In message <373336DF.31BA@yirku.com>, Tomas Jirku <tomas@yirku.com>
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quoted 9 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.
I thought someone like Malcom McClaren or Andy Warhol were the first
to get some graffiti artist into a gallery in the 80s. Ok, i'm a little
vague on that, but i remember a documentary about it definitely.
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Ben Coffer
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