Category Archives: Video

The Michelangelo of Graffiti

From current.com: “Mear One, the ‘Michelangelo’ of graffiti, Los Angeles-based fine artist is famously known for his politically legal street graffiti art. Mear shows his work that he created for 2008 and talks about legalized street art with Judy Baca. … Continue reading

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Chor Boogie Video

Check out this great video of Chor Boogie as “he explains his interpretation of art, color theory and the room he painted at the famous Hotel Des Arts.” Click here for more from vimby.com. VIMBY – Chor Boogie

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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

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LA & SF Piecebook Events

Thursday, Oct. 9. 2008 @ Crewest 6:00pm – 9:00pm 110 Winston St. Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 627-8272 / info@crewest.com crewest.com Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 @ Upper Playground/FIFTY24SF Gallery 5:00pm – 8:00pm 252 Fillmore St. San Francisco, CA 94117 (415) … Continue reading

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ANTI ADVERTISING AGENCY JON REISS INTERVIEW

Within the first minute of this interview with Jon Reiss about his new documentary “Bomb It” Reiss cuts to the heart, talking about the battle for public space between graffiti writers and advertising. If you don’t “get” graffiti or what … Continue reading

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