In my new building I’ll have walls for them to express their aerosol art,” he said, adding that he requested a police presence because he didn’t want any confrontations between supporters and workers. “I had tears in my eyes while I was doing it. So let me just go in and paint it in one morning, and it’s over with,” he said. In New York, you can’t implode a building. To watch the pieces go down piece by piece by piece would be torturous. “The judge gave me the right to demolish my building. Wolkoff argued it would be easier for critics to swallow the ”medicine” in one dose rather than spread out the pain. “I know it seems like a bitter pill to take, but it’s medicine,” he told New York magazine. Tamara Beckwithīut Jerry Wolkoff and his lawyer defended his decision to whitewash the art – dooming the landmark effort – and knock down the building, insisting they were within their legal rights to move forward with their plan to build new condos. This is artistic murder.” 5 Pointz after it was painted overnight. If things don’t go his way, he takes them in his own hands. “It’s vandalism from the guys who want the building back,” said Marie Flageul, a lead organizer to save 5 Pointz. They said they were prepared to submit more than 20,000 landmark forms to the Landmarks Commission this week, 1,000 of which were collected during a rally on Saturday. The warehouse is owned by developers Jerry and David Wolkoff and will now face the wrecking ball.Ĭurators and managers of the project accused Jerry Wolkoff of purposely ruining the art to sabotage their efforts to get the building landmarked. 5 pointz is gone, painted white overnight by the owner with police protection,” added Dynamics. “They’ve officially painted over 5 Pointz – my commute won’t be the same,” tweeted William McGinn, one of hundreds of supporters who took to Twitter to bemoan the loss. Graffiti 'artists' fail to understand principle of private propertyĮven Banksy couldn’t save this graffiti landmark.įurious street art fans were in mourning Tuesday after the owners of 5 Pointz had the graffiti Mecca in Long Island City whitewashed overnight. The 10 best New York City moments of 2013 The 5 most controversial developments brewing in NYC ‘5 Pointz’ developer sued for stiffing son’s tutor out of $33K
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