5 Pointz

5 Pointz

5 Pointz: The Insitute of Higher Burnin'citeweb |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04EFD9173CF93BA3575BC0A9629C8B63 |title=Museum With (Only) Walls |date=2004-08-03 |last=Bayliss |first=Sarah |publisher=The New York Times |accessdate=2008-03-13] is an industrial building in Long Island City, Queens, where graffiti has been allowed. John Roleke of About.com writes: [citeweb |url=http://queens.about.com/od/thingtodo/ss/lic_art_2.htm |title=5 Pointz - Graffiti Mecca and Home to Artists |last=Roleke |first=John |publisher=About.com |accessdate=2008-03-11] "5 Pointz is a living collage of graffiti art covering a converted warehouse full of artist studios". 5 Pointz is known worldwide, and taggers or graffiti artists from all over the world have come there paint graffiti.citeweb |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0724/p20s01-ussc.html |title=Curator of an urban canvas article |last=Kiper |first=Dmitry |publisher=The Christian Science Monitor |accessdate=2008-03-19] 5 Pointz has been the subject of articles in newspapers such as The Christian Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, [citeweb |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/06/24/graffiti_crew_wants_a_place_to_call_its_own/ |title=Graffiti crew wants a place to call its own |last=Wallgren |first=Christine |publisher=The Boston Globe |date=2007-06-24 |accessdate=2008-04-22] The New York Times, and the International Herald Tribune. [citeweb |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/12/arts/NA-A-E-ART-US-New-York-Graffiti.php |title=Graffiti artists find legal haven in New York City |date=2007-08-12 |publisher=International Herald Tribune |accessdate=2008-04-22]

As The Christian Science Monitor puts it: "The Gatekeeper of New York's 'graffiti mecca' is Meres who decides who paints – and how long it stays." Jonathan Cohen, or "Meres," has been in charge of the 5 Pointz graffiti museum since 2002.

It is suggested to e-mail Cohen to get his permission before painting at 5 Pointz. If he is not familiar with an artist, Cohen will ask for a sample of their work; if it is a mural, he will ask for a layout as well.

The name "5 Pointz" represents the five boroughs of New York City. One of the first graffiti there was a portrait of Jam Master J, an important member of the early hip hop musical style.Fact|date=April 2008

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