RTW was one of my favorite writing crews from the 1980s. These dudes crushed the IND lines I rode every morning to Brooklyn Tech HS. I always wondered how these dudes had the stamina to cover entire trains (8 cars) with top to bottom throwies.
I’m thankful that the homey T-Bag sent me this link to a gallery exhibit featuring RTW. I think it’d be dope to meet these cats who ruled the tunnels underground and were the superheroes of my youth
PRESENTS GALLERY
64 Washington Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11205
Tales Of RTW
05.04.2012 – 06.01.2012
The first gallery show ever as a group, The Rolling Thunder Writers of NYC Subway Graffiti fame. One of the most prolific, heavy-hitting graffiti crews in the history of graffiti art. RTW covered the period from 1976 well into the end of subway graffiti in the 1990’s. Known from their very psychedelic origins… from central parks band shell to the one tunnel…. Where hippie meets Hip-Hop, the funk gets stronger! And beyonder!
Opening 6-8pm May 4, 2012
I think some of the dudes from RTW will be there opening night so anyone who is interested in this event should bring a black book and get some legendary tags. Yo dp, if you go try and hook me up with some tags, I’m fiending for a tag by Min. I bought a min sketch a while ago and the post office fuxed it up. Peace
T-Bag I got you
that exhibit sounds dope. t-kid been one my favorites.
I own a really ill t-kid canvas
Good looking out dp!
Good shit, thanks for the heads up, DP. The graf-to-gallery route is always a bit uncomfortable (always has been) but the work does deserve recognition and the writers can get some above ground shine too, cool.
Also– and I suspect this is a futile hope– the NYC graf scene is pretty abysmal these days. There are still some great pieces here and there especially on legal walls in the BX and, say, graf-heavy East New York, both the quantity and quality of work in the four boroughs (fuck Manhattan below 125th and all the ofay ‘street art’ jerks) is sorely lacking.
Granted, kids have a jillion other options today and everyone with a cell phone is a potential cop but still, it’s been a drag to see such a decline even in the last 10 years, which was already well after the Golden Era.
GOOD MORNING, BROOKLYN!! Gonna go for a run in Prospect Park now, I pass a great Iz the Wiz tribute piece on the way.
p/s– meant to say I hope shows like this can inspire the younger generation(s)… I won’t be awake until I hit Grand Army Plaza, sorry.
RIP Iz the Wiz TMB