Friday, March 26, 2010

Saturday March 27: MAYSLES INSTITUTE : Hip-Hop Film Screening, Gallery Show, Panel, Fundraiser

Sen One Graphics and the Universal Zulu Nation Present:
Hip-Hop Hieroglyphics

***Fundraiser for the Afrika Bambaataa Cultural Center**

Style Wars
Dir. Tony Silver, 1983, 69 min.
Style Wars is the holy grail of graffiti, hip hop and early 80s NYC urban culture. Was also awarded the Grand Prize for Documentaries at the 1983 Sundance Film Festival. This documentary is regarded as the indispensable document of New York Street culture of the early '80s, the filmic record of a golden age of youthful creativity that exploded into the world from a city in crisis.

Panel and Art Exhibit Featuring: Sen One, James Top, Lava 1 and 2, Henry Chalfant.

Followed by book signing: Henry Chalfant, 'Subway Art,' 25th anniversary addition.

6:30 pm.
343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue (between 127th and 128th Streets)
Suggested Admission: $10 (unless otherwise noted). Box office opens 1 hour before show time.




Info: MAYSLES INSTITUTE

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