I once caused a ruckus on Slog by typing the phrase
“pro-graffiti.” Sweet Jesus, you’d think I’d said I was
“pro-rape.” Artists like GHOST are why I’m pro. GHOST was one of the
originals, in late 1970s, pre-Giuliani New York, painting all those
trains belonging to the NYC subway. And while the days of sneaking
into train yards are gone forever (replaced by legal big-money
pieces, commissioned by legit big-money corporate sponsors), GHOST
remains one talented sonofabitch. (BLVD Gallery, 2316 Second
Ave, 448-8767. 1–6 pm, through May 3.)

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,...