Last night Henry Chalfant and I made our way out to Staten Island for the All City Black Book show
organized by On Two and Lask One VO5. The event celebrated the release of Graffiti New York by
Eric Felisbret and his brother Luke. I first met Eric in the late 70’s in Dondi’s basement and he was
already knowledgeable about NYC graff. About ten years ago he started 149th St, one of the first and
most extensive graffiti sites on the web. His new book is the culmination of many years of research and
documentation and is destined to become an essential sourcebook for serious graf heads.
The event was held at Charlie Balducci’s impressive NYC Arts Cypher, a space painted floor to ceiling
by local artists.. OnTwo had been telling me for ages about the lively Staten Island hip hop scene so it
was great to finally get a chance to experience it in person.
Posted by Martha Cooper on November 08, 2009 at 11:43 PM
