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Title:	Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection
Date:	11/22/2024 - 8/10/2025
Address:	Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029
Location:	New York, NY
Hours:	Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm \| Saturday - Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Cost/Cover:	free - $23
Web Page:	https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/above-ground-art-martin-wong ...
Contact Info:	212-534-1672

Details:

New York’s age of graffiti began on the city streets in the early 1970s. This new movement, often consciously artistic despite its unsanctioned origins, came of age over the next 20 years. Above Ground centers the many artists who transitioned from illegally writing on subway cars to creating paintings on canvas and exhibiting in galleries and museums. Their works embody an important transitional moment for the movement’s evolution, as it permeated into broader consciousness and significantly influenced global culture. The exhibition provides a window into a vibrant subculture of young creators and highlights previously unseen treasures from the Museum’s major collection of graffiti-based art. The collection, which was donated by the artist Martin Wong 30 years ago, comprises more than 300 canvases and works on paper. Among the highlights on view in this exhibition are works in aerosol, ink, and other mediums by seminal figures in the street art movement, including Rammellzee, Lee Quiñones, Lady Pink, and Futura 2000.