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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Smart Crew
| years_active = 1997–present
| origin = [[Queens]], [[New York City]]
| current_members = [[Action Bronson]]<br>[[Meyhem Lauren]]<br>SYCO13<br>Jeffrey Gamblero<br>Snoeman
}}
'''Smart Crew''' is a [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] and art collective originating from [[Queens|Queens, NY]], that was formed by SYCO13, MEY (Meyhem Lauren) and LUK in 1997. Throughout the years, the crew has acquired members and has become a collective of various artists including DCEVE, KORN (Jeffrey Vanchiro, best known as Jeffrey Gamblero),<ref>{{cite news|title=Nets superfan Jeffrey Vanchiro dead after fall from building|date=December 14, 2014|work=SI.com|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2014/12/14/jeffrey-gamblero-brooklyn-nets-fan-life-support|access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref> [[Action Bronson]], and SNOEMAN.  Their crew logo consists of an Old English style "S" with the image of a [[graduation cap]] on top.
They are known for their public art on trucks, walls and stickers seen all over the world. The crew is also known for their territorial wars in New York with the street artist [[Banksy]].<ref name="Wall Street Journal">{{cite news | first=R.M. | last=Schneiderman | title=Mysery Taggers Target British Street Artist Banksy's N.Y. Works | date=2010-05-19 | publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal|Wall Street Journal]] | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703957904575252791879270822 }} <br/> "The guys at Smart Crew, they're established. They could be marking their territory," Mr. Felisbret said. "It could also be there's some sort of resentment. Banksy is seen by some folks as a sellout...because he's a successful artist."</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gothamist.com/2010/05/18/banksy_gets_dissed.php|publisher=Gothamist|title=Banksy Gets Dissed|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010072201/http://gothamist.com/2010/05/18/banksy_gets_dissed.php|archive-date=2013-10-10|date=2010-05-19}}</ref>
Smart Crew was interviewed by the Art of Rolling Magazine<ref>{{cite journal | last = Ferrer | first = Angelo | year = 2009 | title = Smart Crew | url = http://issuu.com/artofrolling/docs/art_of_rolling_issue7 | journal = Art of Rolling | volume = 7 | pages = 48–62 }}<br/></ref>  and Bombin Magazine.<ref>{{cite journal  | title = Bombin Magazine | url = https://archive.org/download/SmartCrewInterviewInBombinMagazineVolume3/BombinMagazine_SmartCrew_Volume3.pdf
| journal = Bombin Magazine | volume = 3 | pages = 1–3 }}<br/></ref>  In 2014, Smart Crew worked with Sixty Soho and Animal New York on a demolition party and destroyed the hotel lobby as an art installation.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://bedfordandbowery.com/2014/05/watch-smart-crew-destroy-a-hotel-lobby-with-sharpies-and-sledgehammers/ |title= Watch Smart Crew Destroy a Hotel Lobby With Sharpies and Sledgehammers |last1= Lynch |first1= Scott |date= 2014-05-16  |website= bedfordandbowery.com }}</ref> They have also contributed to ''[[Mass Appeal Magazine|Mass Appeal]]'', the book ''Autograf: New York City's Graffiti Writers'' by Peter Sutherland ({{ISBN|1-57687-203-3}}), the [[BET Hip Hop Awards]], and the [[Donna_Karan_International|DKNY]] 2014 Spring line. The crew is also responsible for the "Chinatown" Mural in New York City<ref>{{cite web |url= http://animalnewyork.com/2014/smart-crew-reps-chinatown-latest-neighborhood-mural-project/ |title= Smart Crew Reps Chinatown for Latest Neighborhood Mural Project |last1= Turco |first1= Bucky |date= 2014-05-05  |website= animalnewyork.com }}</ref> located at 1 Allen Street. Smart Crew has also exhibited with [[Fool's_Gold_Records|Fool's Gold]] in December 2013 at their Brooklyn flagship store.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://foolsgoldrecs.com/2013/12/09/smart-fools/#.U-vRMYBdXMp/ |title= Smart Crew x Fool's Gold "Smart Fools" Artist Series Opens This Thursday 12/12 |date= 2013-12-09  |website= foolsgoldrecs.com }}</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Smart_crew_logo.jpg|Smart Crew logo
Image:Smart_crew_stickers.jpg|Smart Crew stickers
Image:Smart_crew_truck.jpg|Smart Crew truck art, NYC
Image:Smart_crew_van.jpg|Smart Crew artwork on a van, NYC
</gallery>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.smart-crew.com Smart Crew Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141028150819/http://klughaus.net/smart-crew/ Klughaus Gallery]
[[Category:Artists from New York (state)]]