Night Emperors

A viral series of eleven large-scale hand-drawn illustrations celebrating New York’s nightlife community. Created during the pandemic in 2020, it culminated with a collab with JR and a TV feature, the series portrays more than 700 real people—bartenders, owners, artists, insomniacs—within hyper-real, dreamlike nocturnal scenes. The first eight works capture legendary downtown venues—Lola, Le Bain, Paul’s Baby Grand, Soho Grand, China Chalet, Et Al, Casablanca, and The Box—followed by Ponyboy in Greenpoint (2021), Early Terrible in Woodstock (2023), and the Moon (an anniversary piece in 2025). Artworks have been acquired by Soho Grand, Baby Grand, Ponyboy, Paul Sevigny, and Decca Live,