Can We Talk About 5 Pointz, And The Line Between Homage And Exploitation?

To do that, we first need to go down a rabbit hole of, well, history (recent history). Do we remember this? “In 2013, [the owner] made plans to tear down the building and replace it with condos, as part of a larger ongoing movement to tear down the entire city of New York and replace it with condos. The art community protested, and Wolkoff whitewashed the building overnight, destroying the artwork.” Uff. – AV Club