RETNA Replaces FAILE @ Bowery & Houston NYC Graffiti Wall

Since October of last year, Brooklyn-based art duo FAILE has held claim to the artwork on the Tony

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Since October of last year, Brooklyn-based art duo FAILE has held claim to the artwork on the Tony Goldman Graffiti Wall at Bowery & Houston in New York City. The art on the famed wall is soon to belong to a new name, as Los Angeles artist RETNA (whose real name is Marquis Lewis) has begun work on a piece based on the lyrical themes from a Raekwon song.

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