11 spring street, nyc (graffiti)

[mike lowrey]

For months now “The Candle Building†aka: 11 Spring Street (at Elizabeth), has been undergoing extensive ornamentation by NYC street and graffiti artists under close supervision by The Wooster Collective in preparation for this Friday’s three day public opening, after which the historic space will be transformed into upscale condos. A longtime destination for the city’s graff community, this formerly abandoned space has been a virtual museum of spray paint and wheatpaste installations for years now. Luckily, the building’s new owners had the foresight to recognize the space’s artistic role in the community and turned it over to the WC to curate a last gasp show of the town’s biggest & brightest who have left no spot uncovered in their final grab at fame on the building’s walls.

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[Larry Bird]

look at semz sneaking in there in that first pic...bump irak

[polishmike]

I went to check it out on Saturday. Very neat stuff and I'm not even into most of the street art.