Rick Steves Apr 20, 2015
My Niece’s Mission Does My Heart Proud
On Hearts of the World’s India tour.
Press
Coverage of Nicolina’s public art, Hearts of the World, and sister projects — from The New York Times and National Geographic to the neighborhood blogs that watched the portals appear. Click a publication to read everything they wrote.
2015
Rick Steves May 26, 2015
My Mug on a Van in India
The painted tour van.
Rick Steves Jun 7, 2015
Travel Guru Gaining Notoriety Among India’s Many Religions
The Dharamsala workshop with Tibetan monks.
Rick Steves Jun 24, 2015
Nicolina’s ‘Hearts of India’ Tour Is Wrapping Up
Tour wrap — all posts live under the blog’s nicolina tag.
EV Grieve Oct 9, 2015
Hearts of the World Returns to Tompkins Square Park
EV Grieve Oct 11, 2015
Heart Around the Park
The 100-ft painting table, Human JukeBox Brass Band, LES Girls Club silkscreens.
Bedford + Bowery Feb 9, 2015
One of the East Village’s Most Colorful Artists Is Experiencing ‘Monochromania’
Jaime Cone’s studio visit.
2014
The New York Times Apr 6, 2014
Clayton Patterson, Rebel and Photographer, Plans to Leave the Lower East Side
Karsten Moran’s photos feature Portal 7, painted on Patterson’s door.
Gothamist 2014
The 8 Best Outdoor Oases in NYC
The Williamsburg Bridge rainbow, credited to “street artist Nicolina.”
DNAinfo New York Apr 1, 2014
Arts Group Beautifying Sandy-Damaged Rockaways With Murals
Katie Honan — HOTW works with local children on a Vans-sponsored mural, Rockaway Beach Blvd.
The Travelphile Apr 28, 2014
New York, NY: Through the Eyes of an Artist
HOTW, 13 Portals, the Two Boots mural at Grand Central, LES Girls Club.
Concrete Canvas (book) 2014
Concrete Canvas: How Street Art Is Changing the Way Our Cities Look
Lee Bofkin’s book (Cassell) includes the painted Ascensor Artillería.
2013
National Geographic 2013
Best Trips 2013: Valparaíso, Chile
The Artillería funicular car painted by Nicolina, in NatGeo’s “20 Best Trips” gallery.
VICE Sep 14, 2013
Journey Through Clayton Patterson’s Front Door Portal
Interview with Patterson, Nicolina & Pérola about the 161 Essex St door portal.
CityLab / The Atlantic Aug 5, 2013
The Mysterious Paintings Popping Up in Doorways All Over New York, Explained
Dan Glass’s long profile: 13 Portals, FlutuArte’s 58 painted boats, Chilean funiculars, India mototaxis.
The Local East Village Feb 18, 2013
Nicolina Finishes Third of 13 Massive Portals
Mel Bailey.
EV Grieve Apr 17, 2013
Out and About in the East Village
Feature interview — career, Hearts of the World, public art.
EV Grieve Jul 2013
Tonight: Unveiling Ceremony for 13 Portals
EV Grieve Aug 2013
Checking In on the 13 Portals
The Villager Jan 4, 2013
Prepare to Be Transported!
Sarah Ferguson on Portal 1, Avenue C.
The Villager Jul 18, 2013
Portal 2 Transports People to After-Party with Queen
Bedford + Bowery Jul 2, 2013
The Mystical Interactive Public Art Game You’ve Been Waiting For
Erica Martin on the 13 Portals launch.
Bedford + Bowery Oct 2013
The Closing Ceremony of The Portals…
Gypsy sentries, tallbikes and the goddesses of death — photos Scott Lynch.
Curbed NY Aug 5, 2013
Street Art ‘Portals’ Lead Viewers Around the East Village
Jessica Dailey.
Sing for Hope 2013
Piano “Untitled” — Riverbank State Park
By Nicolina Johnson & Pérola Bonfanti; permanent home Global Technology Prep.
VivoNapoli Dec 18, 2013
A piazza Municipio arriva il ‘tram dei desideri’
The wish tram, inaugurated with ANM officials and the mayor’s delegate.
Napoli da Vivere Dec 19, 2013
Il vecchio Tram diventa un’installazione artistica viaggiante
Rino Mastropaolo.
Canal Curta! (TV) 2013
Os 13 Portais, NY — Canal Curta! interview
Brazilian arts TV on the portals project.
As Isn't ~2013
Hearts of the World — FUTURE Mix
Free mixtape + Q&A; cover art is a heart by Moon, age 9, Zhuhai, China.
2012
The Huffington Post Feb 27, 2012
Hungry for Experiences and Hitting the Road — by Rick Stevesarchived
Rick Steves introduces his niece’s Hearts of the World, painting with street kids in Rio.
The Local East Village Oct 22, 2012
Photos: Tea Partiers Have Gay Old Time
The Mad Hatter Tea Party, with the Free Art Society.
The Local East Village Dec 4, 2012
In The Bean’s Windows: NYU Students, Hipsters, Crusties, and Babushkas
Daniel Maurer.
EV Grieve Dec 18, 2012
Check Out ‘Portal 0’ in the East Village
La Tercera Jan 6, 2012
Artista neoyorquina pinta mural con niños porteños
15×6m Valparaíso mural with 15 local kids — print p.22; the scan is the record.
U.S. Embassy, Chile Jan 7, 2012
New York Artist Paints a Mural in Valparaiso Together with Chilean Children
Embassy-sponsored mural + two HOTW workshops for micro-scholarship students.
The Rio Times Jun 2012
FlutuArte, Street Art Sets Sail in Urca
Nathan M. Walters on the floating exhibition of 58 painted fishing boats.
Artribune 2012
Il progetto FlutuArte reinventa un angolo di Rio de Janeiro
Mario Bucolo, Artribune (Italy).
Meu Rio Apr 2012
FlutuArte: arte urbana e movimentos sociais
2011
The New York Times Jul 6, 2011
Sirens, Trucks’ Gears and Piano Melodies in the Great Outdoors
Anthony Tommasini on the Sing for Hope Pop-Up Pianos — photo captioned “Piano painted by Nicolina.”
The Local East Village Dec 15, 2011
Nicolina Leaves a ‘Fiery Heart’ for the East Village
Video feature; mentions the HOTW Seattle workshop and South America plans.
The Villager Jun 23, 2011
Gershwin to Coldplay, These Pianos Are for Playing
The Tompkins Square “Piano of Magical Merriment” — it reads “your magic is real.”
Bowery Boogie Jun 23, 2011
The Love Truck of the Lower East Side
The cosmic heart panel.
GlobalPost May 1, 2011
Chile: A City of Fabled Hills Battles to Save Its Cable Cars
Ascensor Artillería’s cars “newly painted by New York City artist Nicolina.”
Texture & Raw Mar 9, 2011
Chile’s Ascensor Artilleria Gets a Shiny New Coat of Paint
Interview: 7 permissions including UNESCO; painted at night over a month.
AVALON Magazine Holiday 2011
Hearts of the World — the DREAM Issue, pp. 6–8
The cornerstone feature, by Nicolina: Beijing, Chiba, Chiapas (the ¡VIDA! mural), Valparaíso, Seattle.
2010
The Local East Village Dec 10, 2010
Public Art With a Caffeinated Twist
Meredith Hoffman, with video.
No pieces for this outlet.