BREAKING: 5Pointz Warehouse Painted White by the Wolkoffs
This morning, the 5Pointz Twitter feed reports the latest crazy news in the crazy saga of 5Pointz. The building owners Jerry and David Wolkoff painted the building white last night with police protection. Another Tweet notes that the 5Pointz artists almost got arrested. We will update this post with more photos as they become available…
This morning, the 5Pointz Twitter feed reports the latest crazy news in the crazy saga of 5Pointz. The building owners Jerry and David Wolkoff painted the building white last night with police protection. Another Tweet notes that the 5Pointz artists almost got arrested. We will update this post with more photos as they become available — after the jump, see another shot of the artwork that’s left on the back wall. If you snap any pictures yourself please send them directly to emily@brownstoner.com.
The white-out comes after a judge denied the artists a permanent injunction to stop demolition. In response, the artists held a rally this weekend. They planned to form a human chain around the building come demolition day, which is expected before the end of the year.
As this Twitter user says, “All you #7train riders this morning are in for a bleak look as you pass #5pointz this morning. Its now an ugly hospital white.” One more photo after the jump… UPDATE: Many more photos of the paint job in question after the jump, including five photos from one reader’s commute this morning and video taken from the train.
Photo by jeffcarroll
Photo by jeffcarroll
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Photo via Twitter
Photo via Twitter
Photo via Twitter
Photo via Twitter
Photo via Twitter
Photo via Twitter
And from our Q’Stoner reader, photos below:
And a video sent to us by the reader vonvonvoom:
I documented some of it last month before it was whitewashed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karmapix/sets/72157636603545145/
At least enjoy the memories.
A true artist would not weep, a true artist would would take the white as a new canvas, a new era of art may come in, they paved the way for you, so make it your masterpiece.
Are you kidding? Do you think the building looks betters smeared in an inconsistent tone of white. Into street art or not, it looks a lot more derelict and run down now (imo). Fuck it lets paint everything and everyone white – who needs culture, right. Minimalist clean design is where it’s at … pass the bleach g
well now it looks like someone hosed it down with bird shit
Why is the W in “word” capitalized ? You should have your stupid word document teach you about when capitalization applies to words if you are going to be correcting others grammar.
Why is the W in “word” capitalized ? You should have your stupid word document teach you about when capitalization applies to words if you are going to be correcting others grammar.
John, the owner allowed and encouraged it. The graffiti was curated. This wasn’t ‘vandalism.’ Sure the owner has a right to do whatever he wants with his property, paint over, it knock it down, etc, but at least know the facts before making ignorant comments like ‘throw them in jail.’
The whole point of this, which seems to escape you, is that it was art.
In a city that every day becomes more and more gentrified, more homogeneous, this was one large oasis of colorful vibrant urban expression. It made a lot of people happy. That’s what art does.
Obviously you are too bitter to comprehend that.
Are you implying that a starbucks on every corner isn’t the dream of new york city?
The art at 5 Pointz was painted in broad daylight.