Has anyone else read this work? Any thoughts?

Here are some more interesting insights into the problems graffiti raises for copyright:

http://overlawyered.com/2008/09/graffiti-and-copyright/

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/04/nyregion/04citywide.html?pagewanted=1&en=40a14194a7027634&ex=1338609600&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink;ei=5124

image linked from Torontoist

Here is an interesting piece on Toronto writer Anser written by Peter Jermyn.

Here is another interview with him/her from the Torontoist.

What I find interesting is Anser’s dislike of the esoteric side of graffiti writing. S/he’s trying to reach out to a broader audience.

Wonderful Graffiti

Wow! That is about as kitsch as it gets. (It’s even on a “secure” site)

An interview with Ghost from Format Magazine.

Image linked from http://atome.wordpress.com/

What I find so strange about his “performance” is that he seems to be emphasizing the kinetic aspect of graffiti creation. He also behaves as if the can is in control and he is not, kind of like that cartoon where Porky Pig wears the Irish shoes that force him to dance:

The controversial live-art works of Design does not appear to be a masterpiece and just gives me gape feelings. But where will all hate?

Not even torture usually lends such strong words in the media. “I find it difficult to get air,” said Culture Lena Liljeroth. Someone thinks we should “close the Konstfack!” Why? Design is an extremely high-school for different crafts. Five years of study results in Masters of Art.

All we hate graffiti – so what? The question is not the least controversial. We shall notify the police artist, where matter from the world?

1993 stole Dan Wolgers Liljevalchs Konsthallen benches as live art, and sold them. Extremely punishable. Our tax money! But hatred aroused there.

Already eleven years ago was graffiti / art debate genomgrälad with an equally furious excitement now. I remember because I was press secretary during ECOC 1998.

So here began ABC-nytt SVT July 21, 1998:

“K98 has ended up in blowing weather again. Now this is a graffiti festival of half million and it has invited the vandals, notorious SCRIBBLER, to be included. It annoys the police and the SL even threatens to jump of that sponsor. ”

It was referred to the exhibition The Arrow where graffiti paintings on canvasdukar from around the world were issued.

As art is graffiti represented including at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Do you think it helped? The police, SL, SJ, Banverket and the public was on the march to close, and prohibit crimes explain with an anger that is not today’s post. It seemed then as now by no means be the worst ever to hit Sweden.

From’98 K’s behalf was obstinate attempt to get the facts, such as the difference between graffiti art and illegal graffiti.

Much art has its roots in the underground culture, and there is nothing to turn a blind eye to graffiti art strains from illegal activities. Art is complicated.

There is a dog buried in the rage – but what? The doctor at the psychiatric emergency room David Eberhardt think artists should “cut and get a job”.

I am almost moved. What a classic.

Jamen think so when the scribble! Yes. But hatred is not about that.

I think this has trampats on a very sore toe.

What?

Konstfack student singled out as one of the worst in Sweden

He is young children and parents have master’s degree in art.

But “Nug” is also one of Sweden’s worst SCRIBBLER.

- This is damage to several million, says an employee of the remediation firm Ocab which had mission to clean the subway in Stockholm

Aftonbladet could go tell Konstfack student whose thesis was to spray down a subway carriage with black paint.

The film was shown this week at the art fair market, and was up strong feelings.

During the signature “Nug” he has for many years left the imprint of the black color in the Stockholm subway. Damage has been filmed and sold, inter alia, on the DVD “Meta Graffiti” for 199 kronor. Staunchest fans can also buy t-shirts with his sign.
Have been threatened by scribble

- He is, or has at least been one of Stockholm’s ten o’clock worst SCRIBBLER, “says an employee of the remediation firm Ocab previously had contracts to clean up the graffiti and the graffiti on the subway.

The woman does not want to appear with the name because she is being subjected to threats of SCRIBBLER. The woman worked for 13 years as metro clean loader. “Nug” was then a recurring motif.

- I have washed away his graffiti several times. Everything from business to graffiti paintings. This is vandalism of several million, “she says.
“We know who it is”

“Nug” is also a well known name with the police graffiti group. But even though it knows his real identity, they have not been able to tie him to any crime.

- We know who it is, I have known him since 2001. He is present at least four occasions, but he is not convicted of anything yet. On Monday, I will go through all the files and watch what is done to the person not been tried during this time, “says Dan Östman, head of the graffiti unit of the Stockholm police.

The disappointment of Design Management is high in the police.

- Principal discretion has failed completely in this case, “says Dan Östman.

“Nug” choice to opt out of the debate. In addition, he asked the manager gallerist, Andreas Brändström, stop showing the film on art fair market.

- He believes that it has become too much turbulence and YAP about this. The focus is only on lagaspekten and it is a shame because it could create a more nuanced debate about graffiti as art. I stand behind him completely and has therefore at his request stopped showing the movie, “says Andreas Brändström.
“It will be felt”

But MP Fredrik Malm (FP) To cut down on the state allocation this year, 126 million, to art college Konstfack.

- This is nothing to the taxpayers to fund and I believe that one should reduce the allocation so that it becomes significant for Konstfack, “he says.

Today should Fredrik Malm raise the issue with Leijonborg (FP). But higher education minister Leijonborg believe it is not the way to go.

- It is not the right method. We have no plans to change the allocation. But I think it is deplorable that and waiting for school to come with a reasonable explanation, “he says.