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Papergirl Brooklyn is Revisualizing Walls to Highlight Cultural Values and Social Issues

Papergirl-Brooklyn (PGBK) is a multi-site, interactive project going up all around Brooklyn

By Vanessa Hock

Oct. 15, 2020 · 4 min read

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Papergirl Brooklyn is Revisualizing Walls to Highlight Cultural Values and Social Issues

Papergirl-Brooklyn (PGBK) is a multi-site, interactive project going up all around Brooklyn

Vanessa Hock October 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020 · 4 min read

A brick garage, with splintering wooden doors covered in layers of illegible graffiti, is nestled between iron fences and mostly ignored by pedestrians. It’s located on a busy Bushwick corner, across from a fire station which causes residents to hurry down the street, heads lowered and covering their ears.

What if this aging garage could become a free art exhibit? What if it was used to regain a sense of community in a safe way during the pandemic?apergirl-Brooklyn (PGBK…

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