MCNY - Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection
Sat, May 17
|Museum of the City of New York
Experience NYC’s graffiti revolution with Above Ground, a bold exhibition tracing street art’s rise from subways to museum walls.
Time & Location
May 17, 2025, 7:00 PM – Aug 24, 2025, 11:00 PM
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA
About the event
Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection is a groundbreaking exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, capturing the vibrant pulse of New York’s graffiti movement from the 1970s to the 1990s. What began as unsanctioned expression on subway cars transformed into a global artistic phenomenon—forever changing how the world views urban art. This pivotal moment is explored through more than 300 rare works donated by legendary artist and collector Martin Wong, many of which have never before been publicly displayed.
Celebrated by The New York Times as “an essential exhibition,” Above Ground features pieces by iconic artists such as Rammellzee, Lady Pink, Lee Quiñones, and Futura 2000, whose passion and ambition redefined artistic legitimacy in galleries across New York and beyond. The collection showcases an electrifying mix of aerosol, ink, and mixed-media art, echoing the creative rebellion that made NYC the capital of street art.
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