# Event Details - **Event Name**: Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Fab 5 Freddy shares how his creativity reshaped the worlds of art, style, and music around the release of his first memoirAbout this EventWhen Blondie declared 45 years ago that “Fab 5 Freddy told me everybody’s fly” in their hit song “Rapture,” theyintroduced the world to the pioneering cultural icon Fred Brathwaite, also known as Fab 5 Freddy. His creativity reshaped the worlds of art, style, and music. He’s the graffiti artist who turned subway tags into fine art, showing his work most recently at the Saatchi Gallery in London; the visionary behind Wild Style, the first hip-hop movie, and countless music videos; the bridge between Jean-Michel Basquiat and the downtown punk scene; and the first person to take rap global on MTV.Join Fab 5 Freddy for a special Cooper Union Gardiner Foundation Great Hall Forum event celebrating the release of his first memoir, Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture. It is an essential, street-level cultural history into how New York’s underground art and music scene—guided by Fab 5 Freddy’s singular vision of what could be possible—irrevocably transformed mainstream culture from the late 1970s to today. Barnes & Noble Union Square will be on site with books available for purchase.Registration on Eventbrite is required. However, an Eventbrite ticket does not guarantee entry as this is a first-come-first-served free event.Fred Brathwaite, also known as Fab 5 Freddy, is a pioneering graffiti artist who became one of the first to exhibit his paintings internationally. He co-produced, starred in, and composed the music for the cult classic film Wild Style, directed music videos for numerous hip-hop stars, including Snoop Dogg, KRS-One, Nas, and Queen Latifah, and was the original host of Yo! MTV Raps. Brathwaite lives in Harlem, where he continues to make visual art and produce and direct projects for film and television. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/e296c860-f9fd-11f0-953c-0b4fd2fcffda-rimg-w490-h740-dc040306-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/everybody’s-fly-a-life-of-art-music-and-changing-the-culture/100001980491099191 - **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, fine-arts, business, music, dance - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: The Great Hall at The Cooper Union - **lat**: 40.7289152 - **long**: -73.9903084 - **full address**: The Great Hall at The Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/adc39fdafaa1fb55ead8f12856f40ad039662f7dcd8430079e8ccc2cddfbe8a4-rimg-w1200-h583-dcd43f26-gmir.jpg?v=1769352932 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture being held? - **A:** Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture takes place on Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 pm at The Great Hall at The Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture? - **A:** Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture is organized by Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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