I want to do just, like, regular art. Whatever is made today on canvas goes up against all of art history. Its the most radical thing.
Barry McGeeThe parts of graffiti I like are really antagonizing still - it's not something that a museum would really embrace.
Barry McGeeSome people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.
Barry McGeeThat's immediately how I gauge how healthy a city is-by the amount of tags. It's just in direct competition with advertising. It's still one of the last things that hasn't been corrupted.
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