Aerosol masters such as COPE2 and Queen Andrea painted murals on opposite sides of the passageway that has historically been lackluster and mundane, while artists Nick Kuszyk and Cekis, along with Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn, worked the middle sections in their signature, color-exploding styles; several worked through the night to make sure the tunnel would open Tuesday morning.
On Monday, the NYC DOT held a press conference to unveil its "art beautification project" at the 191st Street tunnel in Washington Heights. The agency commissioned graffiti and street artists to paint the passageway that stretches for nearly four blocks... legally. Over the past few days they've been doing just…
The 191st Street Tunnel is now open to the public after graffiti and street artists beautified it for the NYC DOT. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork)
