Graffiti legends Blek Le Rat and Doze Green chat about growth in the counter culture art movement, changes in style, and what the future holds for the scene.
The two were in the middle of prepping for their show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery, opening October 18, 2008. Thanks to the gallery for setting this up.
The film was shot on a Canon G9 point and shoot and edited in iMovie HD.
I don’t usually go to Gawker for my art news, but the journo-gossip site just posted a series of photos showing recent work Banksy did in New Orleans as a supposed tribute to Hurricane Katrina. According to the site, “some of the pieces relate directly the hurricane and its disastrous aftermath; others are targeted at the legacy of Fred Radtke, an infamous N.O. anti-graffiti crusader known as the ‘Gray Ghost’ for his practice of painting over graffiti in gray paint—regardless of the color of the underlying wall.”
