A graffiti artist with far too many names to list is rereleasing a book that will enamor some and completely bore the shit out of others. Preview it here.
Gowanus Building Debuts Wall Street Friendly Look
The Bat Cave, that old power plant along the Gowanus Canal, is no longer broadcasting anti-corporate messages to Brooklyn. The rooftop roller declaring “No More Corporate Bullshit! Fuck Wall St.” has been targeted, selectively painted over while other graffiti remains. At this provides a clean canvas for a new message from Booker, or anyone else with something to say. |Brownstoner|
Photos by Barry Yanowitz and Brownstoner
Parting Shot: “Fuck 9-11″
Not sure what the vandal with too many nicknames means by this latest incarnation, but here it is, if not for shock value alone.
Photo by Bucky Turco/ANIMALnewyork
In the short time he’s been back in Brooklyn, the graffiti writer known as READER, among other names, has been busy making his mark. Among other embellishments around the borough, the bold vandal blasted a bunch of walls with fire extinguisher tags. Full gallery of destruction below. Read more »
READER Books It Back to Brooklyn
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- BOANS in New Orleans
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- BOANES in New Orleans
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- READER Back in Brooklyn
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- READER Back in Brooklyn
Graffiti writer READER’s recent stint in New Orleans caught the eye of the Times-Picayune art critic Doug MacCash. Although “always ambivalent about reviewing graffiti,” the arts writer deems the illegal work “worthwhile.” Read more »
This roller work from BOOKER on 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn pretty much sums up the general consensus on the recent spate of corporate welfare—add automakers to the list—and the hole that Wall Street has dug us into.
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