tadghostal
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February 2007
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Shepard Fairey, by tadghostal on Mar 20, 2007 6:56:12 GMT 1, Ironically, the local Sunday news rag has a "magazine" style insert that does longer stories---and this week, guess what?! It was all about graffiti. And a lot of it was about tagging. The quotes seemed to revolve around tags as being a response to corporate and government "graffiti" and challenging the notion that only those with a lot of $$/power should have a voice in the public conversation. And more to the point, advertising is a blatantly one way street that pollutes the landscape and our minds whether we consent or not. So graffiti is the anti-advertising.
I can understand and respect that concept. But to me, and in that context, tagging is an act of political/social rebellion and still isn't art. At least no more so than any other act of civil/social disobedience and rebellion.
Ironically, the local Sunday news rag has a "magazine" style insert that does longer stories---and this week, guess what?! It was all about graffiti. And a lot of it was about tagging. The quotes seemed to revolve around tags as being a response to corporate and government "graffiti" and challenging the notion that only those with a lot of $$/power should have a voice in the public conversation. And more to the point, advertising is a blatantly one way street that pollutes the landscape and our minds whether we consent or not. So graffiti is the anti-advertising.
I can understand and respect that concept. But to me, and in that context, tagging is an act of political/social rebellion and still isn't art. At least no more so than any other act of civil/social disobedience and rebellion.
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