Writing’s on the Wall (Art Is, Too, for Now)

"'These walls to me are no different than a canvas in a museum,' said Jonathan Cohen, 38, an artist from Flushing. He is the primary guardian here, and the source of the billboard-size words painted on the main wall, '5Pointz: The Institute of Higher Burnin’.' That his piercing eyes are worried and his dark hair infiltrated with gray is directly linked to recent statements by the building’s owner that 5Pointz is living on borrowed time — destined to be replaced by two residential towers."  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  New York Times
On:  08/27/11
Website:  http://www.nytimes.com

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