Bringing some different content to the graffiti community. Showcasing 5 notorious graffiti rivalries across more than 5 decades of spray art. I’m obviously not a graff historian, so while I’ve tried to research this info to get it as accurate as possible take it with a grain of salt. Let it intrigue you but provoke you to do your own research and come to your own conclusions, this word ain’t gospel!
Here you have a interesting thing, www.graffitiknowhow.com has made a timeline of graffiti from birth until 2014! Check out the whole timeline here.
Viral Art: How the internet has shaped street art and graffiti, a new ebook by Vandalog editor-in-chief and college senior RJ Rushmore launched today. The entirety of Viral Art is now available to read for free at ViralArt.net and downloadable for free in PDF and EPUB formats here.
Viral Art traces how the histories of street art and graffiti have been shaped by communication technologies, from trading photos by hand to publishing books to sharing photos online. It’s the most comprehensive look to date at what the internet has done for street art and graffiti. Conceptualizing the internet as a public space, RJ concludes by arguing that the future of street art and graffiti may lie in digital interventions.
In researching for this project, RJ interviewed over 50 members of the street art and graffiti communities. In Viral Art, you’ll find brand new interviews, quotes and anecdotes from Banksy, Shepard Fairey, KATSU, Poster Boy, Ron English, Martha Cooper and many more. The cover of Viral Art is an animated GIF by General Howe, featuring artwork by Diego Bergia and Jay Edlin as well as photographs by RJ Rushmore and Martha Cooper.
Nothing. Anyone can read Viral Art for free at ViralArt.net, download PDF and EPUB versions here or pick it up in the iBooks Store.
On October 13, the infamous street artist Banksy attempted to sell $60 canvases (worth tens-of-thousands of dollars each) to unsuspecting New Yorkers. In seven hours, he had just three customers. A week later “Fake Banksy” appeared in the same spot, selling “fake” canvases for the same price. Check out the video to see what happened.
For the next month Banksy will be attempting to host an entire show on the streets of New York. For more about the show visit his site
