Gothamist
Last year street artist Hanksy (quite illegally) took over an abandoned building in the East Village for a huge party/art show called "Surplus Candy." Due to the illegal nature of the whole thing, it was a word-of-mouth event, so a lot of people missed out. This time around, Hanksy's gone legal, and is taking over an old Chase bank at 104 Delancey Street for his "Best of the Worst" show. This will take place March 28th and 29th.
Bundling up a slew of street art cliches “Best of the Worst” sees the poor man’s Banksy ditching gallery assistance and exhibiting all new work in an abandoned bank on the Lower East Side. Similar to his 2014 abandoned building takeover entitled “Surplus Candy,” the space will be completely transformed with unique installations and a large number of hand-painted pieces on reclaimed Brooklyn wood. In addition to a new series of Hanksy originals, “Best of the Worst” will house a notable group show cashing in on local and national urban artists (featuring over 20 up-in-coming blue chip art stars of tomorrow). All work will live alongside your favorite 90’s arcade games and TMNT/Foot Clan inspired skate ramps since, we all know, no one actually goes to art openings for the art.
Before the magic happens
Stay tuned for more details, but for now we're here to announce we're teaming up with Hansky for a week-long scavenger hunt leading up to the show. We'll be hiding two golden tickets a day, and reveal locations/clues via social media. Follow @gothamist and @hanksynyc on Instagram for updates (which we'll also announce here).
