Exhibit mythologizes the first-generation of Bronx graffiti writers

Sign up for our Bronx Times email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Mourning was the first occasion that the first-generation graffiti writers (1968-1978) of the Bronx all convened. Held at the Bronx’s Valentine-Varian House last December, the pseudo-wake for their first-generation writer companion Daniel J. Bonterre, or Dr. Soul 1, wasn’t so much of a grievous occasion as it was one flush with joie de vivre. In what is now a two-hour long documentary video, the graffiti writers, including AJ 161, Bomb 1, Butch 2, Chain 3, Charmin 65, Comet 1, Riff 170, and Staff 161 among others, trace both Bonterre’s and their youthful spray-painting exploits in the Bronx. Street artist Andre Trenier live paints at the exhibit. Photo courtesy Edward Jamison” width=”700″ height=”466″ srcset=”https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-7.jpg 843w, https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-7.jpg?resize=700,466 700w, https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-7.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-7.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-7.jpg?resize=50,33 50w” sizes=”(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px”>Street artist Andre Trenier live paints at the exhibit. Photo courtesy Edward Jamison SJK 171 live paints at the exhibit. Photo courtesy Edward Jamison” width=”467″ height=”700″ srcset=”https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-8.jpg 843w, https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-8.jpg?resize=467,700 467w, https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-8.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-8.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-8.jpg?resize=256,384 256w, https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-8.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https://www.bxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/spray-paint-8.jpg?resize=33,50 33w” sizes=”(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px”>SJK 171 live paints at the exhibit. Photo courtesy Edward Jamison The...