𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐨 𝐁𝐲: 1979 GRAFF

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐨 𝐁𝐲 is a vintage 1979 BBC “graffiti” documentary. It’s a blast from the past, featuring art by CLIFF, IN, PANIC!, SEEN, DEAN, BYB, BAD YARD BOYS, and more…
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As the young artists describe their work, this film will show you what NYC used to look like in the early days of the public aerosol art form.
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This was before the authorities officially cracked down on the art form in 1989, criminalizing it and erasing it from public view…
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Aerosol art, history and culture was started by youth who all wanted to watch their names go by. Today, 50-plus years after the art form began, some still don’t see paint on public walls as art or culture and can only see it as vandalism….
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However, despite the authorities’ efforts, the art form has not died. Instead, it has continued to live on and spawn into various forms and styles…
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