5 Pointz: Graffiti Mecca
It may not be MoMA, but 5 Pointz is also a mecca for modern art -- graffiti art, that is. The warehouse is both a canvas and a home for New York's graffiti artists, but now gentrification has reached its doorstep - and the party may be over.
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5 Pointz: Graffiti Mecca
It may not be MoMA, but 5 Pointz is also a mecca for modern art -- graffiti art, that is. The warehouse is both a canvas and a home for New York's graffiti artists, but now gentrification has reached its doorstep - and the party may be over.
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