“Black face” has a history in American entertainment from the days of slavery and vaudeville. Basically it is the act of someone, who is not of African descent, darkening their face (often for comedic purposes) as a way to portray someone of color. However, it isn’t the only occasion of
Okay the whole movie is posted right here if you want to watch it. It’s half an hour, so if you don’t want to or don’t have time to… I’ll give you the quick rundown about it… so don’t read this next part if you’re planning on watching it….. ***spoiler
David Choe is an artist who is particularly known for a whale that he spray paints on the sides of streets. He made a movie called Dirty Hands: The Art & Crimes of David Choe, and above I have included an unofficial trailer for the movie. The trailer explains that
According to an article published in April, 2013 in The Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper, Canadians have found a new way to approach graffiti in their major cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary. Graffiti became a problem in these cities because artists were illegally painting on buildings,
“Fuck Shit Stack” by musician/comedian Reggie Watts is essentially a satire on what rap lyrics have become. What was once a form of poetic expression of hardship has turned into a popular music genre with lyrics most people do not even really listen to. In his song “Fuck Shit Stack”,
Body modification or alteration is the deliberate altering of the human anatomy or phenotype. It is often done for aesthetics, religious beliefs, to display group membership, shock value, self-expression, and other reasons. Some modifications are more socially acceptable in our culture such as: plastic surgery, circumcision, and ear piercings; however
The real estate market has definitely been hit hard these past couple years. So much so, that Rapid Realty employers have promised employees an additional 15% commission for getting “tatted-up”. Not just any tattoo design, though. The Rapid Realty logo, itself! So far, 37 out of about 700 employees have
The lines blur where an eccentric hobby and defacement of federal property overlap. I’m sure at some time or another during the past decade you’ve come across a dollar bill with a colorful “Where’s George?” stamped across it. You are then instructed to visit wheresgeorge.com so you can update that
Have you ever been out driving and seen a crocheted stop sign and wondered to yourself what the purpose was for that? Well apparently so have politicians around San Diego County. This public art display has (controversially) turned over 100 stop signs into brightly blooming flowers using yarn and wire
The Musée d’Orsay in France has an exhibition called Crime and Punishment. It focuses on art from 1791 to 1981, which is the year that capital punishment was outlawed in France. Throughout these years, violent crime was being fantasized in novels as well as becoming a theme in the visual