Written On A Subway Wall
Lenny Achan focuses on socioeconomic, political and cultural issues
“I don’t do graffiti, I am graffiti”
Jake Wallace Greenpoint Watertower
This summer, the Gold Coast Arts Center premieres an exhibition of aerosol artwork titled Off The Wall: Art in Transition! showcasing work from some of the most talented artists in the New York area at their 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, NY gallery. “In recent decades, aerosol art has made the leap out of the streets and off of subway cars into the upscale art world of museums and galleries,” comments Jude Amsel, Gold Coast Arts Center Gallery Curator. “Increasingly, street art has gained credibility as the latest major art movement. We are proud to exhibit the works of some of these artists, a few of whom were part of our inaugural exhibit Wall Works in 2014. Lenny Achan, Jonathan “Meres One” Cohen, Luis “Zimad” Lamboy, Andrew Tess, Jake Wallace and Victoria Ward are artists who have successfully made that transition into the mainstream. I hope you will find this exhibition thoughtprovoking and reevaluate how you view graffiti art.” The Gold Coast Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting and supporting the arts through education, exhibition, performance and outreach. For over 20 years GCAC has brought the arts and arts in education experiences to tens of thousands of people throughout the region through its School for the Arts, which offers year-round classes in all visual and performing arts to students of all ages and abilities; public art gallery; concert and lecture series; outreach programs, which bring artist residencies; after-school programs, school assemblies, teacher training workshops and parentchild workshops to students, senior citizens, teachers and others in schools and in underserved communities throughout our region; film screening and discussion series and Gold Coast International Film Festival, in its 5th year this past Fall. The Arts Center is an affiliate of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Partners in Education Program and the National Gallery of Art.
Luis “Zimad” Lamboy – South Bronx-born in 1965, catalog image
– Meres One
SunStorm/Fine Art • Summer 2016 • Page 55