The 5th Element Issue Three

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that was sponsored by Banksy. The last day included 8,424 attendees, setting an all time daily high for the museum. Although Art in the Streets has now ended its impact and buzz made in the community will live on. The exhibition was tentatively scheduled to be showcased in the Brooklyn Museum next year, however, a statement released by the curator explained this would not be so due to funding. If you missed your chance to check out the exhibit, take time to check out some highlights. One of the first things I noticed from the exhibit was the amount of instructiveness that it held. Starting from the entrance, moveable walls held a mural of rats, created by graffiti artist ROA, allowing visitors move them revealing different murals of its bones and muscles under it. Throughout the rest of the exhibit, visitors were able to experience Os Gemoes exhibit through broken instruments and watch several graffiti documentaries.

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