Where graffiti intersects with art

03Jul11

Yesterday I noted with dismay that it had taken fewer than 12 hours for my pal Chank’s newest mural to be defaced by taggers. Tagging is pathetic. The ultimate form of mindless self-involvement, it consists simply of painting one’s name or initials ad nauseam on the sides of trains and buildings. Tagging litters our urban […]

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Tags: Banksy, Chank Diesel, Exit Through the Gift Shop, graffiti, Paris graffiti, postaday2011, Shepard Fairey