With the city’s roll-down gates just acting as metal canvas for those with spray cans, they’re being phased out … but not without a final farewell. The New Museum has teamed up with artists, as well as the Art Production Fund, to adorn some downtown gates with graffiti before they’re taken away. This is all part of the Festival of Ideas , and this specific project is called “After Hours: Murals on the Bowery.” [ more › ]
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Metal Roll-Down Gates Get Pretty (Then Destroyed)