...that's what the booklet for the fantastic Outsider street art installation at Houston & Bowery said, and that's the vibe I got from the very friendly & very cool people running things at the space.
The show's been extended to Oct. 26, so there's a scant two days left to see it if you haven't yet. It's well worth the visit, especially if you're just popping between the Elizabeth Peyton & Mary Heilmann shows at the New Museum and Man On Wire at the Sunshine (all highly recommended) as I was that day.
David Choe, Invader, Faile, JR & Blu are among the artists providing graffiti, paintings, sculpture, collage, mixed media, and Sesame Street characters in illicit & borderline alarming poses.
The work is fantastic and more to the point it's just fantastically well integrated into the gritty industrial setting. Coming into the space off Bowery is like stumbling into a surreal & subversive urban garage/wasteland/paradise, depending on your point of view. Don't forget to stumble downstairs too, where things get even deliciously darker. & say bye to the nice guys on your way out. They're definitely coming out on top.
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