It made perfect sense that they came at night. It must have
been an army of painters who arrived at the famous 5 Pointzbuilding
in Queens, New York, on the 19th of November
2013. For the last time, they looked up on the walls covered
with the colors that they were about to remove from the
building, best described as the Mecca of graffiti. When the
morning came, the building was white-washed – primed in the
same way as the graffiti painters sometimes prepare their
walls. Washed away was also the possibility for 5 Pointz to
be preserved as a listed building. Under the white paint I can
barely make out a quote. It reads: Rest in Paint. (excerpt
from text by David Molander)
been an army of painters who arrived at the famous 5 Pointzbuilding
in Queens, New York, on the 19th of November
2013. For the last time, they looked up on the walls covered
with the colors that they were about to remove from the
building, best described as the Mecca of graffiti. When the
morning came, the building was white-washed – primed in the
same way as the graffiti painters sometimes prepare their
walls. Washed away was also the possibility for 5 Pointz to
be preserved as a listed building. Under the white paint I can
barely make out a quote. It reads: Rest in Paint. (excerpt
from text by David Molander)
