The Dryden will screen Style Wars (Tony Silver, U.S. 1983, 69 min., 16mm) as part of the Wall\Therapy series.

Style Wars captures the look and feel of New York's subway system as graffiti writers' public playground, battleground, and spectacular artistic canvas. Opposing them by every means possible were Mayor Edward Koch, the police, and the New York City Transit Authority. Meanwhile MCs, DJs, and b-boys rocked the city with new sounds and new moves, and street-corner breakdance battles evolved into performance art.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Apr-24]