Khrystyna Melnyk IDC Arts in New York City Prof. Zoe Sheehan-Saldana November 20, 2013 What Was 5Pointz? As we all learned two days ago, the owner of the building that housed 5Pointz’s, Jerry Wolkoff, had a crew of workers … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Graffiti is commonly associated with unruly vandalism. Gigantic bubble words and all kinds of images are sprayed onto any imaginable surface. People are divided in their opinions; some embrace graffiti as a free expression of art while others vow to … Continue reading
What Happened to NYC Rap? Biggie Smalls! The Wu-Tang Clan! Jay-Z! These are the names of some of the most notable rappers to come out of New York City in the 1990s. What are the names of the newest and … Continue reading
A small, yet diverse gathering of people walk into a worn down church building on Atlantic Avenue in 1971, near where the rippling architecture of the Barclays Center now stands. The early morning sky is already lit up on this … Continue reading
From King Kong to Spider-Man, from Taxi Driver to The Godfather, New York City has been the home of some of the most iconic and revolutionary films of all time. Since the beginning of film itself, directors from all over … Continue reading
The competitors face each other across the large, square table, the harsh fluorescent light glinting off of their glasses. Their eyes are dark and serious, their eyebrows narrowed in determination. Their fingers are poised, ready to fire at a moment’s … Continue reading
Promoting Diversity through Architecture Over a decade after the tragedy that occurred on September 11th in New York City, the small, forgotten St. Nicholas Church, crushed by the falling World Trade Center, was rebuilt with a Byzantine design. The church’s … Continue reading
Even after women had established their status in society after the Industrial Revolution and the Suffrage movement, they were constantly exposed to discriminatory sayings such as “Girls ought to be quiet and obedient,” and “Women belong in the kitchen.” What … Continue reading
The United Nations recently celebrated Chinese food at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City in mid-November. Chinese representative Liu Jieyi described how cooking food was much like regulating a country. According to him, like leaders who want the … Continue reading
Shakespeare Here and There: Director’s Approach to Shakespeare on Broadway Every time someone would claim, “Time has changed everything,” “The New York City we live in now is very different from the one before” or even trail off into a … Continue reading