Gothamist: "Holy Grail" of Graffiti Uncovered Amidst Condo Conversion

gemsgiant

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:10:51 -0500

Hi my name is yuppie. i wear glasses and follow all the rules.i have five pocket protecters and tuck my shirt in after peeing so hard i cant feel my balls for a whole week.did i meantion i hate graffiti? sorry,got to go..theres some suspicious african american punks in front of my building..got to call the police!!

coomaraswamee

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:39:43 -0500

Too bad it's not a Norman Rockwell! Oh, or a Da Vinci! It's a piece of history, like it or not, it's an interesting find. Geez, what a bunch of Asswipe Commenters.

yetanotherdamneduselessaccount

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:52:18 -0500

As the world (and NYC) grows increasingly tame and homogenous, the ordinary becomes precious and celebrated. Cultural inflation. On a pitifully grand scale.

GOP

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:15:42 -0500

Vandalism, imo. A crime has been uncovered. This is like finding the body of a mob boss. Case closed.

ihateallbrokers

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:28:44 -0500

big ups to freddy & futura! in 50 years the media will find a neckface scribble and it will make the frontpage of the martian colony times.

fishfryin

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:09:41 -0500

why is it part of an exhibit on graff in the early 80's? in the early 80's graffiti was on a whole other level. this right here is some 1971 type stuff

thedroog

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:44:58 -0500

'holy grail,' huh? so people were on a quest to find this? seems like time well spent.

Monster_mash

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:44:26 -0500

I'm not much of an aviator, but that looks more like an approximation of a fighter rather than a bomber.

Ph

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:39:02 -0500

Basquiat sucked. Any of the old school kids from the BX could have schooled his ass right with writing.

arsguide

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:28:07 -0500

great news! now I can cancel my trip to Rome who needs old fashioned art like this http://www.nickwinter.com/journeys/images/europe/italy/rome/loyola_2.jpg

anzelina

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:27:02 -0500

What a gem.

ihateblackhair

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:25:17 -0500

I have always wondered what are behind the walls in my building. Sol Lewitt lived on one of the floors in my building for 20 or so years and create books and had a huge collection of art. I always think there might be a lewitt behind one of the walls here! It would be priceless

rodney

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:21:20 -0500

I think I was also a pioneer of this "art" form in my elementary school notebook doodling.

Monster_mash

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:52:06 -0500

Wow, this is almost as beautiful as a Giotto or a Tiepolo. Thank goodness there are so few earthquakes in New York, so we can preserve these pinnacles of our culture.

rockypocky

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:37:44 -0500

where in soho was this found?

Roger McDowell

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:36:46 -0500

And that's the sound of Dobkin spooging in his pants. Get a tissue, Jake.