It’s kinda of disappointing after having had watched The Whackness and later realized that you missed out on all the fun of the 1994 NYC griminess. Most of us have lived in New York for many years, but we can’t stop feeling like psuedo New Yorkers. Unlike NYC, Philly has a soulful vibe to it. If you want to experience real art, come to Philly. We still have all of our assholes and than some, most importantly we’re real about our work, without the fancy high-end price tags.

The famous Manhattan gossip blog, Gawker has been trying to revive the New York grimy art scene, since a lot of public speculation around the world has been noting about NYC losing its soul. One of their attempts is…

Gawker Artist, Billi Kid is collaborating with multiple graffiti and street artists to present the opening of Mom and Popism, August 15th. Kid is the curator who’s goal is to  reinterpret Karla’s Murray’s latest book Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York. The collaborating graffiti and street artists are some of the most notable artists in the community, which includes Blanco, Buildmore, Cake, Celso, Cern, Chris (RWK), Crome, Cycle, David Cooper, Destroy & Rebuild, Enamel Kingdom, Goldenstash, Infinity, Kngee, Lady Pink, Matt Siren, Morgan Thomas, Peru Ana Ana Peru, Plasma Slugs, Royce Bannon, Shai R. Dahan, Shiro, The Dude Company, Tikcy, Under Water Pirates, Veng (RWK), Zoltron and Billi Kid.