Archive for April 22nd, 2008
In 1995 I joined Erni to bomb the set on a feature film named ‘Money Train’ it starred Jennifer Lopez, Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. We hit up about 1 mile long tunnel set built in on the downtown Los Angeles rails. We both hit up as many old school writers as possible on both [...]
Tomorrow at Pratt in Brooklyn
Tomorrow I will be participating in a panel discussion and presentation at Pratt University in Brooklyn. I am honored to be on a panel with such distinguished artists and activists. If you are free come out and check out the event.
Urban Artists and the Politics of Visibility: A Conversation with [...]
Earlier this month saw the opening of famed graffiti writer Ghost as he displayed his works at the BLVD Gallery in Seattle. A strong crowd was on hand opening night as they witnessed the colorful works that have made Ghost such a respected and popular artist amongst his peers. The exhibition will close out on [...]
By CHUCK BENNET
City graffiti skyrockets
April 21, 2008 — Graffiti arrests and complaints are skyrocketing as so called “taggers” treat city walls as their personal canvases, new police statistics reveal.
The NYPD recorded and unprecedented 81.5 percent surge in graffiti-related complaints from 2006 to 2007.
During the same period, graffiti arrests spiked nearly 28 percent.
“We did an excellent [...]
