Across the street from the Museum of Modern Art at West 53rd Street is an exhibition that might be unexpected for those expecting only Van Goghs
and Picassos. Pantheon: a history of art from the streets of NYC is an attempt to create solidified narrative of street art history, to pin down this
ephemeral art form into something more lasting, and more didactic. The team behind Pantheon, including co-curators Joyce Manalo and Daniel Feral,
have put street art behind glass, creating a visually striking display that actually manages to insulate the art from the viewers, divorcing street art
from its natural context. Though this art is visible from the street through the space’s huge plate glass windows, this is not street art in its most
literal (and historical) form…. READ MORE.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi