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Occupy Wall Street
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Occupy Wall Street
Occupy The Rust Belt: Notes From The Pittsburgh Protest -
Star Spangled Bummer
Mitt Romney’s American Wasteland Tour -
The Way We Were
Hippies Fight Back During People’s Park Uprising
Tag Archives: graffiti
Occupy Wall Street
Visualizing The U.S. Disparity Of Wealth
“Money talks, but not loud enough for the 99%. By circulating dollar bills stamped with fact-based infographics, Occupy George informs the public of America’s daunting economic disparity one bill at a time. Because money knowledge is power.”
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Public Comment On The Current State Of American Graffiti
An anonymous vandal leaves a public message for passersby on Pittsburgh’s South Side, noting the mundane nature of it all. It’s unclear what’s eating the disinterested graffitist, but it appears either life or the current state of American graffiti has got him/her down. Cheer up, buddy.
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Paris Hilton Beautifies Hollywood, Takes on Gangs
Well, not really. Paris Hilton could care less about gang graffiti. But her recent conviction on two misdemeanors for cocaine possession forces her to perform 200 hours of community service (plus pay $2,000 in fines and enter an “intensive” substance abuse program). Not bad considering normal people go to prison when they get busted with coke. But Paris still appears…
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Neckface Continues His Descent Into Darkness
“A homecoming of sorts for the California native, Into Darkness will feature Neck Face at his nastiest – meaning of course, at his best. Following up 2009′s now legendary performance-cum-exhibition in Miami, the artist sets his sights on Hollywood and brings with him the same energy and originality that has made him a cult favorite. Lock your windows and close…
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Atlanta’s Krog Street Tunnel Painters Send A Message To BP
The oil gusher in the Gulf is maddening, especially in how slow BP and the U.S. government have been in their efforts to solve the problem. However, I’ve had little interest in writing about it because, well, everyone is writing about it, and I’m certainly no expert when it comes to energy and environment (though that little detail hasn’t stopped…
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Art Crime: America’s All-Out War on Graffiti
For the last several months, I‚Äôve been working on an article about the increasing number of graffiti prosecutions in recent years. In the past, graffiti artists arrested for tags, pieces, and throw-ups were, moreover, fined and sentenced to court-ordered community service. But in recent years, astronomical restitution and prison time have become commonplace. For proof of this trend, consider the…
TAGS: art crime, daniel montano, danielle bremner, graffiti, hert, mf one, street art, utah, vandal squad
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Jesus Wearing Headphones: Digital Graffiti Wall
Real quick: Tangible Interaction‘s Digital Graffiti Wall is kinda mesmerizing. Reminds me less of graffiti, however, and more like MS Paint on steroids.
TAGS: graffiti, tangible interaction
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Saber strikes back at Fox News, Sean Hannity on health care reform
Back in October, Fox News host and habitual shit-stirrer, Sean Hannity took L.A. graffiti artist Saber to task (video here) over artwork created as part of Organizing for America‚Äôs ‚ÄúHealth Care Reform Video Challenge.‚Äù In a video titled ‚ÄúSaber Speaks,‚Äù the L.A. graffiti writer used the American flag as a visual focal point ‚Äî painting over it in brief…
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Banksy hijacks the Sundance Film Festival
There have already been rumblings this week regarding Banksy’s presence in Park City, Utah in advance of the Sundance Film Festival. Primary chatter has concerned the stencil work he’s been leaving in his wake. Animal New York has some shots of the pieces over at their blog. But the real reason for Banksy’s visit to the city pertains to…
