The Underbelly Project was already well known when it hit the underbelly of New York in 2010. As described on the Underbelly Project Paris’ Vimeo page: In 2009 PAC and Workhorse started a project in an abandoned subway station in New York City. Over the course of a year and a half they invited over 100 contemporary artists to leave their creative mark inside the station. Working illegally, the project aimed to document a cross section of contemporary art, free of the commercial restrictions of the traditional gallery environment. Once the project had come to an end, the entrance was sealed trapping the art inside and creating an ephemeral time capsule.
Well, it’s back in Paris now with some more names to add to the already stellar list: Alice Pasquini, C215, Connor Harrington, Futura, HowNosm, SheOne, Tristan Eaton, and Will Barras. This is street art at its finest and its most meaningful, I think. Pure artistry for the purpose of creation. As they wrote at the end, “Alone in the dark we made a mark that no one would see.” What more can you ask for?
