graffiti

I've seen this, it was phenomenal. I think it was narrated by Miranda July
as well, if I remember. I saw it when I was still writing graffitti; and it
definately helped create the short lived spray paint in waterguns phenom
["graffilthy"] that swept Boston in 1999. David Matorin archived some
graffilthy stuff for Agricola De Cologne back in 2000, though its only
accessible through a tenuous flash interface:
http://www.nmartproject.net/cur/fields/fields.html

I used to have some more pictures up on one38.org but I took them down when
I switched to the webzine. There is still some in Boston- its not targeted
for removal because almost no one reports it as "vandalism."

-e.


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From: "Ryan Griffis" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 1:35 PM
Subject: RHIZOME_RAW: graffiti


> thought Curt and maybe others would be interested in
> this. Portland film maker Matt McCormick made a short
> video called "The Subconscious Art of Graffiti
> Removal" that's pretty cool (IMO). it creates a
> hilarious, yet semi-serious, thesis that graffiti
> removal is a subconscious expression of the aesthetic
> desires of the ruling class, connecting it to abstract
> expressionism and suprematism within the context of
> strict anti-graffiti legislation in portland. anyway,
> his other work might be of interest too.
> http://www.rodeofilmco.com/rfc/graffitiremoval.php
> ryan
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eryk, thanks for the link and other info.
and you're right - m.july did narrate it.
another great thing about the video is you can get it
(along with a small compilation of mccormick's other
videos) for pretty cheap, i think it was $12 or
something.
ryan


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Thanks Ryan,

I'm really just a graf writer wanna-be, ever since "Beat Street." Spit was the antagonist who wrote over everybody's work because he was no good to begin with. "Man, somebody needs to break his hands."


This particular exchange from the film still rocks my world:

Ramo:
Hey, you see them? Their tags are little black letters on little white cards of paper. My tags are running in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens right now, in every burrough on every line. It's eight feet high and it's beautiful.

Double K:
But what about tomorrow?

Ramo:
Tomorrow's a long way off, man. When I'm writing trains or when your mixing sounds, making people dance, that's everything. We're alive.



ryan griffis wrote:

> thought Curt and maybe others would be interested in
> this. Portland film maker Matt McCormick made a short
> video called "The Subconscious Art of Graffiti
> Removal" that's pretty cool (IMO). it creates a
> hilarious, yet semi-serious, thesis that graffiti
> removal is a subconscious expression of the aesthetic
> desires of the ruling class, connecting it to abstract
> expressionism and suprematism within the context of
> strict anti-graffiti legislation in portland. anyway,
> his other work might be of interest too.
> http://www.rodeofilmco.com/rfc/graffitiremoval.php
> ryan

> I'm really just a graf writer wanna-be, ever since "Beat Street."
> Spit was the antagonist who wrote over everybody's work because he was
> no good to begin with. "Man, somebody needs to break his hands."

haven't seen this - but i just looked it up - i'll see if i can rent it. how i missed this in the 80s i don't know?
looks way more interesting than "Breakin'"…
thanks,
ryan