Graffiti South Bronx 1980s

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Graffiti south bronx 1980s. See more ideas about graffiti nyc subway new york graffiti. So when we decided to do a graffiti themed instameet in the south bronx on aug. See more ideas about bronx new york city nyc. Many artists from that era made the shift to gallery exhibits or commercial murals in the mid 1980s when the city began aggressively targeting what was largely considered vandalism. Henry chalfant to document the rise of hip hop culture and south bronx residents often greeted the white stanford educated sculptor with skepticism. May 30 2019 1980 bombers taggers. Later he received criticism that his pbs special style wars 1983 generated so much attention that it changed graffiti as an art form.

At first they thought he was a cop. As graffiti spread beyond washington heights and the bronx a graffiti crime wave was born. The south bronx is an area of the new york city borough of the bronx as the name implies the area comprises neighborhoods in the southern part of the bronx such as concourse mott haven melrose and port morris the south bronx is known for its hip hop culture and graffiti. 8 we chose a historic spot in the annals of graffiti. A major blaze burning through a building in the south bronx was repeatedly shown during game 2 of the world series between the new york yankees and the los angeles dodgers becoming a metaphor for the plight of the city in the late 1970s. The standards from the early 1970s continue to evolve and the late 1970s and early 1980s saw new styles and ideas.