Yearly Archives: 2011
Vigilante Vigilante: The Battle for Expression
A new breed of crime-fighter now stalks the urban landscape: the anti-graffiti vigilante. These dedicated blight warriors stop at nothing to rid their neighborhoods and cities of street art, stickers, tags, and posters. Many of these vigilantes have become the … Continue reading
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Tour Home of MOCA co-curator, Roger Gastman
Co-curator of a Museum of Contemporary Art street art show opening this month and co-author of “The History of American Graffiti,” to be released Tuesday, Roger Gastman it can be said is kept busy! But he’s found time to … Continue reading
Egypt celebrates revolution with a street art festival
On Saturday art festivities took place across the country in an initiative entitled ‘Al Fan Midan’ (Art is a Square), organised by the Coalition of Independent Culture. In Cairo, ‘Al Fan Midan’ was held in Abdin Square, which played host … Continue reading
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Tagged art festival, cairo, egypt, Egyptian art festival, middle eastern art
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A street-art satire of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, done Shepard Fairey-style
In recent weeks, street-art stickers have been appearing around Los Angeles satirizing Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg. What’s noteworthy about the stickers is that they appear to be created in the style of Shepard Fairey, featuring the artist’s “Obey” logo … Continue reading
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