First & Fifteenth: Pop Art Short Stories
Steve Powers was born and raised in Philadelphia. In 1994 he moved to New York City, where he published On the Go magazine, authored the book The Art of Getting Over, and wrote enough graffiti to get a six-count felony indictment courtesy of the People of New York. After copping a plea and serving five days of community service, Powers started his studio practice in 1998. Since then he has shown at Deitch Projects, the 49th Venice Biennale, the Luggage Store, and the 2002 Liverpool Biennial. Powers was commissioned to create artwork for the Teen Health Center of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, which was dedicated in October 2002. In 2004 he worked with Creative Time on the Dreamland Artist Club, a project that featured twenty artists painting signs and rides in New York’s fabled Coney Island. He lives and works in Manhattan.