(NY Exclusive) What to See This Weekend: 11 Spring Street

The Nolita building at 11 Spring Street on the corner of Elizabeth, otherwise known as "that abandoned building with all the graffiti covering it", was sold earlier in the year to Elias Cummings (real name). The new developers, no doubt sensing the foreboding outrage of downtown artsy-fartsy activist-types, pre-emptively striked and contacted the Wooster Collective, a society of downtown artsy-fartsy types. The relationship has spawned an exhibit decicadted to the celebration of the buildings ever-changing street art.


The project took seven weeks and has remained incredibaly purist. More than 45 graffitti and street artists ranging from the known to the emerging to the “who the ?” have created artwork on the 300,000 square feet of interior and the exterior walls. Elias Cummings even put up money to pay for the flights of artists in Europe and Asia. Additional funding from brands or sponsors was not used and no profit will be made from the event so that nothing that will take away from the art and the creativity of the artists.


The space will be opened to the public this weekend. As renovations begin on the building the walls will be covered in sheet rock and the art underneath will be preserved creating an “art time capsule” for future generations to enjoy.


Dates and Times:

Friday, December 15th: From 11am to 5pmSaturday, December 16th: From 11am to 5pmSunday, December 17th: From 11am to 5pm
On Sunday, December 17th at 3pm there will be a panel discussion with many of the artists attending.
To know if you go:

It’s "B.Y.O.B.B" -- Bring Your Own Boom Box. Music is being provided Soundlab using a wireless transmitter that can be received by anyone with a boom box.