New York Graffiti
"I had moved to Florida from New York in the summer of 1978 & worked
with my family's business. I returned to NYC in 1981 for visits, and was very
impressed with the graffiti on the streets. I created 'Bad Jet' (spray paint)
and 'Gunboats for War' (stencil) and began putting art on the walls of Soho. In
1983, I decided to return to New York, from April to October, and flood the
city walls with images. Before leaving New York in 1978, I had lived in Soho
for 6 years and witnessed the beginning of the Gallery scene. I worked putting
up art and art documentation, for several Fuluxus artists: Bill Tar, Sam
Weiner, Bill Coply, Benard Phriem, Joseph Beuys, Nam June Pike, Ray Johnson and
the Rene Block Gallery. I knew and witnessed Charlie Simmons doing his
installed Adobes during the middle '70's."
Robin VanArsdol, 1998 |
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