Painting the Town Black
In the 1970s, graffiti emerged as a powerful form of self-expression on New York City streets. Our recent exhibition City as Canvas offered a window into the origins of this movement, and its evolution as graffiti artists like Lee … Continue reading
October 31, 2014 · Leave a comment
Highlights from the City Museum’s Graffiti Collection
When painter Martin Wong moved to New York City from San Francisco in 1978, he marveled at what many others considered a blight – graffiti scrawled on the surfaces of … Continue reading
February 18, 2014 · 4 Comments
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