BEYOND THE STREETS, the premier exhibition of graffiti, street art and beyond opened in New York, on June 21st. The show celebrates society’s most pervasive mark makers and rule breakers with a sprawling showcase of work by more than 150 artists from around the world. 
BEYOND THE STREETS New York will take over two floors of Twenty Five Kent in North Williamsburg. Curated by graffiti historian and urban anthropologist Roger Gastman, the exhibition examines the fundamental human need for public self-expression, highlighting artists with roots in graffiti and street art whose work has evolved into highly disciplined studio practices, alongside important cultural figures inspired by these art forms. For New York, the travelling art experience takes an expanded look at the role of music and the theme of artist activism.
The show features numerous immersive installations, bringing the dynamic art forms off the walls and surrounding attendees with tactile experiences, including the U.S. debut of “Facing The Giant: 3 Decades of Dissent,” Shepard Fairey’s 30th Anniversary, a special Beastie Boys installation featuring artifacts and ephemera from the band’s prolific 4-decade history, oversized sculptures by FUTURA and Cleon Peterson, a wall of Jenny Holzer’s truisms, a functioning tattoo parlor by Bert Krak & Alexis Ross, a room of puppets by Paul INSECT and BAST made of trash, works by Takashi Murakami, Guerrilla Girls and much more.
BEYOND THE STREETS opens at 25 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY on June 21st for a limited time. For tickets, hours of operation and more information, please visit: BEYONDTHESTREETS.COM.