5 Pointz in 5 Minutes | Video

"5 Pointz in 5 Minutes" debuted at the Long Beach International 4th annual 'Shorts on the Beach' August 7th event. It played on a giant outside screen on the beach of the Atlantic ocean in Long Beach NY. Thousands were in awe of the short which showed a piece of NYC that will never exist again. The crowd reaction was overwhelming.

5 Pointz was a world famous grafitti MECCA where WORLD CLASS aerosol artists shared their best work on the walls of this 200,000 square foot industrial building in Long Island City, NYC.

The site was active for 20 years until the owner of the property decided to DEVELOP the property.

The filmmaker, Kevin Wood was hired to video tape the entire building inside and out for unknown reasons at the time. The entire building and all artwork was whitewashed 48 hours after the film documentation, subsequently the building has been demolished to make way for a condo development.

This short film stands as a documented collection of the building and the world class grafitti art.



Check out the trailer for the video above. The full documentary, which was shown at the Long Beach International “Shorts on the Beach” event last month, can be viewed in its entirety here.

CMK | Everyday | Video

CMK - Everyday

Graffiti & The Beautiful Game | 2015 Copa América

Being a part of Copa América isn't just being a part of a soccer tournament in South America. It's about culture. It's about passion and it's about being a part of something so big and special that you need to see it to understand it. That's similar to the artwork that graces the streets of Santiago.

Jimmy Conrad takes you to Chile to experience the game and the artwork. He shows you how both are equally beautiful and important to the landscape of Santiago.



The teams

Group A


Chile
Mexico
Ecuador
Bolivia

Group B

Argentina
Uruguay
Paraguay
Jamaica

Group C

Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Venezuela



Bracket/Schedule

Thursday, June 11
Chile 2-0 Ecuador

Friday, June 12
Mexico 0-0 Bolivia

Saturday, June 13
Uruguay 1-0 Jamaica
Argentina 2-2 Paraguay

Sunday, June 14
Colombia 0-1 Venezuela
Brazil 2-1 Peru

Monday, June 15
Ecuador 2-3 Bolivia
Chile 3-3 Mexico

Tuesday, June 16
Paraguay 1-0 Jamaica
Argentina 1-0 Uruguay

Wednesday, June 17
Brazil 0-1 Colombia

Thursday, June 18
Peru vs. Venezuela - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 19
Mexico vs. Ecuador - 5 p.m.
Chile vs. Bolivia - 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 20
Uruguay vs. Paraguay - 3 p.m.
Argentina vs. Jamaica - 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 21
Colombia vs. Peru - 3 p.m.
Brazil vs. Venezuela - 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 24
A1 vs. B/C3 - 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 25
A2 vs. C2 - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 26
B1 vs. A/C3 - 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 27
C1 vs. B2 - 5:30 p.m.

Monday, June 29
SF1 vs. SF2 - 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 30
SF3 vs. SF4 - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, July 3
Third place match - 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 4
Final - 4 p.m.

★★★

Cope2 in Moscow | Interview

Legendary Cope2 hits up Moscow. Peep the interview.

Cope2 in Moscow | Interview from Ches on Vimeo.

WORLD’S LARGEST GRAFFITI PHOTOGRAPHED FROM SPACE

UK graffiti artist INSA is known for his GIF-ITI, the large-scale art technique that combines graffiti with stop-motion animation. Over the years, his GIF-fiti have gotten progressively bigger, including this blinking beauty done in conjunction with Melbourne street artist Rone, and this even bigger pretty lady with MadSteez for Pow! Wow! in Taiwan.

Recently, however, the innovator unveiled the world’s largest graffiti and GIF animation in one: a four-frame clip of his 154,774 square foot mural in Rio de Janeiro.

Dubbed “Space GIF-ITI,” the piece was painted by a team of 20. It took four separate stages, coloring in the sections in a paint-by-numbers fashion. INSA couldn’t see the finished product before he got the shot--from space. Each stage was photographed by satellite (it’s that big), and the photos were strung together to create this larger-than-life animation.

Graffiti Imagery in Contemporary Art | NIU

From the streets to the galleries

Jack Olson Gallery to host ‘Graffiti Imagery in Contemporary Art’ exhibition

NIU’s Jack Olson Gallery will host “Graffiti Imagery in Contemporary Art” from Friday, Jan. 16, through Thursday, Feb. 26.

An opening reception and curator’s talk begins at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15.

“Graffiti Imagery in Contemporary Art” explores how the aesthetics and processes of graffiti have been reinterpreted in the careers of professional artists.

Chicagoans Liz Lazdins, Mario Gonzalez Jr. and Ruben Aguirre began their careers as graffiti writers and transitioned from street to gallery. Their work demonstrates obvious connections to the graffiti art form and also reveals unexpected evolutions.



Although the direct links to graffiti are not visually evident in all of the works, these artists have found inspiration in the aesthetics, techniques, site specificity and urbanism of graffiti that speak to their experiences as street writers.

Lazdin’s work appropriates the media of graffiti utilizing stencil, spray paint, marker and collage. Her work is deeply embedded in graffiti culture, especially in its references to hip-hop and social inequality.

Against Lazdins’ work, Gonzalez Jr.’s calligraphic pieces are more subdued, offering a quiet, expressionistic interpretation of graffiti letterform. Using the techniques of pouring and dripping, his works show an interest in urban culture and decay. Their seemingly dirty surfaces and mundane materials mimic the urban environment they reference.

The collaged and painted works of Aguirre offer the most abstracted interpretation of graffiti. His practice as a muralist and studio painter inform one another; compositions shift and evolve as they move from public to private. His work distills the design quality of graffiti to its most basic form, while retaining the performative aspect of the practice in the use of organic, sweeping forms.



The collective works of Lazdins, Gonzalez Jr. and Aguirre challenge expectations of graffiti’s influence in contemporary art, showing it is not merely an aesthetic relationship but also encompasses environment, process and culture.

“Graffiti Imagery in Contemporary Art” is curated by Alison Balcanoff and Alyssa Jaracz, 2014 graduates of the NIU master’s degree in art history and Museum Studies Graduate Certificate programs.

Part of the NIU School of Art and Design, the Jack Olson Gallery is located in Room 200 of the Visual Arts Building. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to noon Friday during the academic year.

For more information, call (815) 753-4521 or email JackOlsonGallery@gmail.com.

NERD | Written in Stone | Art Installation

"Graffiti, once considered a mark of vandalism in blighted communities has evolved to an urban contemporary expression of art. Please join us as we celebrate the work of the illusive urban legend, James Spurgeon aka Graffiti Nerd. This exciting installation will exhibit Spurgeon’s work in a multi-layered platform as we explore a new medium of art ‘Written in Stone’."



Written In Stone
Three Sinks, LLC, Howard Godfrey, Mike Ju Studios and Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 8:00 PM to 11:30 PM (CST)
Chicago, IL

JAPANADA | bboys in Toronto | japan x toronto | Short Film

Toronto attracts numerous streetdancers from Japan. We take a look into what brought these bboys to Canada.

Infamy | Graffiti Documentary | #FlashBackFriday

Delv into the lives of six of American's most prolific graffiti artists. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Doug Pray (“Hype!” and “Scratch”) who teamed up with writer, publisher, and graffiti guru Roger Gastman, the movie takes you deep into the world of street legends SABER, TOOMER, JASE, CLAW, EARSNOT, and ENEM.



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LUDO | CHAOS THEORY | NEW VIDEO

WRITTEN BY: ANI PALEN/GreenLabel



Last summer, Paris-based contemporary artist Ludo took the streets of Thailand as part of a series of global street expeditions.

"Thailand's capital was an obvious choice to hit for many reasons," he says. "First, because the city is not over saturated at all with art on walls. That makes it a new, interesting place to discover and a virgin land to cover."

Perhaps more important was his second reason: "The endless chaos. The unlimited mix of noises, smells, and colors."

He showcased all these things in his new film, The Chaos Theory, a video created as a way to push his exhibition of the same name at Lazarides Gallery.

As for possible reasons behind the chaos in the world, Ludo says this: "Disorder creates order or order motivates our disorganization."

The Chaos Theory from ludo on Vimeo.

An Interview with Chicago's very own Steff Skills | Chicago Reader

Interview by Brianna Wellen/Chicago Reader
Photos by John Sturdy and Kevin Kujawa

From an early age, Skills has had a love of handwriting and hip-hop. She eventually combined the two passions, making flyers for shows and becoming a pioneer for women in Chicago’s graffiti scene beginning in the early 90s. Still an active bomber—she was among those featured in the Cultural Center’s recent survey “Paint Paste Sticker: Chicago Street Art”—the 42-year-old single mom teaches Chicago Park District art classes as she plans for the day she’ll travel the world as a full-time artist.

I felt comfortable in the street art scene because I was around a bunch of guys, and I was more or less one of the guys. As long as I was with them, I didn’t feel alone. It was later on in life when I became a mother and the crew split up that I felt like a weirdo. After I became a mom, I realized that guys don’t have this deep experience of being a mother, and I started to cherish my friendships with women. That’s when I realized that I wasn’t going to major in being someone’s wife.

I have two boys, a 16-year-old and a 21-year-old. I always make jokes that I’m getting so old I’m going to run into my kid at the club. As a young mom, I would take my son with me everywhere. I would take him to walls, I would take him to recording studios, I would take him to college with me. There was a rumor that I was putting him in my backpack and [painting] rooftops. I wasn’t, but that was my parenting style. My second child I had when I was 26, and I was much more chilled out and ready. My first child I had when I was 21, so you feel like you can still do everything. I just wanted to keep things going as much as I could. And it worked for a little while—at least I thought it did.



I’m a “cool parent.” Knowing what I know now I would have gone back and invested more in my little one because now I teach little ones, and I see parents taking their kids to classes. I didn’t know anything about that; we were just about pajamas and cartoons until kindergarten.

A lot of women whose careers I admire don’t have children. But I certainly don’t regret my children. My children add to my experience, my pushing a feminine aesthetic in my work that I didn’t feel was important before. I’m starting to feel my freedom now that my kids are older. Once my little one graduates high school, I’m ready to attempt to make it on artwork solely, my own hustle. Or if I can’t, maybe be an airline stewardess, something where I can travel, my own little midlife career change.

Both of my kids have drawn from an early age. Because I am an artist and also teach art full-time, I didn’t want to push it on them. As for being into graffiti and all that, they kind of see my world as another knitting circle that they’re just not interested in. Maybe if I was their dad and their male role model they’d be more interested. My kids will appreciate me once they get away—“Oh, cool, that’s a poster my mom did.”

My mom is extremely creative, but she’s more of a seamstress, she knits. She can go to the store and look at something she likes and go home and make it. She was trying to pass that on to me. I remember she bought me a Holly Hobbie sewing machine when I was six. I was terrified of the needle. My mom, coming from Costa Rica in the 40s—I feel I kind of broke a tradition of textile crafts, but ironically some of my paintings look like embroidery. That aesthetic is still there, it just comes out in a different way.

I really loved handwriting. I felt it was powerful. I really took pride in handwriting because my dad was in the navy and we moved a lot, and handwriting was an easy way to impress my teacher, fit in. Anytime anyone had to write anything, they’d ask me to go to the board. That was the beginning of a graphic background and made me pay attention to fonts and letters. As a kid, I would visit my godparents in New York, so I did see trains and graffiti around the city. I soaked in the aesthetic, and it just made sense: I always wanted to use letters in my art.

My mom married right out of high school. She was kind of a renegade in that she did divorce her husband back in those times with three kids. That was another seed that was planted: independence. My mom would always say, “It doesn’t matter who you’re with or how long you’ve been with them, they could always walk out the door.” So I was like, Wow, why even bother? My parents are still together. They’ve had rocky times where each one would call me and say, “I don’t think we’ll make it, I think we’re getting divorced.” Even as a child, independence was more of an influence than trying to be part of a team, and that’s been hard. I think I’ve subconsciously picked people that make you independent regardless. Now I have a boyfriend who is a really good guy. But it’s not my first love; my first love is graffiti and street art.

In 1990 I was supposed to go to the Art Institute, but my financial aid didn’t work out. I was pretty bummed, but I went to Truman College and studied astronomy, which really influenced my art. I lived on Honore and North Avenue, when Wicker Park was still a bohemian neighborhood. I had a two bedroom, and my rent was $260 a month. I had a roommate and she had a bigger bedroom, so my rent was $100 a month. I fell in love with the freedom, the bohemian community, the artists. I had never lived in a Latino community, and Wicker Park, Humboldt Park, and Logan Square were thriving Latino communities. I learned Spanish and learned how to cook the food. I knew a few dishes from my mom, but I immersed myself in a culture that I was a stranger to and that was a part of me.

I would love to move to Costa Rica. I have gone and painted out there. There’s definitely a thriving street art scene there. Their style is more influenced by Brazil and South America than New York. I’d be some old-school relic novelty out there. As soon as I get the gumption and time to travel, I can go to probably any country in the world and there would be someone in the graf community that would let me stay with them. Graffiti is a global community. It’s a really good feeling to be a part of a community like that.

JURNE | Scienceism

JURNE | Scienceism

Tracksides. Tunnels. Rooftops.

Over the course of five days, JURNE caught up with Selina Miles to explore the neighbourhoods, train tracks and underground tunnels found in Oakland, California.

‘Science-ism’ also offers a glimpse into JURNE’s studio output, illustrating the connection between his work on the white walls of a gallery and the concrete walls of the city.



A film by Selina Miles.
www.selinamiles.com
instagram.com/selinamiles

JURNE:
instagram.com/scienceism
Email: contact@science-ism.com
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Music:
Smokestacks – Layla (Dimond Saints Rework)
Hard Time – Seinabo Sey (Dimond Saints Rework)
Acid Crunk Meltdown – An-Ten-Nae

Ironlak Strikers | MADCROOK

MADCROOK (Instagram: @madcrook) draws every day and it shows. Featuring the new Ironlak Strikers - Tri-grip Twin Markers & Ironlak Permanent Markers.

The new Ironlak Strikers come with premium quality Japanese made nibs in broad (8mm chisel) and fine (1mm bullet point) sizing dimensions — along with high performance Japanese alcohol-based inks that enable versatile blending and various stroke combinations across 160 vibrant colours.

Featuring a completely re-designed durable Poly-Propelene Tri-grip barrel and an air-tight lid that protects the marker from drying out whilst offering the user a more ergonomic experience.

The markers are packaged in a high quality canvas bag that doubles as a stand while drawing. Ironlak Strikers are also available individually.



Shot/cut: Selina Miles.
Music: Kill - Kr$chn.

#ironlakstrikers

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Shaadow Sefiroth | NOIR x WHITE | Sango BB don't Cry

Chilled out freestyle on a mellow track by Sango one of the best remixes I've heard of cry me a river so far therefore this had to be recorded .
shout out to jay for the filming

Bookings and infos : shaadow.killaa@gmail.com

Twitter: @shaadowtrilla

Instagram : @ShaadowSefiroth

Gomez Gonzalez | 33Contemporary Gallery | Sep 19 - Oct 11

The Making of Gomez / Gonzalez Art Collaboration (Time Lapse)



The Making of Gomez Gonzalez Art Collaboration (Time Lapse) by artists Sergio Gomez and Mario Gonzalez Jr. March 2014

Meeting Of Styles Chicago 2014 | Sept. 11-14th

The 11th annual Meeting Of Styles Chicago is back!!!
Sept. 11-14th

Thur. Sept. 11th:
MOS Meet & Greet party at Gallery Bar, 738 N. Clark
8pm-2am. 21 & up. Free entry. Drink specials
Live performances by Ideologists Doc Grafenberg Ang Thirteen-Zone Pseudo Slang & DJ's Moz Definite Julio Illanoiz Calderon Walter Nowak aka Nobley Nobe, and guests!
Plus featured artist:
MeXist Mex Fx (MEX-BOL). -Smash Squad Crew

Fri. Sept. 12th:
MOS Gallery Show at 1500 s. Western (1st flr. loft)
Featuring artists:
MeXist (Mex-Bol) Luca Pop (Italy) El Diablo (Paris/Eskis featured artist)
Trixter, Slang, Stef, Rogue, Rawfa, Dtel, Nerd, Demon, Zore, Hekl, Yave, Traz, Ish, Gtek, Emte, Thor, Asend, Kane, Flex, Obe, Bel Music provided by Sam Cervantes aka Rogue One & Kre8 of TBA crew plus Alberto Mejia aka ALO

Sat. Sept. 13th:
MOS day jam at the world famous Wall Of Style
30th st. & Kedzie blvd. Noon - 8pm
Music provided by DJ's Moz Def, Illanoiz, Nobley Nobe
MOS Expansion Teams:
36th & Albany - CMK. XMEN Crew, TNR- JADE93, PERISH, EKOSE, ONSET, HKS181 (New Mexico/ Arizona) UB crew, Therd 1 CTW (Milwaukee) PC- LABS, WENDL, ENIME, LEKS, CYFN, RK, MUL, Aim One SSB (Brooklyn NYC) Doing a dedication mural with CMK members for SHADOW SSB, fallen brother of Spike Lee, Emphr One (Milwaukee WI) Omen, Argue & 8er CISA (Gary, IN) Cres TCK, FAT, DSI CREW, Deo 45, (Indiana) Drane, CMW, Fade,TIC, IWM, Vipers Crew, Bukue One (Oakland) W/ Susan from artcrimes.com
Music provided by ILL TECHNICS dj crew, The Royal Scumbags, Mr Pure, Renegade, Jorge GEO, Chance, Odin Russell, & Dj Stinger
27th & Kedzie - AIR, BTB, EDSK
Music provided by DJ Ambideckstriks, Night Owl, Chunkabud, & Nightwalker
Live painting by some of Chicago's best graff artists plus national & international guest artists!!!

Sun. Sept. 14th:
Picture day, photogs bring your gear & snap them pics!!

Sponsored by: Eskis Wear, S8 Yard, Gallery Bar, PBR, Red Bull, Meetingofstyles.com

The Regiment: S.O.U.L. | prod by Sinitus Tempo

The Regiment have teamed up with graphic designer RF3RD to create a new project which merges 2 of the 5 elements of Hip Hop: MCing and Graffiti. The new project, S.O.U.L. (Sound Of Us Living), is one of the first to utilize our new platform -- HiPNOTT Certified, an outlet of HiPNOTT which allows us to showcase specific brands represented or sponsored by the label. HiPNOTT Certified, over the coming months, will bond with and promote individuals/brands within the industry such as graphic artists, DJs, videographers, and clothing designers. It allows us to focus on other aspects of the industry and push the HiPNOTT brand even further. RF3RD is an extremely graphic designer and we are proud to label him HiPNOTT Certified!

Beginning today and each Friday at the top of the month, The Regiment will release a track from S.O.U.L. along with original artwork from RF3RD. Here's the first cut, "S.O.U.L.", produced by Sinitus Tempo.

theregiment.hipnottrecords.com
www.twitter.com/theregiment
www.facebook.com/theregimenthiphop

www.hipnottrecords.com/hipnott-certified/rf3rd
www.RF3RD.com

BATTLE OF THE BREAKING DOJOS 2 | 8/16 -8/17

Hosted by Sengvilay KidJungle Aphay

August 16 - August 17
Aug 16 at 3:00pm to Aug 17 at 8:00pm

Steinmetz College Prep
Chicago, Illinois 60634

A competition specifically made to highlight schools/programs that teach Breaking to youth 13 and under. School/program must be a legit organization and competitors must under a teacher. Registration will be up soon along with more details.

It's a two day event!! Sat and Sunday.

DAY 1
Sat will be the main battle. Battle of the Year style. This will be held at Steinmetz College Prep auditorium. Stage battle. There will be plenty of seating for the parents (which was the biggest request last year). 3pm to 8pm. $10 admission to general public and kids that are competing. $5 to kids that are not competing. 6 and under FREE. Schools must be in crew uniform! You cannot battle unless suited up!

Hosted by Breaker Ray of the Renegades of Funk

-Breaking workshops by THE PHAZE II SCHOOL OF DANCE from 12:30-2pm. $5/per youth
-Crew battles
-Crew showcases
-Cypher king/queen awards
-MVB Most Valuable Breaker during battles
-Exhibtiion Battles (Judges vs. 1 breaker per crew)
-Best Dressed Crew

Also to not leave everyone out there will be a special Home Schooled crew under Roldare Nation. Please contact Renato Roldan if your child breaks but does not have a teacher or is not under a school.

Itinerary
12:30-2pm Phaze II workshops
3:00-4:30 Cyphers
4:30-5:30 Showcases
5:30-6:30 Crew Battles
6:30-6:45 Exhibition Judges vs. Youth
6:45-7:00 Final Battle
7:00-7:30 Awards Ceremony

Day 2
Sunday will be a park jam at the Eagle statue in Logan Square at the intersection of Logan Blvd, Kedzie, and Milwaukee Ave. 12pm-4pm.

Hosted by Cj Williams aka Blak Attak

-Category battles (toprock, footwork, and power) (2 breakers per crew)
-King/Queen of the Hill (2 breakers per crew)

Itinerary
12:00-1:00pm Cyphers
1:00-1:30 King/Queen of the Hill 1
1:30-2:00 King/Queen of the Hill 2
2:30-3:00 Toprock battle
3:00-3:30 Footwork battle
3:30-4pm Power battle
4-8pm Writer's Bench and Adult battles - Breaking, Popping, Open/All Styles, Graff

DJs:
Dj Erik E Double - Phaze II Crosstown Crew
DJ/Bboy Ronald Cabrera aka Ron Ron - Universal Zulu Nation
DJ BB Famous aka Brian Johnson
DJ Mozchete and Illanoiz - Armory Massive

Judges
Omega - Ground Syndrome/Them Bad Apples
Micah Jefferson - Phaze II Crosstown Crew
Loki - Boogie Knights

Immediately following the Youth Battles will be the Writer's Bench from 4-8pm. Adult battles include Breaking, Popping, Locking, and Graff. Should it rain out we DO have a back up plan so don't leave. Moving it indoors.

We are making history as the first ever competition of the Breaking Schools to youth! This is to give spotlight to students of the Breaking culture and the instructors that have spent their time teaching them the artform.

Brought to you by Kid Jungle, Phaze II School of Dance, Latin Street Dance Academy, and POWER STYLE RADIO !!! www.que4.org Tuesdays 8:30-11:30pm Central. Internet radio for Bboys/Bgirls, Urban Dance, and Hip Hop Culture.

All proceeds will go towards purchasing the wheelchair bicycle for my daughter Jada. Thank you everyone in advance. The link below is if you want to just donate.

http://www.gofundme.com/JadasWheelchair

Graffiti Exhibition Inside The Old NYPD 21st Precinct

by:(Scott Lynch / Gothamist)

Let loose an all-star crew of graffiti writers and street artists inside an abandoned NYPD precinct and... well, exactly what you would expect to happen, has, in fact, happened.

For the past three weeks more than 50 artists from around the world have been tagging, spraying, and wheatpasting every interior surface on all four floors of what was once the headquarters of NYC's notorious 21st Precinct, where, among other legends of violence and corruption, Captain "Clubber" Williams earned his nickname by beating the crap out the Gas House Gang in the late 1800s.

The result of all of this aerosol mayhem is an amazing art exhibition, called 21st Precinct, which opens tonight from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. on 22nd Street between First and Second Avenues. It's free, it's legal, and anyone can go. 21st Precinct will also run on Sunday afternoon, and both days next weekend as well.



















































Curated by Rob Aloia of Outlaw Arts, 21st Precinct features work by the likes of Elle, Pixote, RAE, Smells, Ghost, Adam Dare, Sheryo and The Yok, Lexi Bella, Vexta, Never, Mr. Toll, bunny M, Faust, GIZ, Tone Tank, Ket, and Nepo. Each artist was given an entire room, or at least a wall or two, to do whatever they wanted, and the wide range of styles and creative ideas they went into the murals and installations here jolts you with non-stop surprise and delight as you wander through.

Seriously, this is four floors of dope. An exhibition not to be missed.

As far as the building itself, the NYPD actually bailed on the 21st Precinct in 1914. The massive townhouse has changed hands and functions over the decades since, most recently providing a halfway house for LGBTQ teens. When that closed last year, developers Suzuki Capital swooped in and scheduled the structure for demolition in September—yes, to build luxury condos—but at least they let us all have a little fun first.

The 21st Precinct is located at 237 22nd Street. The opening reception is tonight from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., and then it will be open tomorrow from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., and then next Saturday and Sunday, August 23rd and 24th, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. as well.