Siloette interview
Interview with female graffiti artist Siloette who is currently based in San Francisco and is a of member the NG Crew. Read it on the Canned Goods website.
Interview with female graffiti artist Siloette who is currently based in San Francisco and is a of member the NG Crew. Read it on the Canned Goods website.
Found on the Art Crimes blog: "Meeting of Styles in Oakland last month was covered by KPFA community radio, who interviewed members of the TDK crew on graffiti art and its role in society and politics. You can listen to it in MP3."
Canned Goods serves up another interview with Ebee - a Thai graffiti artist and member of the THC and BNA Crews.
On March 24, 2007, Small and three others, all members of the Bloods street gang, beat Humberto Carol, 18, after they found Carol making graffiti in an area of Brownsville they considered to be part of the Bloods’ territory. Carol was not a gang member. Following the beating, while Carol lay in the sidewalk, Small shot him two times, killing him. Read more.
Interview with UK graffiti artist Rough, contributor to the Tate Modern 2008 Street Art exhibition and member of the ADS Crew.
Remember the Transcend crew and the abstract graffiti wave? You can now see Joker's portfolio online on Flickr.
City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. (NY), a staunch foe of graffiti activities, came out last week in support of a bill introduced by Assembly member Catherine Nolan which would allow prosecutors to charge repeat graffiti offenders with a felony, rather than a misdemeanor. Read full article.
Using the alias "SOLVE," Scanlon was well-known in the secretive Chicago street-art scene. But on Sunday, members of that scene mourned his death, expressing their sorrow by building an impromptu memorial installation at Grand and Milwaukee Avenues. Read full article.
Construction managers would have to keep their workplaces free of graffiti if legislation introduced by Council Member Peter Vallone Jr. is passed. Read full article.
Council Member Peter Vallone is decrying a new energy drink that he says promotes vandalism. Quote of the day: "If this drink was called 'pickpocket pickup,' and had pictures of criminals lifting wallets, wouldn't people be offended?" Read the article.