In this episode of “I Was There”, VICE meets Chris Pape, a renowned artist known for his graffiti work in the “Freedom Tunnel”.
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How a Train Tunnel Became the Center of NYC’s Art Scene | I Was There
In this episode of “I Was There”, VICE meets Chris Pape, a renowned artist known for his graffiti work in the “Freedom Tunnel”.
Check on YouTube
they took the unnecessarily difficult way in. better entrances towards the north side….
"Self Portrait" (spray can in a jacket) has long been one of my fave graffiti pieces. How curious to finally hear the artist behind it, thirty-odd years later.
Its a shame that VICE didn't reach out to Seen, Futura, Lee or Zephyr-DONDI has passed. These guys were the prominent Graff Artists that were doing Throw-ups and whole trains-They were the "Idols" to kids like this guy, which is why he HAD TO MENTION THEM. Futura and the others went on to have great careers as Authors & lecturers and also doing commissioned work for cities as well as projects for Film & Television and Canvas art with Spray cans in that were exhibited in Gallery Spaces both in New York and around the world; he didn't mention that though, Ha ha ha ha.
Watch the Documentary "STYLE WARS."
I wish Vice produced more of this type of content.
Its very Arttistic
This is a ideal one for those characters with high ego that think graffiti is just to write some fancy " " letters and try to be known or something
This man is an absolute legend in nyc. Always heard about him growing up in the 80s and 90s.
amazing work
Yawn
No one talking about the stolen dynamite?
Dark days
3:09 cue the sample to Kanye West – Black Skinhead
Blight
Is this where "underground" meaning started?
I whant to know more about Benard he lived a really interesting life !
Das coolste an der Sache ist wohl das mit geklauten Dynamit ein Loch vom Bad zum Tunnel gesprengt wurde, wilde Zeit stell dir das heute vor
Does anyone know the beat at 2:13?
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reminds me of the documentary "Dark Days"
Bro I been there, it’s art but they need to take that time and inspiration and place it on bigger projects, to get themselves noticed on higher level.
This guy is 100% art
The 80s in NYC were bad but alot of good came out of there too. The hiphop culture was created consisting of break dancing, rapping, DJing and graffiti writing. During those early days of hiphop the culture was all inclusive and there were kids of every ethnicity and religion aligning themselves with it. Was a really cool time and I'm privileged to have lived through it.
One of the best things VICE has made, and it's way toooo short; Thanks VICE and can we get more videos on art like this, love it and the comment section is full on comments like this.
word dope ..just like Tunnle in Sydney Australia in 80 s 😊..
Wow, what a jewel to come across at 14.
Kid’s don’t care. Lol
a good story for guy the graffiti on the tunnel NY. so much more than this historical figure imagined
I want a job
Funny thing about old people is they all used to be young people.
A genuine Cave Painter getting back to his roots……
History is crazy
Me and zyre used to walk and paint the feeedom tunnels in the 90’s. This is a wonderful memory of some of my younger years in NYC
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If you close your eyes, you're almost certain it's Seth Rogan talking
I had the hard back book with that piece in “the history of graffiti” wiked piece
so after he brought the attention on the tunnel with "his press connections" then people went "really" homeless…dmn…feels so much like the colonizer of graffitti…
Everyone needs to put respect on his name…. Period…
The infamous Dr Stone
@：ROMANS 1:16✝️FOR I IM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD FOR IT IS THE POWER OF GOD FOR SALVATION
New York was SOOO fucked back then
This guy is a living legend like how my sister lived with Living Legends in Oakland and my dad lived with Iggy Pop in Ann Arbor PEACE
https://youtu.be/k2VUTT0gGmE
bruh I went in a subway tunnel yesterday