The New York Daily News on “WRITERS STRIKE”

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The New York Daily News on “Writer’s Strike”

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GRAFFITI VERSUS ADVERTISING IN NYC ART SHOW

A unique art show exploring the many benefits of graffiti, both the legal and illegal kinds, is opening on January 24^th at The Lott Gallery of DriveIn24 and running through February 21^st. The exhibit’s theme is “Writers Strike” and it reveals in stark relief what New York City would lose if graffiti disappeared tomorrow.

The show will display all “illegal” work alongside and in comparison to blank walls, unadorned objects, intrusive advertisements and the boring paraphernalia of urban life - leaving the viewer to decide the value of the often persecuted art.

The viewers will be as varied as the display, as Manhattan art socialites mingle with street artists and New York’s most infamous graffiti vandals for the show’s January 24^th opening reception at 6pm at DriveIn24 located at 443 W 18^th Street, 2^nd Floor.

Participating in the show are infamous graffiti artists such as COPE2, Terrible TKID170, TRACY168, CAP and the entire All City Crew, as well as legendary street artists including DarkClouds, Michael De Feo, ElbowToe and Gaia.

Show organizer BOMBIN’ Magazine, an edgy new publication quickly becoming a strong voice for street culture, believes the exhibit will help expose the true value of graffiti. “Illegal street artists serve important civic, commercial and artistic purposes,” says BOMBIN’ Creative Director Craig Dershowitz. “They beautify decaying urban neighborhoods, creatively re-imagine cityscapes, and provide style worth millions to corporate advertisers.”

“Yet, still they are forced to practice their art in secret, hiding from overzealous police and a legal system that punishes their democracy, seeks to handcuff their art, stifles their creativity and silences their voice.”

Writers Strike will graphically show how graffiti helps counter the overbearing messages of billboards, signs and other invasive marketing techniques. The show’s organizers promise that viewers will walk away asking graffiti artists, “what would we do without you?”

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