Mint&Serf "Special Graffiti Unit"
Lyons Wier Gallery
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Mint&Serf SGU (Special Graffiti Unit) is an exhibition at Lyons Wier Gallery, curated by Derrick B. Harden, featuring new work by New York visual artists Mint&Serf. The exhibition pays homage to the longest running television program that defines New York City. Mint&Serf SGU is a multi-disciplinary exhibition incorporating painting, photography and video that is an interpretation of the artists' personal encounters with the law in New York City and within their community.
Mint&Serf SGU (Special Graffiti Unit) cleverly captures Mint&Serf and company in their habitat by placing them in their own adapted version of Law&Order. By appropriating this iconic television drama, Mint&Serf: SGU turns photographed moments of vandalism, street-art and nightlife into a series of silk-screened vignettes. In Mint&Serf: SGU, the two artists portray themselves as part of the “Special Graffiti Unit,” an elite graffiti squad.
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from July 28, 2010 to August 15, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-07-28 from 18:00 to 22:00
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Apart from the rampant paparazzi, tall skinny girls, their tattoos and the skinny weird looking guys with their own unique tattoos one felt that they had never left Brooklyn and were still firmly within its gritty/ironic parameters. Apart from the oppressive heat rising off the tarmac it was a splendid evening. Kudos to the group!