not only does that not address anything i'm asking about, you of all people have to realize how different not only the mindsets, but the realities of new york city, and columbus, ohio truly are . . .

i like the graffiti that has a message, an idea, a position or an innate ability to conjure a response from the viewer. i've got books collecting some of the better stencil graffiti over the years, and i've always been a fan of what shepard farey was originally doing (with his original "has a posse" stickers), and even mark gunderson's "eyes" stickers that covered high street from morse rd. to the south side back in the late 80s/early 90s. i loved going to other cities to see a show, and see a set of mark's eyes looking back at e from a telephone pole. hell, i remember some band on the first sub-pop video comp had one of his eyes stickers on their guitar, and that was about as cool as somebody's "tag" (for that's what it was) was ever gonna get. on an instrument in a different genre of music, half a continent away, and then in the national video for that band. spreading your name in lands far from home, even in the 70's subway car style, is an interesting use of graffiti (or sticker tags) and always puts me in the mind of the name of an early jg thirwell record "foetus art terrorism"

i think a lot of the stencil and sticker graf is truly "art terrorism" in some of the best ways possible. i just simply think that there's nothing "art" about marker tagging everything in your sight, feeling entitled to do it, and fuck those who tell you that you can't

but back to my point, if you've never checked it out, i HIGHLY recommend this book:


if you haven't seen it, find a friend with it and glace thru it sometime. it's a gas, and really inspiring. it makes you want to create art that day. and it makes a cool present when you don't know what to give someone.

Republicans,
the idea of private property is a huge myth.
ask the nerd that shot the pretty cheerleader in worthington if u don't believe me.

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