From Ben Coffer Sent Sat, May 8th 1999, 20:19
From Ben Coffer Sent Sat, May 8th 1999, 20:19
In message <xxxxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxx.xxx>, Tomas Jirku <xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> writes >> & 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. -- Ben Coffer http://www.hybridgame.demon.co.uk/