Photo of the day: LOST IN PROGRESS
Photo of the day: LOST IN PROGRESS – Early Sunday (March 9) morning Artists gilf! and BAMN (By Any Means Necessary) collaborated on the banner making their statement felt to the glee of art lovers everywhere at 5Pointz arts center in Long Island City, Queens. It was quite a struggle to attach the banner is they came to realize it was much heavier in weight than they had anticipated. The original plan was to hang it from the roof, but with strong winds, weight and time issues against them it was finally placed in the ‘plan B’ position around the bottom of the building like the crime scene it is. The impact worked perfectly as people seemed to be enveloped and some lost in the message.
Photo of the day: GENTRIFICATION IN PROGRESS at 5 POINTZ
5 Pointz, Jakson Avenue, Long Island City. March 9, 2014. 9am
Photo of the day: GENTRIFICATION IN PROGRESS GENTRIFICATION IN PROGRESS – Daylight savings time greeted Long Island City this morning with a surprise. 5 Pointz has been gift wrapped by the artists gilf! and BAMN (By Any Means Necessary) who collaborated on the banner making for the lobotomized zombies that will one day move into the glass towers that will replace the greatest street art museum on earth. Even as I was photographing it at sunrise this morning, the workers were on the roof doing ‘asbestos abatement’, ripping the roof apart as the dust particles flew everywhere, irritating my throat as I photographed. This is gentrification? This is destruction.
How the Grinch stole 5 Pointz
Welcome progress. Bring your greed,
Art is stronger, we will succeed.
A better city is in our grasp
A better city is in our grasp
So long as we have art that makes us gasp.
Gentrification will always be
Gentrification will always be
Just as long as we have we.
Welcome progress with a gentler hand
Welcome progress with a gentler hand
Heart to heart and hand in hand.
NEW YORK CITY - IN THE WIT OF AN EYE 