Browsing Archive: July, 2009
Posted by Tag One on Friday, July 31, 2009,
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Events
Posted by Tag One on Friday, July 31, 2009,
In :
Events
Posted by Tag One on Friday, July 31, 2009,
Police pin 70 cases of graffiti on tagger arrested last week
 Police
say the 17-year-old with the graffiti moniker "Zonk" committed 70 acts
of graffiti, including this one near a construction site on East 11th
Street. He was arrested last week. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press
slideshow
Two Tracy
teens are behind bars for allegedly committing a combined 110 acts of
vandalism as part of a group of graff... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Friday, July 31, 2009,
In :
Graffiti TV
They use flashlights instead of spray cans: A new generation of
graffiti artists is putting city landscapes in a whole new light. For a
group of light writers from Cologne, the world is - literally - their
canvas.
Cruising through the streets in the
dark of night, a trio of young men is out to leave their mark on
Europe's cities - at least temporarily, with neon lights. The new trend...
Posted by Tag One on Monday, July 27, 2009,
In :
Busted
One suspect pepper-sprayed during arrest.
Staff Reports
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Police
used pepper spray early Friday to subdue one of four suspects
reportedly found spray-painting a wall and the pavement on John Street.
Officers responded to John Street about 12:05 a.m. for a report of juveniles spray-painting a wall.
They
reportedly found four people — C********* L. H*****, 16, T***** M. W*******, 19, R****** L.
Z******, 27, 19 and B***... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Monday, July 27, 2009,
In :
Charged
WATSONVILLE --
Serial tagger J*** H********* H******** was sentenced to three years'
probation Friday for felony vandalism and participation in a tagging
crew. H******** was charged with felony vandalism after
Watsonville graffiti abatement officers asked law enforcement to catch
the individual responsible for tagging on more than 100 locations
throughout the city over the past year. On April 30, 2008,
H******** was arrested after a person reported seeing two individuals
spray painting in t... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Saturday, July 25, 2009,
Published: July 23, 2009
The memorial exhibition for the New York artist
Dash Snow, who died last week of a drug overdose at 27, is a casual,
personal thing with no formal title and a simple organizing principle:
people who knew Mr. Snow were invited to bring things in to remember
him by. These items would be displayed in the small, high-ceilinged
gallery of the Grand Street space of Deitch Projects, whose proportions
might be described as chapel-lik... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Saturday, July 25, 2009,
In :
New Laws
3:30 PM | July 23, 2009
A dozen surveillance cameras have been installed inside a San Fernando Valley tunnel hard-hit by graffiti vandalism. The
711-foot tunnel on Sherman Way next to the Van Nuys Airport has been
riddled with graffiti for
years, and residents were fed up, said Stacy Bellew, a spokeswoman for
Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas, who represents the area. “Our
main message was, 'Taggers beware. You are ent... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Saturday, July 25, 2009,
Graffiti artists paint on a wall during an international street art festival in Concepción, ChilePhotograph by: Jose Luis Saavedra, ReutersSYDNEY - Some of the world’s most creative artwork lives - often temporarily -- on buildings, walls, and sidewalks. Travel website Travel and Leisure has come up with a list of the best cities for street art. “Street
art can change your relationship to a place,” said Marc Schiller,
cofounder of WoosterCollective.com, a website devoted to street art...
Posted by Tag One on Saturday, July 25, 2009,
In :
News
Darryle Louis Caribou is being remembered as a gentle soul who had a
passion for art and passing his skill as an artist and a person to help
other youths. The 26-year-old artist from the Mathias Colomb Cree
Nation (Pukatawagan) drowned on July 3rd after jumping into the Red
River to try and save his 30-year-old cousin, who had entered the river
to cool off and encountered difficulty with the strong currents
following heavy rains. Darryle Caribou's body was found four days later. Caribou
was a... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Thursday, July 23, 2009,
In :
Busted
Londonderry teen arrested in graffiti case
By Eric Parry
eparry@eagletribune.com
LONDONDERRY
— A 17-year-old boy has been charged with leaving graffiti at 23 places
around town, including the Sargent Road skate park.
Police said they identified T**** L****** of
Londonderry as a suspect after viewing his MySpace page, which featured
pict... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Thursday, July 23, 2009,
by Doug MacCash, Art critic, The Times-Picayune Monday July 20, 2009, 12:00 PM
 Doug MacCash / The Times-PicayuneThe
big, black-and-white READ tags don't have the lilting poetry of the
Banksy graffiti that wowed the Crescent City almost a year ago.READ all about it
The Booker is making his presence known with N.O. graffiti
Art Seen
Critic Doug MacCash rates New Orleans art : Wonderful, worhtwhile, whatever.
This is worthwhile
There's an ambitious new graffiti writer in town. The fi... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Thursday, July 23, 2009,
A Subway Graffiti Artist’s Last Work, in the Bronx
By Jennifer 8. Lee
 Brian Dwels The final work of the graffiti artist Iz the Wiz, on view in the Bronx, was completed shortly before his death. On June 12, the graffiti artist Iz the Wiz had a rare show of his work at the Tuff City graffiti and tattoo studio in the Bronx, in which he spray-painted a mock-up subway facade
with his bubble-letter “Iz” repeatedly. “You would have these pieces
running like this 10 cars ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Tuesday, July 21, 2009,
Worst Summer Ever For Graffiti Vandalism
Updated: July 20, 2009 09:53 PM
CORPUS CHRISTI - Corpus Christi police said this summer has been the worst in the city's history for graffiti vandalism. It has become so bad that the graffiti task force met Monday to discuss some new ways to combat the problem. Police said some 20 to 30 serial offenders are responsible for the bulk of the graffiti people see around the city. Police have come up with a plan of action but they'll need the support ...
Posted by Tag One on Monday, July 20, 2009,
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Events
Posted by Tag One on Sunday, July 19, 2009,
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Charged
Turtle graffiti artist arrested
Posted:
Jul 17, 2009 1:13 PM EDT
An Elkhart graffiti artist who left his signature turtle spray painted across the city is now behind bars. The
Elkhart Police Department said there's over sixty cases where a turtle
was painted or drawn on various businesses and homes throughout the
city. A detective working the cases and recently developed a suspect, 20 year-old R*** L*****,
in at least some of the cases. The detectivereferred 9 of the cases to
the Prosecut...
Posted by Tag One on Friday, July 17, 2009,
In :
WANTED
‘Sum Z’ out of jail, tagging again?
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:53 PM EDT
According to a police source, “Sum Z” may be at it again.
The
graffitist, whose real name is J*** C********, 35, of Ozone Park, was
arrested on 88th Street and 103rd Avenue in the early morning hours of
Friday, August 29 of last year, after he and his female accomplice,
Z***** L****, 22, were caught red-handed making graffiti on the outside
of an 18-wheel tractor-tra... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Friday, July 17, 2009,
In :
Busted
Reno police believe 19-year-old committed 91 acts of graffiti vandalism
Dash Snow, New York Artist, Dies at 27
By Roberta Smith
 Mordechai Rubinstein Dash SnowDash Snow, a promising young New York artist, died Monday night at Lafayette House, a hotel in Lower Manhattan. He was 27 and lived in Manhattan. His death was confirmed by his grandmother, the art collector and philanthropist Christophe de Menil, who said that Mr. Snow had died of a drug overdose.
Mr. Snow gained prominence after being featured in an arti... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Wednesday, July 15, 2009,
French graffitist arrested after leaving his mark on Chater House |
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French graffiti artist Zevs – known for "liquidating" famous logos by
pouring paint over them – was arrested early yesterday after a Chanel
logo on the façade of a Central building received the same treatment. He
was one of three people arrested in connect... |
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Posted by Tag One on Wednesday, July 15, 2009,
In :
News
BY Pete Donohue
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Police
and the MTA are boasting that they have almost halved the number of
graffiti attacks, like the one above, on city subway trains.
... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Monday, July 13, 2009,
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Events
Saudi graffiti artist wins first prize of SR15,000 By Mohammed Al-Kinani
JEDDAH – A child who used to express his feelings and hidden talent by
scratching images on walls and buildings and then running away has, as
a young man, metamorphosed into a responsible, award-winning graffiti
artist.
Mohammed Kamel, a 21-year-old Saudi, who, for the second
year, won the SR15,000 first prize at the Graffiti Art Competition,
which concluded here at La Promenade II on Al-Tahliya Street at the
w... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Monday, July 13, 2009,
In :
Busted
An anonymous spray paint challenge to Fort Dodge police was answered early Friday morning with arrests. The
graffiti message "stop us now pigs" was just what Fort Dodge officers
did around 4 a.m. Friday east of the downtown area. That's when four
graffiti "artists" were arrested for their part in vandalizing local
businesses. "We could have waited another two or three weeks
before getting a break like this," Detective Cory Husske, of the Fort
Dodge Police Department, said. He credited Capt. Rog... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Monday, July 13, 2009,
In :
News
Shepard Fairey gets probation
Graffiti
artist or malicious property destroyer? Boston authorities simply say
“criminal,” and the talented Frank Shepard Fairey got two years
probation today for a graffiti case from 2000 in Brighton and two
charges this year in Back Bay.
Prosecutors, in return for a guilty plea on the three charges, dropped 11 other defacing property cases against him.
“I am very pleased tha... Continue reading ...
Posted by Damn on Saturday, July 11, 2009,
In :
Charged
UTAH GETS JAIL FOR SPRAY-PAINTING TRAINA Queens graffiti vandal with a habit of
spray-painting subway trains was given a slap on the wrist today when a judge
sentenced her to just a few weeks in jail.
D******* B******, 27, known by her tag name "Utah,"
pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court earlier this year to criminal mischief,
which carries a six-month jail sentence.
But before pleading guilty to the charge in Queens,
B****** admitted to the same crime in Manhattan and agreed with p... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG on Thursday, July 9, 2009,
In :
News
SARNIA -- Cans of spray paint in the hands of vandals are creating a headache for community leaders who dislike graffiti.
A dramatic increase in graffiti on public and private property had prompted Mayor Mike Bradley to call for action.
He said yesterday he wants city staff to examine what other cities are
doing to combat graffiti and bring a report back to council. "A number of other communities have taken
action... Continue reading ...
Posted by oohhhh on Wednesday, July 8, 2009,
Police in Gateshead hunt graffiti tagger
Jul 7 2009
By Sophie Doughty
A GRAFFITI vandal who has been leaving his mark all over a Tyneside town is being hunted.
Police
is Gateshead are examining a distinctive tag, which has been spotted on
various cars, bins, and buildings all over the area.
The tag reads the word ‘Buck’ and has been seen written in marker pen and gold spray paint.
In
the most recent graffiti spree it was daubed on cars, vans and a
caravan, parked o... Continue reading ...
Posted by Who on Tuesday, July 7, 2009,
In :
New Laws
Civic leader to monitor graffiti-related sentencing
Canatta: Residents want tougher penaltiesby DANIEL BEEKMAN
Thursday, July 2, 2009 10:24 AM EDT
Tony
Canatta is headed to court. He and other members of the Waterbury
LaSalle Community Association want the Bronx judicial bench to know:
residents of the east Bronx consider graffiti a serious offense. The
WLCA will launch a court watcher initiative soon, Canatta said. It has
been a topic of discussion for a year or t... Continue reading ...
Posted by Officer Oh Shit on Tuesday, July 7, 2009,
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WANTED
Los Altos police focus on San Jose graffiti crew in tagging spreeBy Diana Samuels Daily News Staff Writer
Los Altos
police continue to search for four vandals who scratched graffiti into
the windows of about 70 downtown businesses a week and a half ago,
focusing on a tagging crew from San Jose. At
about 2 a.m. on June 20, police said, two men and two women spent 45
minutes going from business to business along Main Street, etching the
tags "CLOPS NLT," "TWON" and swastikas into doors and window...
Posted by TAG on Friday, July 3, 2009,
In :
New Laws
CCPD Going After Parents Of Teenage Taggers
Updated: June 30, 2009 10:10 PM
CORPUS CHRISTI - The police department briefed the city council Tuesday on the city's chronic problem with graffiti vandalism. The department's purpose was to make the new council aware of legal actions that can be taken against the parents of taggers. All over the city, restaurants, schools and even churches are being tagged. However, the police department said Tuesday's announcement could put an end to the pr...
Posted by FACE on Friday, July 3, 2009,
In :
Charged
Graffiti vandal charged
A BERWICK graffiti vandal has been arrested after causing more than $34,000 damage around the City of Casey. Police
arrested the 19-year-old man at his house on 4 June and charged him
with two counts of theft and five counts of criminal damage. The arrest
comes as members of the Casey Response Unit clamped down on graffiti
crime in the area, with the backing of the council. Casey’s
Tactical Intelligence Operative, Leading Senior Constable Chris... Continue reading ...
Posted by The Vandal on Wednesday, July 1, 2009,
Graffiti deaths spark call for probe into 'Cave Clan' groupLiveNews
An
inquest into the deaths of two graffiti vandals in a stormwater drain,
has recommended police shut down a thrill seeking website which
encouraged them. Three vandals heard a massive boom like an
earthquake about an hour after they entered a stormwater drain at
Lurline Bay, near Maroubra, in January 2008. Michael
Mainowski, 27, said the trio were drinking alcohol and spraying
graffiti when they heard the ... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG on Wednesday, July 1, 2009,
In :
News
Graffiti vandals sabotage signals to stop trains
Article from: 
By Kara Lawrence and Gemma Jones
June 29, 2009 12:00am
GRAFFITI vandals are deliberately tripping rail signals and stopping commuter trains in a desperate bid to spray their tags.
The alarming trend is putting thousands of lives at risk and costing taxpayers $34.7 million a year in clean-up... Continue reading ...
Posted by Hmmmm on Wednesday, July 1, 2009,
Monica Yant Kinney: Artist quits graffiti, but police still skulk
By Monica Yant Kinney
Inquirer Columnist
J*****
N******* made mistakes. But he swears he saw the light after getting
caught leaving his mark on the world illegally in 2007.
"I did graffiti. I stopped. I realized, 'I'm 25. This is juvenile,'
" recalled N*******, a Philadelphi... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG on Wednesday, July 1, 2009,
In :
WANTED
Man wanted for graffiti vandalism
Staff Reports
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