Plans to Raze Graffiti Landmark 5Pointz Move Ahead
Plans are moving ahead to demolish the five-story graffiti landmark in Long Island City known as 5Pointz, where artists have been allowed to paint freely for more than a decade.Building owner David...
View ArticleCan the Visual Artists Rights Act Save 5Pointz?
A group of 5Pointz artists are suing to keep the building from being demolished. Jeannine Chanes is one of the attorneys for the artists, and she explains the arguments for why the Visual Artists...
View Article5Pointz Painted: Queens Loses a Graffiti Landmark
For more than 20 years, graffiti artists were free to spray paint the outside walls of a drab warehouse in Long Island City. 5Pointz became an international graffiti landmark, but early Tuesday...
View ArticleGoogle's Street (Art) View
When the graffiti landmark 5Pointz was whitewashed last November, a certain subset of the art community went into mourning. The industrial block on the outskirts of Queens had become a pilgrimage site...
View Article5Pointz Faces Imminent Demolition
Demolition of the Long Island City building once known as graffiti mecca 5Pointz is likely to come in the next two weeks, according to property owner Gerry Wolkoff.He said the building would be razed...
View ArticleLegal Battle Over 5Pointz Continues
A lawsuit over the destruction of graffiti at the former landmark known as 5Pointz is going to trial. A Brooklyn judge cleared the way Friday for artists to make their case, despite the developer's...
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