Up On The Roof At The White Room Gallery

Kat O'Neill, 'Subway Style #1' 10 x 30" photography

Vinny Pacifico, a graffiti collector for over twenty years, invited artists from around the world to put their mark on his roof in the Hunts Point meatpacking district of the Bronx. Then his roof flooded and he had to start over. That's where The White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton and three of its artists come in, to document a perishable art. On a cold day last November, CES and YES2, two internationally renowned graffiti artists, agreed to show how it's done with each picking a respective piece of the roof as a canvas. It required a bit less adrenaline than working on a subway car in the middle of the night but as CES said, "It took twenty years to make it look this easy."

Guy Pierno, 'Art Iz Life' photography

The show, "Up On The Roof," features three local, award winning artists/photographers – Kat O'Neill, Ann Brandeis and Guy Pierno with their respective interpretations of the roof gallery as well as their take on the controversy over whether graffiti is art or vandalism. CES AND YES2 will create new pieces during the opening reception on Saturday from 5 to 7 PM. Though their styles are quite different, both bring an amazing vibrancy to their creations. There will also be a video of the graffiti on the roof with CES and YES2 bringing concrete to life. The show runs through April 24.

Ann Brandeis "The Beginning" 20 x 20 transfer printed and painted on canvas

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