Wooster on Spring
12/17/06
The Wooster Collective put together the greatest set of graffiti and street art I've ever seen in one place in the former candle building, 11 Spring Street, a longstanding open-air gallery of street art (seen here in June 2004). This is the last chance, as demolition begins tomorrow; the indoor art will be sealed behind drywall as a time capsule. Here's the backstory.
More from 11 Spring on Flickr: mine and other people's.
Here's a video of the absurd line to get in on Sunday. And a Times article with the backstory.
Gothamist has a very comprehensive look inside.
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Comments
A truly remarkable and historic event.
Posted by: Brody at December 18, 2006 12:06 AM
pretty sweet!
glad to see you're back!
Posted by: rebecca at December 18, 2006 01:23 AM
Better than The Gates.
Posted by: joe at December 18, 2006 06:28 AM
Fantastic work!
Posted by: Monika at December 18, 2006 05:52 PM
Welcome back. Excellent shots!
Posted by: Andy at December 22, 2006 10:31 AM
Thanks for sharing those shots. I was pretty upset to be out of town during the whole exhibition.
Posted by: Brad at January 16, 2007 06:55 AM
welcome back and great shots!
-C
Posted by: Christopher de la Torre at January 16, 2007 10:27 PM
awesome stuff...u should come do our walls too
Posted by: Phalatse at March 8, 2007 07:03 AM
Love,peace and respect
Posted by: Phalatse at March 8, 2007 07:07 AM
Posted by: Camera at April 18, 2007 03:55 AM
Wow. Do the authorities leave artwork like that, or do they remove it like any grafitti?
Posted by: Jonason at April 23, 2007 05:58 PM
That's my dumbass friend in the second picture. Nice work!
Posted by: Comedy Blog at June 11, 2007 10:27 PM
it's sad you don't post anymore
Posted by: r at August 15, 2007 03:22 AM
hi i stumbled upon your site via stumble upon and i love your work :)
cheers!
Posted by: donna at February 10, 2008 02:50 AM
Why did you die? Was this just a phase? Are you not interested anymore and moved onto something else?
Posted by: Why? at June 17, 2008 06:14 PM
Hey Mike, I REALLY miss your blog. I am hoping at some pint you will start it up again. I used to visit ever day. Your work is inspiring and it gaves me that taste of NYC that I carve constantly.
I just wanted to let you know you are missed, wherever you are!
Posted by: Lelainia at August 7, 2008 09:40 AM
hey hey. the wooster collective does do a great job but this work is not the best i have seen on the website or the best that is out there. i think there needs to be a greater expanse shown of graffiti works. not just the most trendy of the work.
think of the future
www.futureclaw.com
Posted by: yori at October 28, 2008 01:03 PM
COME BACK!!
Posted by: BB at March 19, 2009 12:59 PM
nice graffiti photos
Posted by: imhkki at May 28, 2009 04:40 PM
Wow... a while back some scouts came to our storage building to find out if we want to rent it out for a movie shoot.. I think that this place would have been perfect!