ny.jpg\u003e)\n\nshe one - underbelly ny ","tags":["Subway Art"],"title":"The Underbelly of New York","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/the-underbelly-of-new-york/"}