Word: graffitiing
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...mayor, who has made it his mission to change the habits of his fellow New Yorkers in regard to everything from graffiti to jaywalking, is betting that the courts will uphold his new tactic, as the Supreme Court has done in the case of seizure of assets from drug traffickers. But it is not clear yet whether the judiciary will be willing to balance rights in the same way in the case of drunken driving, which is a less serious offense. And make no mistake, the measures are draconian: "Seizing a vehicle can be a real hardship for a spouse...
...month advertising cycle. Apple, in charge of the kiosk's upkeep, outfitted the cylinder with the latest in anti-vandalism technology. Made of high-tech 3M vinyl covered with plexiglass, the surface of the ad works like nonstick coating on pans. Posters don't stay on very well and graffiti washes right...
...especially after World War II, when Europe was in ruins and civilization had been bested for a while by its discontents, that Brassai discovered the weird beauty of graffiti. Just as he had seen what was lovely in the louche spectacle of the Parisian cafes, he recognized what was indelible about graffiti, the bad penmanship of the group unconscious. In his photographs of the stick figures and screaming heads carved and scribbled on Paris walls, you find the most unruly human impulses--sex, anger, even exaltation--brought alive and made legible in odd corners...
Brassai's graffiti pictures would be immensely influential among postwar artists like Jean Dubuffet and Antoni Tapies, who were sifting the rubble for a new imagery suited to a postapocalyptic world. Brassai would also make a considerable name for himself through his camera portraits of the artists and writers who were his friends, including Picasso, Miller, Matisse and Giacometti. But his greatest work will always be his views of nocturnal Paris. He made the night something...
...Saturday, October 24, Shellac performedlive at 84 Kingston St., a loft near Chinatown,around 2 p.m.. The show had no publicity. To reachthe show, you had to wait in a line that wound itsway up stairs festooned with graffiti and oddsmells, like how you pass through a themed areawhile you're waiting in line for a ride at anamusement park. Victory at Sea opened. When theybegan to play, my friend said, "Oh no! They havefeelings they'd like to share with us!" And indeedthey did. Or I think they did. Lots of bands thesedays make it difficult to tell...