Saturday, December 13, 2008

Anonymous, Hipster Tee (2008)


This anonymous stenciling on a sidewalk in the freshly gentrified neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, reflects discontent toward upwardly mobile young professionals who are often the agents of gentrification. Borrowing the language of American Express ads, the piece is a wry disavowal of hipster fashions and their ultimate cost: gentrification.  

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