Our Carroll Gardens Correspondent grabbed a shot of the former site of some cool public art near the Union Street Bridge in Gowanus. Leading us to wonder whether a fraying piece of public art is preferable to the maroon paint job that succeeded it. In any case, the “before and after” juxtaposition is interesting.
Eye on the Street: When the Art is Gone on Union Street
March 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Our Carroll Gardens Correspondent grabbed a shot of the former site of some cool public art near the Union Street Bridge in Gowanus. Leading us to wonder whether a fraying piece of public art is preferable to the maroon paint job that succeeded it. In any case, the “before and after” juxtaposition is interesting.
Tags: Gowanus · Street Art
2 responses so far ↓
1 guyfromdobro // Mar 31, 2008 at 5:50 am
There is a fine line between Public art and graffiti. I’m thinking this was the latter.
2 Anonymous // Mar 31, 2008 at 6:44 am
Both were vandalism, one is less artistic.