Mercer Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 @Schnitzelbrought up a great point in the Beyond The Streets thread. Henry Chalfant's work will be on display in the Bronx Museum for a few months this winter. With that said, this is probably a must see for anyone visiting NYC. First off, about he Bronx museum. There are only 3 museums I really dig in NYC, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Queens Museum, and the Bronx Museum mostly because they tend to focus on living artists, or obscure artists. Blasphemy for an anarchist like myself since they're government funded but I have to keep it real, the museums are dope AF sometimes. First time I went to Bronx Museum was for Wayne Lawrence, a local photographer who got pretty famous when he made this killer book of photos taken at Orchard Beach in the BX. I didn't get his book, but @STAN51was smart enough to get one signed by him at that show. Not much to say about the museum itself, I don't know anyone who works there, and have never been involved myself unlike the BK/Queens museums. The museum itself is in the heart of the South Bronx not too far from the "writers bench" on Grand Concourse. Believe it on not, I walked away from that show with a new found appreciation, and love for the South Bronx. After the show, we wandered around still kind of high from seeing a photographer like Wayne finally make it, and scoping out the amazing artwork (photographs) on display. We ended up in this newly built park next to Yankee's Stadium where kids actually had "drift" remote control cars and were racing them on a track made for it in the park. For some reason what I was seeing that day didn't fit my picture of South Bronx, but at the same time it did 100% if that makes any sense. Hard to admit, but I got more from the museum showcasing the Bronx that day than I did from the actual work. Guess from living rough areas myself growing up, and having friends that grew up there and listening to their stories, I always felt like it was an unfortunate circumstance to have to grow up in that hood. I just failed to see the massive positives. Something flipped in my mind that day and made me feel kids were lucky to be able to grow up there. @STAN51and I were there on a long MTA mission from Queens, and didn't link with any of the South Bronx locals that day as per our usual routine since we both had dates. No matter, everyone we came across roaming the streets was cool as fuck, even to Stan who was probably the only token white person around. Granted, Stan isn't your typical white boy, but we got nothing but good vibes that day. Chilling there now, and smoking weed in the park, and cheap beers in brown bags has become a must do tradition for me every time I go now, solo mission or not. Either to the museum or Yankee's stadium which is close by. I always walk away with a bit more inspiration than I arrived with. Probably my favorite "hidden feature" of the Bronx Museum is it's location. Hope to share some of that with some of you, so if anyone wants to link up for this let me know. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Preview of what's on display. Saw some of these before but I'm sure there's stuff I've never seen even online on display. http://www.bronxmuseum.org/exhibitions/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLEISKING Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 We salute you Henry Chalfant! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetartmadrid Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Has anyone attended recently to this event curated by Spaniard Suso33 and US graffiti photographer Henry Chalfant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 @Streetartmadrid look down the page there's a bigger thread about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Finally got a chance to go recently, and remembered to take a few photos. These are life sized prints of train flicks. For me the black-books were the best part, spent most of my time lurking over the table. Edited November 19, 2019 by Mercer 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 By fuck I want those life sized prints. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, Hua Guofang said: By fuck I want those life sized prints. They were pretty impressive, but this concept isn't anywhere near as cool as standing in front of actual spray painted artwork. They didn't shoot the photo on large format (high resolution) film originally, and while they did a good job printing it out that large, it just isn't the same. You can't take your time and admire the details up close like you'd assume, the resolution just isn't there. Plus it looks like they purposely blurred the faces on anyone in the windows. Edited November 20, 2019 by Mercer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 Ayo, can a mod combine this thread, and the other thread on it in this section? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 @Mercergot it. Thanks for posting pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIFF 170 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 RIFF 170 dropping real knowledge of the 70's style writing culture at the ART vs. Transit show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIFF 170 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 RIFF 170 dropping knowledge at the show! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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