The vibe at Bishop Gallery on Saturday, October 17th – the night of the opening reception for Graffiti vs. Street Art: A History – set the tone for the gallery’s latest show. The new group exhibit, a retrospective exploring the difference between graffiti and street art, features the work of fourteen graffiti and street artists who rose to prominence during the 1970s and 1980s. Co-curators Al Diaz and Christopher Hart Chambers based their selections for the show on the timely

Community is a popular theme among galleries in Bed-Stuy, including The Bishop Gallery on Bedford Ave. When owners Erwin John and Stevenson Dunn returned to their hometown to found the gallery 3 years ago, they were determined to carry with them the same values upon which their Washington, D.C., gallery – The Lamont Bishop Gallery – was founded: they wanted to bring accessibility to the art community, and provide a venue where artists of all levels of success and economic sta