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#BushwickDaily Insta-Takeover: These Drawings Prove That Napkins Aren’t Just for Messes

When an artist who goes by the name "Napkin Killa" requested to take over Bushwick Daily's Instagram account, I paused for a moment

#BushwickDaily Insta-Takeover: These Drawings Prove That Napkins Aren’t Just for Messes
Instagram Takeover - Napkin Killa - napkin art, the narrows

#BushwickDaily Insta-Takeover: These Drawings Prove That Napkins Aren’t Just for Messes

When an artist who goes by the name "Napkin Killa" requested to take over Bushwick Daily's Instagram account, I paused for a moment

#BushwickDaily Insta-Takeover: These Drawings Prove That Napkins Aren’t Just for Messes

When an artist who goes by the name “Napkin Killa” requested to take over Bushwick Daily’s Instagram account, I paused for a moment. As a self-described “NYC caricature assassin who uses bar napkins as his medium” (and who recently collaborated with New York Magazine’s blog, The Cut, to cover Fashion Week), I wasn’t sure it would be the right fit. Would bar napkin art really be right for a Bushwick Daily Insta-Takeover? Yes. The answer is yes.

Napkin Killa proposed that he camp out in a different (sometimes multiple) Bushwick bar each night and use the setting as his inspiration. He explained that he “usually drinks at…

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