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| Photo: C.S. Muncy, The Village Voice |
5 Pointz street art and graffiti was buffed over by white paint the night of 19 November 2013, without warning to artists and it came as a shock to fans of street art all over the world. The dispute about 5 pointz and the future have been going on for years, but now it seems to be over. The biggest outdoor street art gallery in the world is gone and the huge property and buildings in Long Island City (Queens) is now getting ready for demolition. New stores and luxury condos will be raised. The owner Jerry Wolkoff defended the overnightdestruction in interviews and told that "I know they're upset but it's over with. I can imagine going one piece, one piece, and then going through hell and torture to everybody," He said, and told further: "So I said, 'Let me do it one time, and end this torture one time'" The street art community is upset and called it an act of cruelty. More than 1500 pieces of street art and graffiti works was wiped out over night. I visited 5 pointz in september 2013. I took line 7 from grand central towards Queens and right after crossing east river an amazing view hit my eyes. There it was, the legendary 5 pointz.
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| 5 pointz 19 of september 2013 (photo: o. m. eyra) |
Below is how it looked like the the 19th of november 2013. The paintover was really sad news and the media photos showing the white walls were heart breaking.
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| Photo Wall Street Journal |
I am really happy that I got to see the art works before they dissapeared. Lets go a couple of months back and below is some of my photos from september 2013:
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| photo o.m.eyra |
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| Work by Toofly photo o.m.eyra |
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| Work by Esteban Del Valle, photo o.m.eyra |
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| Work by Jimmy C, photo o.m.eyra |
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| Works by Dis_Satisfied and Adub, photo o.m.eyra |
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| Work by Dase (morc alvarez) photo o.m.eyra |
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| Work by Onur Dinc, photo o.m.eyra |
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| Work by Shiro, photo o.m.eyra |
And there were so much more........Click on this
link to see more of my instagram photos from 5 pointz online.
Artists have been painting on the property since the early 1990s, with permission from the Wolkoffs. In 2010, the owners decided to demolish the building. Since then, Jonathan Cohen, also known as Meres One, and fellow curator Marie Cecile Flageul have been fighting a battle to save 5 pointz. 5 Pointz launched a lawsuit against the Wolkoffs, but the federal district court ruled in favour of the Wolkoffs and the decision to paint over the murals came just after Banksy held a month-long New York residency in October, which ended with him writing a brief comment on his website to "Save 5 Pointz."
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