ART: Those who say Graffiti isn’t art, are just plain dumb!
2 Comments Published by JlL Mag on June 19, 2007 at 4:55 PM.
I am pretty sure no one is making that argument anymore. It is like saying hip-hop isn’t music, which is only believed by the extreme-right, people in retirement homes, and maybe the occasional racist. But as hip-hop progressed over the years and has become a lucrative business, has graffiti also followed suit?
Graffiti artist Miss Van puts her spin on an art form that has been the orphan of our urban community. Her sassy take on it might have something to do with her decades of practice --she has been tagging since the tender age of 18-- and that can do a lot for someone’s psyche let alone art. She graduated to her own show in 1999 at the age of 26, which might seems like a long time for schooling, but maybe it’s just a testament to how long it takes a society to recognize street culture as art. Click here to continue reading this article...
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Gallery Magda Danysz
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MUSIC: Kelly Rowland Comes Out of the Shadows
1 Comments Published by JlL Mag on June 07, 2007 at 1:48 PM.
Labels: Kelly Rowland, New Music Review, USA
