Tonight, photographer Trevor Traynor brings his collection of hip hop portraits to PowerHouse Arena. Part of a five-city tour, the suggestively titled “I Shoot People” exhibition is the “debut unveiling” of Traynor’s last six years spent capturing artists such a Afrika Bambatta, Rakim, KRS-One, Nas, and Wu-Tang Clan. The show opens from 6 to 10 PM tonight and is on view through October 4 at 37 Main Street in Dumbo.
While it’s true that no real sparks flew at last night’s Vandals vs. Vandal Squad discussion at the powerHouse arena, there were some interesting revelations about author Joe “Blow” Rivera’s mostly irrelevant book on graffiti. For one, several writers, including panelist KET, claimed that some of the photos published in “Vandal Squad: Inside the New York City Transit Police Department, 1984-2004″ were either stolen or obtained improperly and definitely in violation of copyright! Rivera denied the charge, insisting they were his or “donated” from various sources.
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