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From:
Tomas Jirku
To:
david turgeon
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Date:
Fri, 07 May 1999 14:54:23 -0400
Subject:
(idm) graffiti
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david turgeon wrote:
quoted 4 lines in quebec city there's a whole area under a highway (& another one in> in quebec city there's a whole area under a highway (& another one in > the lower city) where it is actually permitted to make graffiti. most > of them kick some serious ass. looking at them, you wonder how such an > aesthetical prowess can still be considered vandalism by some.
areas like that exist here in toronto as well as other major cities around the world.
quoted 3 lines & then pop stars like 3d (whatever his skills may be) get in museums for> & then pop stars like 3d (whatever his skills may be) get in museums for > face value, mostly. i have yet to hear of a genuine graffiti artist get > that kind of recognition.
au contraire, mon ami. many writers get "art institution" recognition all the time. there are always gallery shows (http://www.graffiti.org/index/current.html) around the world that focus on this often misunderstood artform. it is, after all, the most original form of art since the birth of modernism. tomas http://www.graffiti.org/ger/