Recognized as one of the most significant documentarians of subway art and street culture, Chalfant’s photographs and films immortalized this ephemeral art form from its Bronx-born beginnings, helping to launch graffiti art into the international phenomenon it is today. The historic exhibition looks back at a rebellious art form launched in the midst of a tumultuous time in New York City's history. Chalfant’s graffiti archives are a work of visual anthropology and one of the seminal documents of American popular culture in the late twentieth century.

Henry Chalfant: Art vs. Transit, 1977–1987, the first U.S. retrospective of the pioneering photographer, is on view from September 25, 2019 to March 8, 2020 at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.

The title, ART vs. TRANSIT was inspired by SHY147 ROC/CIA, RIP