A few days ago, an appeals court upheld a $6.75 million judgement against real estate developer Jerry Wolkoff, who whitewashed 5Pointz

A few days ago, an appeals court upheld a $6.75 million judgement against real estate developer Jerry Wolkoff, who whitewashed 5Pointz, the former graffiti-covered industrial buildings and illegally destroyed the building’s colorful murals.

The graffiti artists who had painted colorful work on the building’s exterior facade and rooftop filed a lawsuit in 2015 against Wolkoff, claiming their artwork was of “recognized stature” and protected by the Visual Rights Act.

We knew many of the graffiti artists who painted at 5Pointz and documented their artwork for our “Broken Windows: Graffiti NYC” book and “Burning New York” book including 5Pointz founder, Meres One @meresone and the legendary graffiti artists Lady Pink and her husband Smith.