This Means Nothing 02.26.2008

In the streets of New York, it’s easy to overlook the many tatted up walls of Gotham. But for French photographer Le Bijoutier, street art has been worth paying attention to. In his latest photo installation This Means Nothing, that opened this past weekend at powerHouse, he presents a collection of photos that capture the sarcasm, absurdity, poignance, and downright creativity of some of New York’s most infamous vandals. Le Bijoutier focuses his lens on the works of those that have expanded the fat marker and aerosol can definition of street art to include stencil, wheat paste, sticker, painting, chalk, and sculpture. Witness the glyphs of Bast, Faile, and Neck Face in all of their pre-gallery grime.