August 24, 2005

PHOTOS: Marc Ecko 'Getting Up" Graffiti Block Party

~~I'll be~~ I was on WBAI's Wake Up Call this morning at 8AM, giving my impressions of today's event along with Joe Schloss. You can hear our conversation here: (play/download), we come on about 30 minutes in.

And in the meantime here are some pics from a wonderful day for hip-hop. I was worried it might be overly corporate and commercial, but Marc Ecko did a great job of making his presence low-key and keeping the focus on the culture. A gorgeous day, I only wish Bloomberg had been around to feel all the positive energy created. Though I'm sure he wouldn't have gotten it anyway.

I don't often get starstruck but how can you not get geeked watching Lady Pink do a full car right in front of you? The piece she collaborated on was a brilliant "police state" mural in response to Bloomberg's attempt to shut this event down.

My complete set of pics from the event is up on my flickr page.

click on it and it gets bigger

Posted by jsmooth995 at August 24, 2005 11:47 PM

Comments

...and a few more flicks from earlier in the day...

http://riogood.blogspot.com/2005/08/write-thurr.html

Posted by: rio rocket at August 25, 2005 8:07 AM

Wish I could have been there.

Posted by: metalface at August 25, 2005 11:53 AM

did you read staten island district attorney (r)daniel m. donovan's article in the news today? this logically flawed line nearly made me hurl:

"This sad spectacle... is an unfortunate reminder of the days when our city was facing 2,000 murders a year and law-abiding citizens could not venture out after dark."

Posted by: angel at August 25, 2005 12:32 PM

More pics here

Posted by: eskay at August 25, 2005 3:00 PM

Dear Lady Pink,
You are as beautiful and as powerful as the works of art you create

Posted by: kami at August 26, 2005 11:15 AM

I was in the place to be....truely a monumental event indeed. Hip hop needs waaaay more of these type of events....read in the Daily News today how the pigs arrested cats for stickers after the event and of course are trying to make the link....LOOK FOR SOME REAL CRIMINALS NYPD & BLOOMBERG!!!! STOP USING THE MASSES AS SCDAPEGOATS FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL AGENDAS

Posted by: Shauno at August 29, 2005 9:55 AM

please i need some flix,i'll pay u for them.i was there but had no camera.

Posted by: Patrick at August 31, 2005 1:15 AM

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Posted by: Cat Ramp at January 14, 2006 6:02 AM

Hey Marc! I'm an aspiring graffiti artists from inglewood. My aka is REK. So i just wanted to tell you that you are a big inspiration for me. So maybe I'll see you on the other side of the spray can. See Ya!

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Posted by: Leonard Cross at May 6, 2006 7:20 PM

the block party was a great idea, so others could be inspired to write.

Posted by: dan butler at June 4, 2006 4:15 PM

hey mark! you inspired me to be a graf artist and i thank you sooo much. i have compleated your game 21 times! thanks again. i write EXIDE in the uk. peace!

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