Clayton Patterson
The lost street gangs of NYC’s Lower East Side
Unseen America — The uniformed street gangs who inspired cult classic The Warriors were violent pillars of community identity, before being swept away by gentrification and the commercialisation of the drug trade.
Written by: Alex King
Artist Clayton Patterson on 20 years of the tattoo fair that changed Europe
Two decades of Wildstyle — When Wildstyle began in 1995, European tattoo culture was barely visible. Rebel artist and photographer Clayton Patterson explains how two decades of touring with Wildstyle has helped win the culture the respect it deserves.
Written by: Clayton Patterson
Meet the leader of the Lower East Side’s last street gang
Colours, crime and second chances — Cochise led the Satan's Sinners Nomads street gang on New York’s Lower East Side in the late 1980s. After being sent to prison for the attempted murder of two gang members, he turned his life around and now makes art.
Written by: Alex King
Is New York still a city of dreams?
No more rags to riches — Writer Alan Kaufman and artist Clayton Patterson discuss how their personal journeys of social advancement and creative expression no longer seem possible in today’s NYC.
Written by: Alex King
A battle is raging for the soul of New York City
We need to #SaveNYC — Gentrification is taking its toll on the city’s cultural fabric. Artist and photographer Clayton Patterson throws his weight behind the #SaveNYC campaign.
Written by: Alex King
The Lower East Side playlist
NYC's counterculture petri dish — Artist, photographer and popular historian Clayton Patterson is our guide to the best of the Lower East Side's alternative culture.
Written by: Alex Taylor
New York City is killing its grassroots culture
Taylor Swift crowned as face of corporate NYC — Rebel photographer and artist Clayton Patterson is leading the charge to fight cultural cleansing and revitalise the Big Apple's underground art scene.
Written by: Alex King