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AMERICAN GRAFFITIS
— Despite of the anti-graffiti law that the famous british artist BANKSY does not miss an opportunity to mock about (see his graffiti graffiti is a crime)
— Despite of deletion in the Queens (NY) to the epicenter of the hip-hop culture 5 Pointz in last November 2013 (hundreds of graffitis have been destroyed by covering white painting in a hurry in one night by the owner …)
Therefore, best graffitis continue arising in New York cityscapes to give them a more artistic soul ever!
photo by Pascal Gillet

See previous article 5 Pointz on traffic magazine HERE

5 POINTZ NY
Considéré comme “la Mecque du graffiti”, le 5 Pointz (Aerosol Art Center) est un lieu d’exposition unique à ciel ouvert où les graffeurs du monde entier viennent poser leurs empreintes. Située dans le Queens à Long Island  et sur prés de 20 000 m², l’ ancienne usine désaffectée accueille et loue des ateliers à des centaines d’ artistes. Ouvert au public, cet immense espace, sur lequel il est désormais difficile de voir la couleur des murs d’origine, est devenu un lieu incontournable des visiteurs de New York. Créé en 1993 pour lutter contre le vandalisme urbain, si le 5 Pointz n’a pas réussi ce pari, il aura le mérite d’avoir valoriser l’art de rue.

Regarded as “the Mecca of graffiti”, 5 Pointz (Aerosol Art Center) is a unique exhibition in open space where graffiti artists from all over the world ask their footprints. Located in the Queens in Long Island city, spread on 20 000m², the old abandoned factory hosts workshops and rents hundreds of artists. Open to the public, this huge space, on which it is now difficult to see the original color of the walls, has become a must for visitors to New York. Established in 1993 to fight against urban vandalism, if the 5 Pointz failed this challenge, it will enhance the merit of street art.

Photo. Manon Gorgé