Category Archives: Anti Graffiti
AP Accuses Shepard Fairey Of Copyright Infringement
From the Huffington Post: The image, Fairey has acknowledged, is based on an Associated Press photograph, taken in April 2006 by Mannie Garcia on assignment for the AP at the National Press Club in Washington. The AP says it owns … Continue reading
MTA Graffiti Writers Arrested For Offending the View of Downtown Businessmen
Seven members of the MTA crew were arrested 2 days ago in Los Angeles. I’ve posted the LA Times article below. What is interesting is that there is a fair amount of focus on the blight caused by the three … Continue reading
Brooklyn Graffiti Perfume: $220
This is a new low – or a new high – but probably the former. I hope a NY writer got paid well to do the design – otherwise it is a shame that yet again graff is ripped – … Continue reading
City Hall Panel
While in Iceland for the Reyjavik International Film Festival, Director Jon Reiss and I (Co Producer, Harrison Bohrman) were invited to be part of a city hall panel on graffiti and street art. Artist Thordis Claessen, author of the Icelandic … Continue reading
Shepard Fairey Arrested for Vandalism
Visual artist Shepard Fairey, whose “Hope” and “Progress” images have become iconic among Obama supporters, was arrested last week in Denver while putting up those posters on the streets of Denver. In a video interview with the social network imeem … Continue reading