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Get Your Own Customized Graffiti Art at Chicago's Blackstone Renaissance

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 636 S. Michigan Ave. [map], Chicago, IL, United States, 60605
March 19, 2010 at 8:55 AM | by | Comments (0)

We've already told you about the cool "Outlaw" graffiti exhibit at the Blackstone Renaissance. But if you dig the exhibit, you can now get a personalized piece of graffiti art from an artist who has a piece in the show.

As part of the hotel's Outlaw Art package, General Manager Rob Cartwright, a.k.a. Survive 185, will take your surname or a three-word phrase of your choosing and customize it, street-art style. The above photo shows an example of Cartwright's original work.

To add more to the graffiti loot, you'll receive a copy of Piecebook Reloaded: Rare Graffiti Drawings signed by authors Sacha Jenkins and David Villorente and renowned graffiti artist Kaves. Also known as Brooklynite Michael McLeer, Kaves has displayed his work in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He's also the talented tagger behind the "Outlaw" exhibit, which draws on gangstas like Al Capone for inspiration.

As part of the package, you'll get a room overlooking Grant Park and Lake Michigan and a special Effen Graffiti cocktail at the in-house restaurant, Mercat a la Planxa.

The package costs $259 to $369 a night. The deal, as well as the "Outlaw" exhibit, runs through September 25.

[Photo: Blackstone Renaissance]

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