…same ol’…
(Superfresh)October 27 2010
In 1979, Henry Flynt documented the work of two high school graffiti artists – Al Diaz and Jean-Michel Basquiat – who had for the past two years taken to scrawling cryptic messages on the streets and walls of Manhattan.
SAMO© Graffiti photographed by Henry Flynt. See more here. Read more about it here.
“The collective graffiti employed anonymity to seem corporate and engulfing. The implication was that SAMO was a drug that could solve all problems.” – Henry Flynt
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I’ve been thinking a lot about how there really is nothing new under the sun. And about Jean-Michel Basquiat. I have no idea why.
10 Responses to “…same ol’…”
My professor just discussed him in the scope of public art and then went on to discuss shepard fairey…….
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Alicia Reply:
October 28th, 2010 at 11:08 am
I would have liked to hear that talk. Any mention of Banksy?
cuz basquiat is the shiznit.
and so is random tagging.
i wish i were artistic. wanted to be one of those cool kids you see with a sketchpad and headphones…perhaps with converse on. and jesus hair. alas. my hair grows up. totally rules me out.
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Alicia Reply:
October 28th, 2010 at 11:08 am
That’s what earbuds were made for.
how prophetic were the big mac certificates??
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Alicia Reply:
October 28th, 2010 at 11:08 am
EXTREMELY
Expo of jean michel basquiat at the MAM in Paris
this post reminds me of this bombass video i saw! it’s a bit long but it will BLOW. YOUR. MIND.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMoKcsN8wM8
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ooooo, I like this!
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The first thing that gets me excited entering any foreign city is the graffiti. We don’t seem to have it on the same level here in northern ireland.
I personally love it, the more random and obscure the better