No Sleep Till Brooklyn
The powerHouse Arena, an enormous new party space on Brooklyn's Main Street, is owned and operated by avant-garde art publisher powerHouse Books. This weekend the Arena hosted its first event, No Sleep 'til Brooklyn: A Hip Hop Retrospective -- a celebration of 30 years of hip hop culture.
Named for the Beastie Boys' 1986 hit and held in conjuction with VH1's 2006 Hip Hop Honors, No Sleep 'til Brooklyn is a look at hip hop from its underground beginnings in the South Bronx to its ubiquitous presence today. Works by featured artists include photos, paintings, drawings, films, video, books, sneakers and, of course, music.
Visitors filled the space to look at the works on display, sample the products from Brooklyn Brewery, hear music by DJ Synapse and hear from some of the pioneers of the art gallery graffiti scene: Lee Quinones, Diego Cortez and Patti Astor.
Graffiti-style list of credits 
Life size images cover the front windows 
Photos taped to the pillars 
Looking up at photos 
Visitors leaving their marks on the wall 
Viewing framed works in the corner 
Eliza from Pinkeye 
Sitting on the steps 
Diego Cortez, Lee Quinones & Patti Astor 
Jane Dixon & Patti Astor
posted by annulla @ 10/14/2006 10:29:00 PM
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