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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Currently Hanging

posted by on April 22 at 11:28 AM

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Ghost’s Untitled Blue, acrylic on canvas, 28 by 22 inches

At BLVD Gallery. (Gallery site here.)

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1

Someone went and defaced that artwork with nonsense graffiti.

Posted by Banna | April 22, 2008 11:36 AM
2

It was a pretty cool show, but I was hoping for more of this graffiti style than just the little penis heads on canvas.

Posted by Carollani | April 22, 2008 11:42 AM
3

The paintings are colorful and energetic, sure, but to my mind, the "graffiti" that gets shown in gallery walls bears little resemble to the real deal - the do-or-die paintings that show up in the middle of the night on a public wall. The writing that companies use to sell "urban wear" like sneakers and hooded sweatshirts has even less in common with the confrontational power of an unexpected, and necessarily temporary, graffiti bomb.

Almost all the works on display at BLVD, which carry price tags of $2000 to $10,000, have been sold. I have to wonder how many of the people who fetishize "street culture" and can afford to drop a few grand on a painting, would blow a gasket if an artist like Ghost tagged the gates outside their subdivision or place of business.

Posted by Gurldoggie | April 22, 2008 11:46 AM
4

Let's count the penises. 1, 2, 3,...15, 16...

Posted by elswinger | April 22, 2008 11:46 AM
5

I heart graffiti art if it's well-done (read: Haring, or this). Otherwise, pedestrian suckage.

Posted by Wolf | April 22, 2008 4:35 PM

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