Caught in the Act: 1700 Curry

By Jonathan McNamara Yesterday's post about 1700 Curry chronicled the end result of graffiti and fine artists joining forces to tag Building G. Thanks to photographer Michael Healy, you've now got a chance to see what the building looked like before the work was finished. Looking at these pieces you...

By Jonathan McNamara

May 20, 2008

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By Jonathan McNamara

Yesterday's post about 1700 Curry chronicled the end result of graffiti and fine artists joining forces to tag Building G. Thanks to photographer Michael Healy, you've now got a chance to see what the building looked like before the work was finished.

Looking at these pieces you get a sense for how they're developed one layer (and color) at a time.

See graffiti artist Such tackle a piece that combines elements from each of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and a few more images of the unfinished works in our slide show Behind the Scenes: 1700 Curry.

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