Coby Kennedy’s Street Sign Weapons

Brooklyn resident and artist Coby Kennedy has seen the future for common street signs—they can be used as weapons. Kennedy crafts a variety of signs, including street names and Stop signs, into swords, shields and other frightening weapons. A longtime Brooklyn resident, Kennedy’s In Service of a Villain is his response to the increasing gentrification of his neighborhood. Kennedy states, “A lot of the street signs are from places in Brooklyn that have history and weight, places that are losing that particular culture.”