As European collectors began buying up graffiti art and sending it overseas, Wong was determined to keep his collection in New York, its home city. He donated his extensive collection to the ...

The 5Pointz, an industrial warehouse in Long Island City, Queens, has been called a lot of things: graffiti mecca ... threatening the existence of one of New York's most impressive cultural ...

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However, it was New York’s subway graffiti scene, particularly with artists like TAKI 183, that helped shape what we now recognize as contemporary graffiti art. 5. The influence of Hip Hop ...