Gothamist: The Gates, Day 4

PLASMA SLUG

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:36:37 -0500

ART IS EVERYWHERE ESPECIALLY GRAFFITI THE ART OF THE VANDAL GETTING OVER ON SOME 100 POLICE OFFICERS ON DUTY IT SHOWS THAT NEW YORK THRIVES FOR ATTENTION CAUSE IF THE ARTIST WANTED TO HE COULD PUT FLAG POLES ALL IN FRONT OF YOUR PARK AND SEE WHAT TRUE FEELINGS THAT BRING TO YOU FOR EVERY RIGHT THERE A WRONG BUT THE VANDAL ACT I THINKS IS LIKE PEOPLE WHO HIT PYRIMDS WITH GRAFF =0)

danny

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:37:17 -0500

I went to Central Park and saw the gates. Can some 1 tell me whats so artistic about them? It is orange and it looks like a flag. It just looks like 2 columns.... I must not have an art side. P.S. I think its terrible how there is graffiti. Arent the parks department doing its job to watch people from doing wrong?

Suze

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:47:58 -0500

I found an interesting take down of the whole gate event on www.tokyonyc.com. They claim that the Gates are a rip off of some Japanese architect. It does kind of make sense, who knows, it all seems like media whoring to me either way.

Penelope

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:38:04 -0500

Or one could watch the Daily Show segment about the Gates on their website: "Hang on, this is a five stroker, Jon..."

MT

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:51:33 -0500

Hey. Beauty's where you find it.

sp

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:22:05 -0500

that graffiti was made using a black marker. we should ban the sale of markers in nyc in order to prevent the scourge of graffiti.

sk

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:39:30 -0500

Hey, and could that spray removal act not be considered an artistic "happening"? ...and as for the photographic documentation of the whole thing, isn't that, too, considered art...

HR

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:14:29 -0500

Wait ... isn't that grafitti considered art too? What about art created on top of art ... is that art?