The penis is VERBOTEN,” says John Criscitello, who first came to prominence with a poster of a giant penis that read “Legendary” on top of a Jägermeister ad.

“The penis is VERBOTEN,” says John Criscitello, who first came to prominence with a poster of a giant penis that read “Legendary” on top of a Jägermeister ad. Kelly O

You’re the guy who’s covered Capitol Hill in all the smart-ass street art about gentrification. When do you put up your posters? Do you go out in the middle of the night?

I try to go early in the week—a Monday or a Tuesday night on the hill when it’s dead. Even as early as 10 p.m. I mean honestly, just between us girls, you can do anything you want at those times. There are no cops, NOBODY around! I have an old method that I’ve used for 25 years… Some people use wheat paste, but I use wood glue, or carpenter’s glue—the yellow stuff. I empty half the bottle out, and I fill the other half with water. The bottle comes with a little square “spout” already on it. I just walk up to a wall and start squeezing. It makes this perfect amount of glue—then I put the paper on, slick it once, and walk away…

Kelly O—formerly a Stranger staff photographer, music writer, Drunk of the Week columnist, and more!—finished art school and a soul-crushing internship at a corporate advertising agency in Detroit,...