Another Manhattan non-profit, Artists Space, also devotes its walls to the work of unrecognised artists.
Much of the tale concerns a Frenchman named Thierry Guetta, who began by filming such street artists as Space Invader and Shepard Fairey and then, in a moment of wild optimism, decided to join their ranks.
But Greg O'Connell, a retired detective from Brooklyn, saw potential among the atrophy: the abandoned yet stunning 19th-century warehouses were perfect for artists seeking lofty space and cheap rent.
That has created a space numerous scam artists take advantage of.
"The neighborhood has the infrastructure for artist studios and it's one of the areas that artists are aware has reasonable studio space, " said Eli Ping, one of the founders of Regina Rex gallery, which opened in 2010.
Seeing an opportunity in the abandoned space, a community of artists and writers from across the bay settled at the waterfront in the late 1950s, turning whatever was left of the shipyard into a flamboyant floating community.
Plumbing giant Kohler sets aside space in its factories for visiting artists.
And at Oriente, the exit station for the Expo site, artists from five continents were given their own space to create individual works with a linking maritime theme.
The Loop also features a responsive projector that creates an 'information puddle' on the sidewalk with which any passerby can interact-an amazing opportunity for local artists or as a means of generating revenue from advertising space.
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The tour starts at Peckham Space, a community-run gallery that aims to engage local young people with artists.
The outdoor space is also an unofficial graffiti exhibition with two works by British street artist Banksy and local artists working on walls around the market.
Twenty-two pieces out of the 292-work series -- the largest by the artists to date -- are on display until 5 May at White Cube's 6, 000ft space in Hong Kong's Central district.
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