Dubbed the “largest American and European street art exhibition in New York,” local graffiti legends from the 70s and 80s will join European street artists of this century for the opening of “Whole In The Wall: 1970 – Now.” Curated by Parisian gallery owners Chantal and Brigitte Helenbeck, the more than 150 artworks, from artists such as BLADE, Lee Quinones, CRASH, DAZE, JONONE, Rammellzee, Blek le Rat, Banksy, and Jamel Shabazz, will be juxtaposed against a collection of centuries old French furniture and antiques. The exhibition opens tonight from 9 to midnight in the former Splashlight Studios at 529-535 West 35th Street, and is on view through June 27th. Additional video previews after the jump. Read more »

CRASH and DAZE, two legends of New York City’s graffiti movement, join forces on Friday night with the opening of their new exhibition at Ad Hoc Art. In addition to new collaborative paintings, the first in more than a decade, the two artists will show their own unseen works: CRASH’s pop art letter abstractions and DAZE’s nostalgic odes to the time before clean trains. The show opens from 7 to 10 PM on Friday and remains on view through June 14th at 49 Bogart Street in Bushwick. Click the images above for a sample of the work on display. After the jump, a video of the artists explaining how they went from painting subway cars to galleries. Read more »