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More photos of the Heroin Stamp Project opening!
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28 Jun 10
The opening night of the Heroin Stamp Project at White Box.
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Thanks to a small grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, we’re on our way to making the NYC Stamp exhibit a reality. We still have a ways to go to make it happen - you can help us get there by becoming a backer on Kickstarter. You’ll get updates and a special invite to the opening of the exhibit.
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In the New York City drug trade, as in many enterprises, marketing and branding is key.
The words and images stamped on packets of heroin — from the phrase “Cop n Go” to “White Fang” - serve the same purpose as a corporate logo. The images and phrases are used to brand a particular set of stamp bags, and brand a particular batch of heroin known on the streets by that stamp.
For decades these stamps have bred brand loyalties that walk a very thin line between dying and getting a good high: the most popular stamps are most often the most potent and deadly. Blown up larger than life these beautiful, fascinating and unsettling images of the stamps hint at a complex chain from supplier to dealer, the dynamics of drug markets and the story of the marketing of addiction on the streets of NYC.
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