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Romanian Graffiti Artists Make Murray Hill Even More Fabulous
It could have been Thursday in Chelsea on Wednesday night in Murray Hill, as the crowds maneuvered through sidewalk drinkers in front of the Day-Glo graffitied windows of the Romanian Cultural Institute (RCI). The RCI flew in three early-twenties graffiti artists to team up with Wooster Collective co-founders Sara and Marc Schiller and cover the gallery walls in brightly colored religious icons, serpents, spies, manimals, slogans, and symbols. Schiller, who spends his days collaborating with street artists, wanted to give these artists the opportunity to interact with New York. "As much as technology and the Web connect everything, you can't replicate the experience of being together."
de Catrinel Bartolomeu in New York Magazine
Photo: Catrinel Bartolomeu via New York Magazine