56 Graffiti South Bronx 1980s

Henry chalfant to document the rise of hip hop culture and south bronx residents often greeted the white stanford educated sculptor with skepticism.

Graffiti south bronx 1980s. Later he received criticism that his pbs special style wars 1983 generated so much attention that it changed graffiti as an art form. 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. 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. At the whitlock stop of the no. So when we decided to do a graffiti themed instameet in the south bronx on aug. 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. 8 we chose a historic spot in the annals of graffiti.

At first they thought he was a cop. 6 irt right below the big. See more ideas about bronx new york city nyc. Fab 5 freddy friendly freddie fred brathwaite was one of the most notorious graffiti figures of that era. See more ideas about graffiti nyc subway new york graffiti. Jan 10 2019 this borough was once desolated by ruins and corruption during the 70 s and early 80 s.