After spending a few days at Rikers Island, Poster Boy (Henry Matyjewicz)'s lawyer, Kerry Gotlib, won an appeal that got him released on bail and is now looking to reinstate the original no-jail plea deal for his client. Bushwick BK is reporting that the Department of Corrections has a court date scheduled in September, and that Matyjewicz might be looking at some tough times if sentenced back to Rikers. more ›

Poster Boy (aka Henry Macyjewicz) has been back in the headlines lately after being sentenced to 11 months behind bars—a sentence that came from a judge some call vindictive. Yesterday it was being reported (by the publishing house putting out his book next month) that Macyjewicz was going to be out on bail soon—a claim that the NY Law Journal confirms. According to the Law Journal's article (subscription only), after just one week on Rikers Island, the street artist was set free after an appellate judge granted his motion for bail pending appeal. more ›

Poster Boy will soon be seeing the light of day. According to Adri at Mark Batty Publisher (the company putting out his book this June 8th): he's a free man... or will be soon. His lawyer told them that he was granted bail from an appeals judge on Friday, and after some paper work goes through he'll be back on the streets. The publishing house thanks their Free Poster Boy Facebook group for combating what they call an unfair sentence. An unfair sentence that just generated a lot of buzz for their upcoming book release! more ›

Yesterday word got out that Poster Boy, 28-year-old Henry Matyjewicz, was tossed in the slammer on Friday after missing his court appearance last week. The street artist claims to have had the date wrong, and showed up one day late apologizing. more ›

Just days after 28-year-old Henry Matyjewicz (aka Poster Boy) was practically handed a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card by Justice Michael Gary, word is that he was back in court soon after, with a lot less luck by his side. Animal is reporting that the subway ad-slash artist was "sentenced to 11 months in jail by a Brooklyn judge... taken into custody immediately and sent to Rikers Island." more ›

Subway ad slasher Poster Boy is back in the news (just in time for his book release!). According to the NY Post, the 28-year-old Henry Matyjewicz dodged jail time thanks to an oversight by Justice Michael Gary. Last year the street artist negotiated a probation deal with the DA, which evaporated when he was arrested again soon after. But yesterday Gary told the court that he had neglected to warn Matyjewicz that if he got arrested again the deal would be off. So he goes free! And he didn't even show up to court to hear the good news himself. His lawyer told the paper, "It should have been a happy day for him, but he wasn't there." more ›

This seemed like a joke at first scan, but... this book is real. Poster Boy is officially published, as Subway Art Blog points out. The book, a collection of the mash-up artist's finest subway ad scrambles, is called Poster Boy: The War of Art—and it hits bookstores on March 10th. The description reads: "His cut and slash mash-ups of subway platform billboards only exist in New York City, but Poster Boy’s artful and funny appropriations of advertising have gotten him attention the world over." Maybe he'll make enough to post bail next time he's arrested! more ›

Poster Boy, real name Henry Matyjewicz, is up to his old tricks again. According to the NY Post, while he has been making good on his community service after pleading guilty to defacing subway ads—he's started up at his old tricks again! more ›

With Posterchild putting up so many new pieces in town lately, we nearly forgot about ol' Poster Boy. The slice 'em and dice 'em artist who mashes up subway ads agreed to a plea deal yesterday, according to the NY Post, which landed him 210 hours of community service. His lawyer said the number of hours is "somewhat extreme," and that "the DA's office took a very harsh view of this case, and they were not terribly flexible." The 28-year-old, Henry Matyjewicz, had pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal mischief (a felony and a misdemeanor). more ›

Poster Boy, allegedly the 27-year-old Henry Matyjewicz (though possibly a collective of more than one person), has been somewhat quiet since his arrest a party in January. You know, save for that whole MoMA incident. Well tonight he's got his first solo show, though don't expect him to show up (he'll likely take the Banksy route and not attend). Do expect some undercover cops to be there (leave that graffiti paraphernalia at home lest you want Officer Tom Hanson jumping you). more ›

Is an unlikely bromance in the air? Has Paul Rudd reached out to Poster Boy with specifics about how he wants the I Love You, Man ad campaign altered? This letter was spotted on the downtown 6 platform at 51st Street. The actor does like to take on fake names (at a recent Virgin Megastore appearance he went under "Fred Rudd"), so giving himself a musical moniker of "Raul" does fit his M.O. However, this is probably just the work of a crazy Rudd fan, or some sort of plan by Dreamworks to enliven their boring posters. more ›

You would think MoMA would love an edgy ad campaign that draws even more attention to the museum than expected. However, following Doug Jaeger of HappyCorp's alleged involvement with Poster Boy's crew to alter their installation at the Atlantic/Pacific subway stop, they've severed all ties with the company (who created the campaign). Kim Mitchell at MoMA tells us, "No one at The Museum of Modern Art had any role in or prior knowledge of the acts of vandalism committed against posters in the Museum's installation in the Atlantic Avenue subway station. On February 27 we ended all work to be done by Doug Jaeger and thehappycorpglobal on this project and all others, and have completely severed our relationship with the company. The Museum deplores any kind of vandalism and is profoundly distressed that the posters were defaced." Prudes. No word yet on if HappyCorp has severed any ties with Poster Boy. To be continued!? more ›

As of Tuesday, Doug Jaeger of HappyCorp was cleverly wording his comments about his and Poster Boy's involvement in the alteration of MoMA's subway ad campaign in Brooklyn, which he developed. According to Jaeger, he met Poster Boy, who he says is more than one person, and that he and some others were in the subway system the night the ads were deconstructed. more ›

Have you all been enjoying that MoMA installation (ad campaign) at the Atlantic/Pacific stop in Brooklyn? Well, it just got a little bit Picasso on us, so you may want to take another look. NYMag reports that Poster Boy and Aakash Nihalani have altered the classic works. However, there is question as to whether proof this "vandalism," that took place this past Saturday at 2 a.m., was all part of the master plan. more ›

Poster Boy, whoever he may be, is back in the papers today following a court date. The NY Post, who is hell bent on helping nab the "Hell Razor," reports that the street artist "thumbed his nose at Brooklyn prosecutors yesterday and turned down a deal that would have kept him out of jail." The 27-year-old Henry Matyjewicz didn't seem keen on pleading guilty to the top charge of criminal mischief, which would land him 100 hours of community service. Now he awaits an April court date, and possibly a trial that could put him behind bars for a year. Yesterday the artist covered his mouth with his trademark scarf and let his lawyer, Kerry Gotlib, do the talking. Gotlib told the paper: "Of course it was rejected," adding that his client is a "well-educated, well-spoken citizen" and innocent of the charges being brought against him. more ›

Is Poster Boy angling to be street art's Keyser Söze? He's only fooling the Paper of Record so far, after a friend of the artist told them “Poster Boy can be anybody.” Mysterious! more ›

Following Poster Boy's arrest over the weekend, The NY Post sheds some more light on how things went down. First off, they identified the street artist as 27-year-old Henry Matyjewicz, and go on to report that he "was busted after an undercover officer overheard him bragging to a girl about his exploits at a party." That's so 21 Jump Street! Allegedly he was held on $750 bail and "charged with counts of criminal mischief, graffiti and possessing a tool to make graffiti. He was also held on a warrant for shoplifting in Manhattan last August, court records show." When we talked to him a week before this incident, we asked if he'd ever been arrested—he told us, "Yeah. Never for art related crimes though. What have I gotten away with? That's the real question." What happens now? Our sources tell us that things should settle down "in a couple of weeks." more ›

Photographer Jim Kiernan tipped us off to the arrest. He arrived at event at Broadway and Howard Street to meet up with Poster Boy around 7 p.m., but police had already arrived after spotting the Poster Boy's name on the flyer. Kiernan says, "There was an undercover cop on the block and they came and picked him up. As far as I know, he's still in Central Booking right now and waiting to get in front of a judge...It's the second time they've gotten him." more ›

When we first heard of Poster Boy it was for his subway ad "mash-ups." More recently a video came out showing him work on a much larger scale, above ground, and promising it's a sign of what's to come. Earlier this week we tracked down the anonymous artist to ask him about his plans, ideas and why he does what he does. more ›

PosterBoy has come out from the underground and is moving on to bigger canvases. The below video was shot by the Public Ad Campaign and put up on YouTube recently, showing the street artist taking down a billboard in Brooklyn. The following words were posted with it: "A sign of what's to come." more ›

The subway ad mash-up artist has been hard at work underground. Here's some of the latest creations, including a shot of a poster he was still working on when someone snapped a picture. more ›